"live down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让人忘记（过去的丢脸事）

Definition

让人们逐渐忘记你曾经做过的尴尬或丢脸的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式口语，经常用在尴尬、丢脸的事件中，多用于否定（如'never live down'）。不要与'live up to'（达到期望）混淆。

Examples

He will never live down that mistake at the meeting.

他永远无法**让人忘记**会议上的那个错误。

I hope I can live down my embarrassing fall.

我希望我能**让人忘记**我那次尴尬的摔倒。

She finally managed to live down her bad reputation.

她终于**让人忘记**了她的不良名声。

I spilled coffee on my boss, and I’ll never live it down.

我把咖啡洒在老板身上，这事我永远**让人忘记不了**。

People still tease me about high school — will I ever live it down?

大家还拿我高中时的事开玩笑——我会**让人忘记**吗？

It took years, but he did finally live down those rumors.

花了好几年，他终于**让人忘记**了那些谣言。