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
- You're going to fall flat on your ass, I promise you that.
你会把屁股摔碎，我保证。 - While a few of the songs fall flat, the album is remarkably accomplished for a debut, and Dire Straits had difficulty surpassing it throughout their career.
虽然有少数一无所获的歌曲，这张专辑是显着完成了首次亮相，与恐怖海峡难以超越其整个职业。 - 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。 - This business is going to fall flat.
这笔交易要完全失败了。 - 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。 - I won't let you fall flat on your face.
我会帮助你，不会让你失败的。 - 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。 - Stepping forward to receive my award what do I do but fall flat on my face.
我走上前去领奖，却没料到摔趴在地上。 - 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。 - "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。