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
- But remember, if you're chatting online and you can't see your partner's facial expression, even your in-jokes can fall flat.
但是要记住，如果你们在网上聊天，你看不到对方的面部表情，即使你们双方能够心领神会的笑话也起不到作用。 - Invalid labour contract is a contract which falls short of legal terms so as to fall flat legal effect.
无效劳动合同是指所订立的劳动合同不符合法定条件，不能发生当事人预期的法律后果的劳动合同。 - 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？ - "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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - '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。 - 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。 - 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。