Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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struck out

碰壁了 / 失败了 / 没搞成

`strike out` 源于棒球,指击球手三振出局。在日常口语中,它引申为「尝试失败了」「碰壁了」。这里 Captain Holt 挖苦 Santiago 没能从 92 岁的老头那里问出什么有用信息,或者说没能「搞定」他。

NONE OF THE NEIGHBORS HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING.
AND WHAT'S WORSE, SANTIAGO STRUCK OUT WITH A 92-YEAR-OLD.
THAT IS NOT ACCURATE, SIR. WAIT, YOU HOOKED UP WITH HIM? UGH!
struck out — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E01 · ReelWord