英语词组fall flat是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomfall flatif a remark, plan, or joke falls flat, people do not react to it and so it fails:Carefully prepared jokes often fall flat, but there is nothing wrong with spontaneous humour in the classroom.The proposal to bottle and sell water from the city's reservoirs fell flat, and now officials can't even give it away.

fall flat

1. To fail or be ineffective. Good luck—the last time management tried to implement a new dress code, that measure fell flat.

2. To fail to be humorous, as of a joke. A: "Unfortunately, my first stand-up routine really fell flat." B: "Well, maybe you just had the wrong audience."

fall flat

Fail, prove to be ineffective, as in His jokes nearly always fell flat-no one ever laughed at them. [First half of 1800s]

fall flat

COMMON

1. If an event or an attempt to do something falls flat, it is completely unsuccessful. If the efforts fall flat and the economic situation does not change, this city can expect another riot 25 years from now. She was badly disappointed when the evening fell flat.

2. If a joke falls flat, nobody thinks it is funny. He then started trying to tell jokes to the assembled gathering. These too fell flat.

fall flat

fail completely to produce the intended or expected effect.

fall ˈflat

if a joke, a story, or an event falls flat, it completely fails to amuse people or to have the effect that was intended: I didn’t think the comedian was funny at all — most of his jokes fell completely flat.

fall flat

1. To fail miserably when attempting to achieve a result.

2. To have no effect: The jokes fell flat.

词组	fall flat
释义	Idiom fall flat (on one's face) and fall flat (on its face) Theme: FAILURE to be completely unsuccessful. (Informal.) I fell flat on my face when I tried to give my speech.The play fell flat on its face.My jokes fall flat most of the time. Idiom fall flatfall flat (on your face) to fail completely. Most of her jokes fell flat and her act was a disaster.It used to be an amazing magazine, but it's fallen flat on its face. idiomfall flatif a remark, plan, or joke falls flat, people do not react to it and so it fails:Carefully prepared jokes often fall flat, but there is nothing wrong with spontaneous humour in the classroom.The proposal to bottle and sell water from the city's reservoirs fell flat, and now officials can't even give it away. fall flat 1. To fail or be ineffective. Good luck—the last time management tried to implement a new dress code, that measure fell flat. 2. To fail to be humorous, as of a joke. A: "Unfortunately, my first stand-up routine really fell flat." B: "Well, maybe you just had the wrong audience." fall flat Fail, prove to be ineffective, as in His jokes nearly always fell flat-no one ever laughed at them. [First half of 1800s] fall flat COMMON 1. If an event or an attempt to do something falls flat, it is completely unsuccessful. If the efforts fall flat and the economic situation does not change, this city can expect another riot 25 years from now. She was badly disappointed when the evening fell flat. 2. If a joke falls flat, nobody thinks it is funny. He then started trying to tell jokes to the assembled gathering. These too fell flat. fall flat fail completely to produce the intended or expected effect. fall ˈflat if a joke, a story, or an event falls flat, it completely fails to amuse people or to have the effect that was intended: I didn’t think the comedian was funny at all — most of his jokes fell completely flat. fall flat 1. To fail miserably when attempting to achieve a result. 2. To have no effect: The jokes fell flat.
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