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。
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。
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。
"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。
I won't let you fall flat on your face.
我会帮助你，不会让你失败的。
This business is going to fall flat.
这笔交易要完全失败了。
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。
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？
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。
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。