fall flat

1. Every day brings new product launches, and for one reason or another, some catch on with customers while many others fall flat.
   每天都会有人发布新产品，而出于某种原因，一些产品大受追捧，更多的则一败涂地，籍籍无名。
2. 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。
3. If we actually feel jealous, for example, our compliments will fall flat.
   比如我们实际上很嫉妒，那赞美就达不到预期效果。
4. '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。
5. This business is going to fall flat.
   这笔交易要完全失败了。
6. Then when this scenario repeats, as it will on an increasingly frequent basis, their explanations will fall flat.
   那么当这些情节事实上越来越频繁地发生重复时，他们的解释将达不到预期的效果。
7. 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？
8. 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。
9. If he tries to tackle that kind of market before he's made a thorough study. He'll fall flat on his face.
   如果他事先不透彻研究市场，就想处理那种市场问题，那他必败无疑。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. "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。
13. Often they fall flat on their face.
    他们往往会以失败收场。
14. 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。
15. "You can fall flat when you don't have more to say that summarizes your strengths and your interest in the position and convinces them that you are the one," said Haws.
    “你可以平静地结束，如果没有太多需要总结，要有信心，你是唯一的，”蒙斯说。
16. His ideas met with guffaws from the old lags of the industry, who have seen many fancy schemes for electronic medical records fall flat.
    他的观点遭到了老牌工业的嘲笑，他们恰巧看到许多奇思构想的电子医疗项目衰败。
17. He fall flat on his face walking downstairs.
    他下楼的时候脸被摔了个结结实实。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. The greatest of programmers can come up against the graphics barrier and sometimes just fall flat.
    程序设计师经常会碰到图片问题，即使是专业的设计者在遇到这个问题时，也会犯错误。
21. Stepping forward to receive my award what do I do but fall flat on my face.
    我走上前去领奖，却没料到摔趴在地上。
22. 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。
23. Well, the word "flop" means to fall down flat and make a noise like when you drop a rug or a large book on the floor.
    我懂了。这个词的意思就是形容很重的东西掉在地上的声音。这个词。
24. 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。
25. You're going to fall flat on your ass, I promise you that.
    你会把屁股摔碎，我保证。
26. I won't let you fall flat on your face.
    我会帮助你，不会让你失败的。
27. Adrian: No way. Every time I run up to kick it you pull the ball away and I fall flat on my face.
    阿德里恩：不行，每次当我助跑要去踢它时，你却把球拿走，而我就往前跌倒。
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. 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。

verb

1. fail utterly
   1. The project foundered

   Synonym:    fall throughfounderflop