fall flat

英 [fɔːl flæt]

美 [fɔːl flæt]

摔倒;跌倒

英英释义

verb

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。
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。
I won't let you fall flat on your face.
我会帮助你，不会让你失败的。
He fall flat on his face walking downstairs.
他下楼的时候脸被摔了个结结实实。
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。
This business is going to fall flat.
这笔交易要完全失败了。
'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。
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 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。
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。