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
- "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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Adrian: No way. Every time I run up to kick it you pull the ball away and I fall flat on my face.
阿德里恩：不行，每次当我助跑要去踢它时，你却把球拿走，而我就往前跌倒。 - 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。 - 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。 - He fall flat on his face walking downstairs.
他下楼的时候脸被摔了个结结实实。 - 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。 - 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。 - It's pointless spending time on work which might fall quite flat.
把时间花在可能完全达不到预期效果的工作上实在毫无意义。