fall flat
英 [fɔːl flæt]
美 [fɔːl flæt]
摔倒;跌倒
英英释义
verb
- fail utterly
- The project foundered
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Often they fall flat on their face.
他们往往会以失败收场。 - "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。 - 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。 - His ideas met with guffaws from the old lags of the industry, who have seen many fancy schemes for electronic medical records fall flat.
他的观点遭到了老牌工业的嘲笑，他们恰巧看到许多奇思构想的电子医疗项目衰败。 - 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。 - 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。 - The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat.
问题是如果你不入乡随俗的话，你将一无所获。