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
- 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。 - 'Rules in China are not that explicit, so you have to try, fall flat and then you may get it,' said Ms. Zhou.
Zhou表示，中国的相关制度规定并不十分清晰，因此你必须先尝试，经历失败之后你才有可能成功。 - 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？ - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - "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。 - "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。