Definition of flatline in English:

flatline

verb ˈflatlʌɪnˈflætlaɪn

[no object]

1informal (of a person) die.
〈非正式〉（人）死，翘辫子
they injected themselves with a deadly drug and flatlined
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I flatlined, but they brought me back,’ says Nott.
- Suddenly Boyd flatlines and they all do some well-choreographed panic procedures which mostly involve pumping his chest and giving him shots of adrenalin.
- And then, suddenly, Theresa's heart flatlined for a second time.
- In the late 1970's in a Perth hospital I collapsed into a coma and then flatlined.
- I've flatlined, I've been counted out in a coma, and I've been tortured by Pesto.
- In July 2000, I was hit while riding my Ducati 916; I flatlined twice and was on life support for several days with a shattered pelvis and broken femur.
- Having Janet flatline is a little cheap for a cliffhanger, considering there was never any indication that her situation was close to critical.
- I was flatlining with a DNR.
Synonyms
die, pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the styx
1. 1.1 (of a project or undertaking) fail.
  （项目，事业）失败
  her career has flatlined about three times already
  她的事业差不多已经历过三次失败。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We've seen job loss, we've seen flatlining wages and incomes.
  Eriksson had faith in a low-key manner but his England flatlined at the great tournaments.
  He was emotionally flatlined in meetings, practices, on the sideline.
  As Fine Gael flatlined in the opinion polls, Bruton was ditched as party leader in favour of Michael Noonan.
  Right now, we're pretty much at the flat line.
  For years the Air Force has enjoyed tremendous safety rates but lately, those rates have "flat lined."
  Investors are saying I mean, GM is a flat line here.
  With this book, the series has finally flatlined.
  Individual performance sport has become boring, the arc of achievement has flat lined.
  Strategic buyers - those looking for geographic diversification, product-line growth, or new customers - are also worrying less about flatlining sales.
  Anheuser has posted double-digit profit gains for 20 straight quarters, while its nearest competitors, Coors and Miller, have flatlined.
  The Kennedy-McCain bill will flat line that coverage for more than a million of them.
  However, last night, demand fell a bit in the first hour, and then flatlined.
  The Lib Dems are failing to pick up disaffected liberal-left electors, and the Tories have flatlined since 2004.
  But his main aim will be to talk up an economy which has flatlined for three years.
  But the official count, which is disputed by many, has flatlined since.
  Once viewed as a rising star, Grizzard has flatlined.
  The same goes for our flatlining public health-care system.
  A California woman pregnant with twins, collapses, then flat lines.
  Downtown nightclubbing, that New York City staple, has largely flatlined.
2Fail to increase; remain static.
未能增加；停滞不前
their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3%
他们的得票率停留在3%左右没有起色。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the same time, the female participation rate in the workforce has topped out, and at the same time as that, the growth in education within the workforce is flatlining.
- The Conservatives flatlined, dead on arrival with no increase in their national share of the vote - and yet the headline story is about all the seats they won and all the seats Labour lost.
- They might be flatlining in the polls, but the Democrats still have seven votes in the Senate - and a provocative suggestion to make on tax.
- This time around, both the U.S. and German economies are flatlining, while that of Japan continues its slow, downward spiral.
- The Tories are flatlining in the polls, providing the prime minister with the luxury of an opposition that has made no progress since 1997.
- However, there's no law that says the Conservatives, who have been flatlining now for nearly a decade, will recover in time to win the next election.
- The comatose German economy was flatlining at 0.4% growth, with France faring only a little better at 1%.
- With the Tories flatlining at the same level as in 2001, the Liberal Democrats and smaller parties have been the beneficiaries.
- But the party's vote share virtually flatlined.
- So, when Japan's real-estate bubble burst and the economy flatlined for over a decade, the world was caught unawares.
- But the network game-of-the-week concept, in declining health for two decades, is flatlining.
- Coastal property is flatlining after pricing itself out of the market, and rising crime and overcrowding are also conspiring to drive buyers inland.
- During the last three months, the graph had flatlined at below 5 to zero per week.
- Sales have flatlined.
- On the other hand, downtown nightclubbing, that NYC staple, has largely flatlined.
- With most European stocks flatlining, investors are hungry for shares of companies benefiting from fast-paced growth in Latin America.
- Recall their respective sweeps of each other in the season's first half, and now their more recent ‘message games’ amid defending home turf just when it appeared they had flatlined.
- The British economy flatlined through the last quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of this year; even the revised estimates for gross national product could not breathe any life into it.
- As I've said before, though, in the past few years my reading has flatlined; working in a book-rich environment tends to put you off.
- While individually we may have seen increases/decreases in spam - as a whole there are reports that spam flatlined in the month of May and viruses led the pack in volume of junk mail.

Derivatives

flatliner

noun

Being an atheist, I don't believe in a soul, so the revived flatliners are still the same person they were when they ‘died’ (providing there was not significant brain damage).
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe it's because some organisations don't recognise that their intranet is a flatliner.

Origin

1980s: from flat¹ + line¹ (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death).

