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

• 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。
• "You can fall flat when you don't have more to say that summarizes your strengths and your interest in the position and convinces them that you are the one," said Haws.
  “你可以平静地结束，如果没有太多需要总结，要有信心，你是唯一的，”蒙斯说。
• 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。
• "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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He fall flat on his face walking downstairs.
  他下楼的时候脸被摔了个结结实实。