fall flat

基本解释

• 失败；达不到预想效果

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Many in Iran’s higher echelons are caught between loyalty to the regime and a desire to see Mr Ahmadinejad fall flat on his face.
  而伊朗的高层呢，一方面要保持对于政权的忠诚，另一方面又希望看到内贾德彻底失败。
• When a speaker's intention is to impress the audience rather than improve the condition of the audience, the speech tends to fall flat.
  演讲者如果只想着给听众留下好印象，而不是通过演讲给听众带来的一些实质性的改善，那么只能流于平庸。
• Sharp rises increase the chances that some banks fall flat over their interest rate risk.
  利率大幅上升加大了某些银行因利率风险而倒闭的可能性。
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权威例句

• Focusing on driving volumes approach would fall flat if it is keen to penetrate emerging economies like India and China.
  FORBES: Coca-Cola Stock Fizzes Up To $75 On Deep Push Into Rural India
• In Europe, we saw the Spanish bank bailout fall flat on its face and interest rates spike in Spain and Italy.
  FORBES: Europe's Solution Isn't More Inflation
• Chances are that the best of the best will continue to sell well at auction while the mediocre will fall flat.
  FORBES: Hirst Hysteria

词组短语

短语

• Jokes fall flat 不好笑的笑话
• fall flat on sb 对某人不起作用
• Human Fall Flat 人类一败涂地;人类堕落;失败的人类
• To fall flat 没达到预期效果
• fall flat on your face 你的脸倒下;正在翻译;属于你的脸单位

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• If a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, it does not have the intended effect.