fall flat
基本解释
- 失败；达不到预想效果
英汉例句
- 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。
finance.jrj.com.cn - 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
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- 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
短语
英英字典
- If a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, it does not have the intended effect.