English Dictionary

one-hit wonder

名詞

慣用表現 広義

(idiomatic) A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.

日本語の意味

一発屋：一度だけヒット曲を生み出し、その後の試みで持続的な成功を収められなかった（例：音楽アーティスト）

After the band's sudden rise and fall, they were unfairly labeled a one-hit wonder.

バンドが急にブレイクして失速した後、彼らは不当に一発屋だとレッテルを貼られた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.

Eleven years ago, Arrested Development became one of Southern hip-hop's first crossover successes with “Tennessee,” a wistful, bohemian-influenced song about the scars of history. But the group was a one-hit wonder.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.

The European company is no one-hit wonder. The company has another best seller in its J-class car, sold as a Vauxhall Cavalier.

意味（3）

(marijuana subculture) An instance of getting high off the first hit.

one-hit wonders （ plural ）