Definition of flatline in US English:

flatline

verbˈflætlaɪnˈflatlīn

[no object]

1informal (of a person) die.
〈非正式〉（人）死，翘辫子
Example sentencesExamples
- I was flatlining with a DNR.
- In July 2000, I was hit while riding my Ducati 916; I flatlined twice and was on life support for several days with a shattered pelvis and broken femur.
- Having Janet flatline is a little cheap for a cliffhanger, considering there was never any indication that her situation was close to critical.
- ‘I flatlined, but they brought me back,’ says Nott.
- I've flatlined, I've been counted out in a coma, and I've been tortured by Pesto.
- In the late 1970's in a Perth hospital I collapsed into a coma and then flatlined.
- Suddenly Boyd flatlines and they all do some well-choreographed panic procedures which mostly involve pumping his chest and giving him shots of adrenalin.
- And then, suddenly, Theresa's heart flatlined for a second time.
Synonyms
die, pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the styx
1. 1.1 (of a project or undertaking) fail.
  （项目，事业）失败
  the film has flatlined
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was emotionally flatlined in meetings, practices, on the sideline.
  A California woman pregnant with twins, collapses, then flat lines.
  But the official count, which is disputed by many, has flatlined since.
  For years the Air Force has enjoyed tremendous safety rates but lately, those rates have "flat lined."
  With this book, the series has finally flatlined.
  However, last night, demand fell a bit in the first hour, and then flatlined.
  The Kennedy-McCain bill will flat line that coverage for more than a million of them.
  We've seen job loss, we've seen flatlining wages and incomes.
  As Fine Gael flatlined in the opinion polls, Bruton was ditched as party leader in favour of Michael Noonan.
  Once viewed as a rising star, Grizzard has flatlined.
  Eriksson had faith in a low-key manner but his England flatlined at the great tournaments.
  Strategic buyers - those looking for geographic diversification, product-line growth, or new customers - are also worrying less about flatlining sales.
  Right now, we're pretty much at the flat line.
  Anheuser has posted double-digit profit gains for 20 straight quarters, while its nearest competitors, Coors and Miller, have flatlined.
  Downtown nightclubbing, that New York City staple, has largely flatlined.
  Individual performance sport has become boring, the arc of achievement has flat lined.
  The Lib Dems are failing to pick up disaffected liberal-left electors, and the Tories have flatlined since 2004.
  Investors are saying I mean, GM is a flat line here.
  But his main aim will be to talk up an economy which has flatlined for three years.
  The same goes for our flatlining public health-care system.
2Fail to increase; remain static.
未能增加；停滞不前
their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3%
他们的得票率停留在3%左右没有起色。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Conservatives flatlined, dead on arrival with no increase in their national share of the vote - and yet the headline story is about all the seats they won and all the seats Labour lost.
- The Tories are flatlining in the polls, providing the prime minister with the luxury of an opposition that has made no progress since 1997.
- They might be flatlining in the polls, but the Democrats still have seven votes in the Senate - and a provocative suggestion to make on tax.
- During the last three months, the graph had flatlined at below 5 to zero per week.
- At the same time, the female participation rate in the workforce has topped out, and at the same time as that, the growth in education within the workforce is flatlining.
- So, when Japan's real-estate bubble burst and the economy flatlined for over a decade, the world was caught unawares.
- The comatose German economy was flatlining at 0.4% growth, with France faring only a little better at 1%.
- This time around, both the U.S. and German economies are flatlining, while that of Japan continues its slow, downward spiral.
- On the other hand, downtown nightclubbing, that NYC staple, has largely flatlined.
- While individually we may have seen increases/decreases in spam - as a whole there are reports that spam flatlined in the month of May and viruses led the pack in volume of junk mail.
- Coastal property is flatlining after pricing itself out of the market, and rising crime and overcrowding are also conspiring to drive buyers inland.
- With most European stocks flatlining, investors are hungry for shares of companies benefiting from fast-paced growth in Latin America.
- But the party's vote share virtually flatlined.
- But the network game-of-the-week concept, in declining health for two decades, is flatlining.
- With the Tories flatlining at the same level as in 2001, the Liberal Democrats and smaller parties have been the beneficiaries.
- Sales have flatlined.
- Recall their respective sweeps of each other in the season's first half, and now their more recent ‘message games’ amid defending home turf just when it appeared they had flatlined.
- The British economy flatlined through the last quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of this year; even the revised estimates for gross national product could not breathe any life into it.
- However, there's no law that says the Conservatives, who have been flatlining now for nearly a decade, will recover in time to win the next election.
- As I've said before, though, in the past few years my reading has flatlined; working in a book-rich environment tends to put you off.

Origin

1980s: from flat + line (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death).

