酷兔英语

倒栽葱 dào zāi cōng to fall head over heels



倒栽葱
dào zāi cōng
to fall head over heels


释义 Meaning

       "倒栽葱"的字面意义是葱根朝上。它用来形容头朝下脚朝上栽跟斗,摔得很重的样子,也比喻一次惨重的失败。

"倒栽葱"literally means a reversed-planted green onion. It is used to describe the appearance of falling head over heels, and it is also a metaphor of a total failure.


例句 Sentences

1、他从马背上掉下来,一个倒栽葱掉到了水里。
Tā cóng mǎbèi shàng diào xiàlái, yígè dào zāi cōng diào dào le shuǐlǐ.
From the horse back, he fell head over heels into the water just like a reversed-planted green onion.


2、就是因为不听从大家的劝告,一意孤行,他今天才会倒栽葱的。
Jiùshì yīnwèi bù tīngcóng dàjiā de quàngào, yíyìgūxíng, tā jīntiān cái huì dào zāi cōng de.
It is the fact that he has always ignored others' advice makes him failed.