fall flat

英 [fɔːl flæt]

美 [fɔːl flæt]

摔倒;跌倒

英英释义

verb

• fail utterly
  1. The project foundered
  Synonym:fall throughfounderflop

双语例句

• "To fall flat on your face" is a metaphorical expression meaning to make a big mistake with everybody watching.
  是一个比喻的说法，含义是在众目睽睽之下犯大错。
• Every day brings new product launches, and for one reason or another, some catch on with customers while many others fall flat.
  每天都会有人发布新产品，而出于某种原因，一些产品大受追捧，更多的则一败涂地，籍籍无名。
• It's pointless spending time on work which might fall quite flat.
  把时间花在可能完全达不到预期效果的工作上实在毫无意义。
• If the villain is just a bad guy for no reason, then his character will fall flat and not be convincing.
  如果这个反派仅仅是一个坏人、而没有任何理由的话，那么他的性格就会流于平面而不能令人信服。
• If they won't cooperate, our plan will fall flat.
  如果他们不肯合作我们的计划就会落空。
• The greatest of programmers can come up against the graphics barrier and sometimes just fall flat.
  程序设计师经常会碰到图片问题，即使是专业的设计者在遇到这个问题时，也会犯错误。
• B: Yes, it's really embarrassing when your ideas fall flat.
  对呀，没人理会你的主意时，真糗。猜对了吗？
• Then when this scenario repeats, as it will on an increasingly frequent basis, their explanations will fall flat.
  那么当这些情节事实上越来越频繁地发生重复时，他们的解释将达不到预期的效果。
• Like Mr Gates before him, Mr Jobs could fall flat on his face.
  就像在他之前的盖茨一样，乔布斯可能会遭遇惨败。
• But remember, if you're chatting online and you can't see your partner's facial expression, even your in-jokes can fall flat.
  但是要记住，如果你们在网上聊天，你看不到对方的面部表情，即使你们双方能够心领神会的笑话也起不到作用。