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

• But his entreaties on global rebalancing fall flat in China.
  但他有关全球重新寻找平衡的恳求，在中国算是白说了。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• I won't let you fall flat on your face.
  我会帮助你，不会让你失败的。
• 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？
• 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。
• This business is going to fall flat.
  这笔交易要完全失败了。
• 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。
• 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。