口语学习技巧|collapse after one setback 一蹶不振

一蹶不振，汉语成语，意思是一跌倒就再也爬不起来（unable to get up after a fall），比喻遭受一次挫折将来就再也振作不起来。可以翻译为collapse after one setback；never be able to recover after a setback。

例句：

我想这个决定对他是个沉重的打击，从此将来他一蹶不振。

I think the decision was a bitter^{1 blow from which he never quite recovered.}

这场比赛要么使他一举成名，要么使他一蹶不振。

This competition will either make him or break him.