cop-out a flash in the pan a tiger´s head and a snake´s tail begin with tigerish energy but peter out towards the end a brave beginning and weak ending
He is of a variable mood ; he never finishes what he starts.
他这个人朝三暮四,做起事来总是虎头蛇尾。
—— 给力词典精选The story begins dramatically but the plot peters out before the end.
这故事有些虎头蛇尾。
—— 辞典例句I´ve asked you to do this for me because I know you´re not a quitter.
我要求你为我做这件事,因为我知道你做事不虎头蛇尾。
—— 辞典例句The poem is top - heavy with ideas.
这首诗因思想内容布局不当,显得虎头蛇尾。
—— 给力词典精选That is a shameful cop - out.
那是可耻的虎头蛇尾。
—— 给力词典精选