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

• But his entreaties on global rebalancing fall flat in China.
  但他有关全球重新寻找平衡的恳求，在中国算是白说了。
• Often they fall flat on their face.
  他们往往会以失败收场。
• She saw me fall flat on my face-i feel such a fool.
  她看到了我脸朝下摔倒在地，我觉得自己出足了洋相。
• "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。
• 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。
• But if a speaker doesn't project pizzazz and show devotion to her topic, the speech may still fall flat on its well-prepared face.
  但如果一个演讲者，无法传递热情，及对选择主题的热爱，即使已万全准备，这演讲一定是无趣的。
• Invalid labour contract is a contract which falls short of legal terms so as to fall flat legal effect.
  无效劳动合同是指所订立的劳动合同不符合法定条件，不能发生当事人预期的法律后果的劳动合同。
• If we actually feel jealous, for example, our compliments will fall flat.
  比如我们实际上很嫉妒，那赞美就达不到预期效果。
• 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。
• 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。