烂尾
英文直译rotten tail按字面理解
故事结尾草率或未能收束伏线
英文翻译A term used when a story ends in a rushed or sloppy way, or when the plot threads set up earlier are left unresolved and never properly wrapped up.
这部悬疑剧前二十集铺垫得十分精彩，最后两集却烂尾了，好多伏笔都没交代清楚。
作品临近结尾时质量明显下降
英文翻译A term used when a work's quality drops noticeably as it nears its ending, so the conclusion feels disappointing or unfinished compared with what came before. It is commonly applied to TV series, novels, films, or games whose final part fails to live up to the buildup.
这部小说前半部分很精彩，可惜烂尾了，最后几章明显敷衍。
新义：作品结尾草率、质量崩坏
英文翻译A newer slang sense of the term, used to describe a work (such as a TV series, novel, or game) whose ending is rushed, sloppy, or poorly executed, so that the quality collapses at the end. It criticizes a finale that fails to live up to the buildup.
这部备受期待的剧集最后几集剧情崩坏，被观众批评为烂尾。