slow burner
noun [ C ] uk/ˌsləʊ ˈbɜː.nər/ us/ˌsloʊ ˈbɝː.nɚ/
随着时间推移变得越来越有趣、成功、另人感到愉悦的人或事|经得起时间考验的人或事
something that gradually becomes interesting, enjoyable, successful, etc.
I feel like it’s a slow burner - one of those shows that gets better and better as time goes on. 我觉得它越来越有趣;是那些随着时间推移越来越成功的表演之一。
Digital radio was a slow burner. It took a long time to take off. 数码收音机经受住了时间的考验。它过了很长时间才流行起来。
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- Despite the hype the album was a bit of a slow burner.
- The game was very much a slow burner in the first half-hour and only started to heat up at half-time approached.
- The show is a slow burner - don't expect to have your world altered by a single episode.