| 释义 |
jump the shark US informal (of a television series or film) reach a point when far-fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality 〈美, 非正式〉（电视系列剧, 电影）为求新奇而加入牵强情节（显示质量的下降）; 哗众取宠。 [ORIGIN: said to be with allusion to the long-running US television series Happy Days, in which the central character （the Fonz） jumped over a shark when waterskiing.] |