| 短语 | fall flat on your face |
| 释义 | fall flat on your facea. to fall so that you are lying on your chest on the ground摔趴在地上:•Babe slipped and fell flat on her face.巴贝滑了一跤，趴在地上。b. informalto not have the result you want or expect, especially when this is embarrassing达不到预期的效果〔尤指造成尴尬〕:•The theory falls flat on its face when put into practice.该理论实际应用时栽了跟头。1. informala. as fast as possible以最快速度，以全速:•Everyone's working flat out to finish on time.所有人全力以赴，争取按时完成。b. AmEin a direct and complete way坦率地，直截了当地;SYNstraight outask / tell sb flat out•She asked him flat out if he was seeing another woman.她直截了当地问他是否在跟别的女人约会。fall flat on your ˈface1to fall so that you are lying on your front趴倒在地2to fail completely, usually causing embarrassment（颜面丢尽地）彻底失败His next television venture fell flat on its face.他的下一个电视项目丢人现眼，彻底失败了。 |
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