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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- fall flat
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1.
平卧在地;跌倒
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2.
不被人欣赏,使人感到平淡无奇,引不起兴趣
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3.
没产生预期效果;完全失败
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4.
(面朝下)跌倒,俯卧
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fall flat
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vt.
to fail to achieve a desired effect
- fall flat
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adv
to fail to achieve a desired effect, etc
Examples
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to fall flat
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[joke+] 毫无效果
→ fall
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to fall flat
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[joke, attempt+] 毫无效果
→ flat
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跌了个狗吃屎
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stumble and fall flat on one's face
→ 狗吃屎
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没有效验
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prove ineffective; fall flat
→ 效验
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摔了个仰八叉
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fall flat on one's back
→ 仰八叉
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