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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Often they fall flat on their face.
  他们往往会以失败收场。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• He fall flat on his face walking downstairs.
  他下楼的时候脸被摔了个结结实实。