分手也就意味着恋情的终止，我们今天就继续来学习与“恋情的终止”非常流行的俚语，这些俚语具有很强的表现力来描述我们的情感。

1. 表述：falling-out

解析：A severe quarrel or disagreement, especially one that leads to a temporary or permanent end of a relationship. （争吵）

用法：它是指通常导致分手的争吵。它是名词，作谓语时，和动词have连用，即：have a falling-out.

例句：I haven't spoken to my brother for nearly three years because of a falling-out we had over our late father's estate.

我已经将近三年没跟我哥哥说话了，因为我们为了已故父亲的遗产发生了争执。

Greg and I had a falling-out two years ago and haven't spoken since then.

Greg 和我吵了一架，自那时，我们再也没有说过话。

2. 表述：fizzle out

解析： To fail or weaken, often slowly over time. （慢慢消失，逐渐消逝，虎头蛇尾结束或失败）

例句：The last clerk I hired fizzled out after the first week.

我雇用的最后一个职员在第一个星期后就被辞掉了。

After a promising start, the project soon fizzled out.

这项计画开始时很有希望，但不久就失败了。

Her parents are hoping that her relationship with Mike will fizzle out.

她的父母希望她和Mike的关系逐渐破裂。

Unfortunately, my enthusiasm for this project has fizzled out after all of the delays.

不幸的是：在所有的延迟之后，我对这个项目的激情已经逐渐消退了。

我们今天学习了2个非常有表现力的表述法。Hope thatyoucanbearthem in your mind. 这也是雅思考试必备的词汇哦！