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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• If he tries to tackle that kind of market before he's made a thorough study. He'll fall flat on his face.
  如果他事先不透彻研究市场，就想处理那种市场问题，那他必败无疑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Often they fall flat on their face.
  他们往往会以失败收场。
• 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。