"live down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 讓人忘記（過去的丟臉事）

Definition

讓人們逐漸忘記你曾經做過的尷尬或丟臉的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式口語，常用於尷尬或丟臉的事情，多見於否定句（如 'never live down'）。不要和 'live up to'（符合期望）混淆。

Examples

He will never live down that mistake at the meeting.

他永遠無法**讓人忘記**會議上的那個錯誤。

I hope I can live down my embarrassing fall.

我希望我能**讓人忘記**我那次尷尬的摔倒。

She finally managed to live down her bad reputation.

她終於**讓人忘記**了她的不良名聲。

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

我把咖啡灑在老闆身上，這事我永遠**讓人忘記不了**。

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

大家還拿我高中時的事開玩笑——我能**讓人忘記**嗎？

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

花了好幾年，他終於**讓人忘記**了那些謠言。