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

• 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。
• He fall flat on his face walking downstairs.
  他下楼的时候脸被摔了个结结实实。
• 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。
• You're going to fall flat on your ass, I promise you that.
  你会把屁股摔碎，我保证。
• 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。
• 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。
• Often they fall flat on their face.
  他们往往会以失败收场。
• 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。
• Sharp rises increase the chances that some banks fall flat over their interest rate risk.
  利率大幅上升加大了某些银行因利率风险而倒闭的可能性。