跌眼鏡 [－－镜]

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跌眼鏡 [－－镜]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded

跌眼鏡 [－－镜]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be taken aback
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) someone gets disappointed because makes wrong expectation and prediction on people or events
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    出乎意料​，​唔​符合​預期
    to fail to meet expectations; go against all expectations
    • 佢係呢次比賽其中一個大熱門，點知三甲不入，真係令人跌晒眼鏡。
      佢系呢次比赛其中一个大热门，点知三甲不入，真系令人跌晒眼镜。
      keoi5 hai6 ni1 ci3 bei2 coi3 kei4 zung1 jat1 go3 daai6 jit6 mun2, dim2 zi1 saam1 gaap3 bat1 jap6, zan1 hai6 ling6 jan4 dit3 saai3 ngaan5 geng2.
      She is one of the front-runners in the contest, however she didn't make top three. It really went against all expectations.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng ， yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiāng bǐ ， liǎng zhī duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén ．
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.
  2. Mandarin
    可比赛的过程却是让人大跌眼镜，与之前舆论的低调相比，两只队伍的表现可谓不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
    可比賽的過程卻是讓人大跌眼鏡，與之前輿論的低調相比，兩隻隊伍的表現可謂不鳴則已一鳴驚人。
    kě bǐ sài de guò chéng què shì ràng rén dà diē yǎn jìng ， yǔ zhī qián yú lùn de dī diào xiàng bǐ ， liǎng zhǐ duì wǔ de biǎo xiàn kě wèi bù míng zé yǐ yī míng jīng rén ．
    • But as the game progressed, everybody had to take off their glasses in disbelief. Compared to the previous low expections in public opinion polls, the performance of the two teams was literally a bolt from the blue.