fall flat

没达到预期效果,失败

例句与用法：

She fall flat on her face as she get out of the car.

她一下车便直挺挺地脸朝下倒了下去。

She was in a miserable mood and all my attempts to cheer her up fell flat.

她心境很坏，我想使她高兴的一切努力都彻底失败了。

详细释义：

1. 直挺挺地倒下

She fell flat on her face as she got out of the car.

她一下车便直挺挺地脸朝下倒了下去。

2. 达不到预想效果; 彻底失败

That deal fell flat. Nobody was interested at all.

那交易彻底失败, 无人再有任何兴趣。

His jokes all fell flat.

他的那些笑话都不好笑。