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
- Stepping forward to receive my award what do I do but fall flat on my face.
我走上前去领奖，却没料到摔趴在地上。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - His ideas met with guffaws from the old lags of the industry, who have seen many fancy schemes for electronic medical records fall flat.
他的观点遭到了老牌工业的嘲笑，他们恰巧看到许多奇思构想的电子医疗项目衰败。 - Well, the word "flop" means to fall down flat and make a noise like when you drop a rug or a large book on the floor.
我懂了。这个词的意思就是形容很重的东西掉在地上的声音。这个词。