bloomer

US:  [ˈbluːmə(r)]

复数：bloomers  

n.

1.〈古,非正式〉愚蠢的,令人难堪的错误

2.开花植物

3.有作为的人

4.【人】布卢默,Amelia,1818-1894,美国女权运动者

1 . And for the record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer.
根据记载，他是研究生时辍学的，开化得稍晚了些。

2 . He made a bloomer by starting the food mixer without its lid on, spraying egg all over the kitchen.
他出了个纰漏，开动食品搅拌机时没把盖子盖上，结果鸡蛋溅得整个厨房到处都是。

3 . At middle-school she was a late bloomer , and it wasn't until she went to university that she began to exhibit her talent.
在上中学的时候她的智力开发比较慢，直到进了大学，她的才能才展露出来。

4 . Paul was such a slow worker at first that we almost fired him, but he proved to be a late bloomer.
保罗初来时是一个非常迟钝的工作人员，我们几乎要开他，但最终证实他是一个有潜力的人。

5 . He said: "My father always said to me I would be a late bloomer. I believe I'm the oldest person to win this award. "
他说：“我爸爸总是对我说我是个大器晚成的人。我相信我是获得这个奖项里最老的人了。”