Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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struck out

碰壁了 / 失敗了 / 沒搞定

`strike out` 源於棒球,指擊球手三振出局。在日常口語中,它引申為「嘗試失敗了」「碰壁了」。這裡 Captain Holt 挖苦 Santiago 沒能從 92 歲的老頭那裡問出什麼有用資訊,或者說沒能「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