单词	flatline
释义	Definition of flatline in English: flatline verb ˈflatlʌɪnˈflætlaɪn [no object] 1informal (of a person) die. 〈非正式〉（人）死，翘辫子 they injected themselves with a deadly drug and flatlined Example sentencesExamples ‘I flatlined, but they brought me back,’ says Nott. Suddenly Boyd flatlines and they all do some well-choreographed panic procedures which mostly involve pumping his chest and giving him shots of adrenalin. And then, suddenly, Theresa's heart flatlined for a second time. In the late 1970's in a Perth hospital I collapsed into a coma and then flatlined. I've flatlined, I've been counted out in a coma, and I've been tortured by Pesto. In July 2000, I was hit while riding my Ducati 916; I flatlined twice and was on life support for several days with a shattered pelvis and broken femur. Having Janet flatline is a little cheap for a cliffhanger, considering there was never any indication that her situation was close to critical. I was flatlining with a DNR. Synonyms die, pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the styx 1.1 (of a project or undertaking) fail. （项目，事业）失败 her career has flatlined about three times already 她的事业差不多已经历过三次失败。 Example sentencesExamples We've seen job loss, we've seen flatlining wages and incomes. Eriksson had faith in a low-key manner but his England flatlined at the great tournaments. He was emotionally flatlined in meetings, practices, on the sideline. As Fine Gael flatlined in the opinion polls, Bruton was ditched as party leader in favour of Michael Noonan. Right now, we're pretty much at the flat line. For years the Air Force has enjoyed tremendous safety rates but lately, those rates have "flat lined." Investors are saying I mean, GM is a flat line here. With this book, the series has finally flatlined. Individual performance sport has become boring, the arc of achievement has flat lined. Strategic buyers - those looking for geographic diversification, product-line growth, or new customers - are also worrying less about flatlining sales. Anheuser has posted double-digit profit gains for 20 straight quarters, while its nearest competitors, Coors and Miller, have flatlined. The Kennedy-McCain bill will flat line that coverage for more than a million of them. However, last night, demand fell a bit in the first hour, and then flatlined. The Lib Dems are failing to pick up disaffected liberal-left electors, and the Tories have flatlined since 2004. But his main aim will be to talk up an economy which has flatlined for three years. But the official count, which is disputed by many, has flatlined since. Once viewed as a rising star, Grizzard has flatlined. The same goes for our flatlining public health-care system. A California woman pregnant with twins, collapses, then flat lines. Downtown nightclubbing, that New York City staple, has largely flatlined. 2Fail to increase; remain static. 未能增加；停滞不前 their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3% 他们的得票率停留在3%左右没有起色。 Example sentencesExamples At the same time, the female participation rate in the workforce has topped out, and at the same time as that, the growth in education within the workforce is flatlining. The Conservatives flatlined, dead on arrival with no increase in their national share of the vote - and yet the headline story is about all the seats they won and all the seats Labour lost. They might be flatlining in the polls, but the Democrats still have seven votes in the Senate - and a provocative suggestion to make on tax. This time around, both the U.S. and German economies are flatlining, while that of Japan continues its slow, downward spiral. The Tories are flatlining in the polls, providing the prime minister with the luxury of an opposition that has made no progress since 1997. However, there's no law that says the Conservatives, who have been flatlining now for nearly a decade, will recover in time to win the next election. The comatose German economy was flatlining at 0.4% growth, with France faring only a little better at 1%. With the Tories flatlining at the same level as in 2001, the Liberal Democrats and smaller parties have been the beneficiaries. But the party's vote share virtually flatlined. So, when Japan's real-estate bubble burst and the economy flatlined for over a decade, the world was caught unawares. But the network game-of-the-week concept, in declining health for two decades, is flatlining. Coastal property is flatlining after pricing itself out of the market, and rising crime and overcrowding are also conspiring to drive buyers inland. During the last three months, the graph had flatlined at below 5 to zero per week. Sales have flatlined. On the other hand, downtown nightclubbing, that NYC staple, has largely flatlined. With most European stocks flatlining, investors are hungry for shares of companies benefiting from fast-paced growth in Latin America. Recall their respective sweeps of each other in the season's first half, and now their more recent ‘message games’ amid defending home turf just when it appeared they had flatlined. The British economy flatlined through the last quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of this year; even the revised estimates for gross national product could not breathe any life into it. As I've said before, though, in the past few years my reading has flatlined; working in a book-rich environment tends to put you off. While individually we may have seen increases/decreases in spam - as a whole there are reports that spam flatlined in the month of May and viruses led the pack in volume of junk mail. Derivatives flatliner noun Being an atheist, I don't believe in a soul, so the revived flatliners are still the same person they were when they ‘died’ (providing there was not significant brain damage). Example sentencesExamples Maybe it's because some organisations don't recognise that their intranet is a flatliner. Origin 1980s: from flat¹ + line¹ (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death). Definition of flatline in US English: flatline verbˈflætlaɪnˈflatlīn [no object] 1informal (of a person) die. 〈非正式〉（人）死，翘辫子 Example sentencesExamples I was flatlining with a DNR. In July 2000, I was hit while riding my Ducati 916; I flatlined twice and was on life support for several days with a shattered pelvis and broken femur. Having Janet flatline is a little cheap for a cliffhanger, considering there was never any indication that her situation was close to critical. ‘I flatlined, but they brought me back,’ says Nott. I've flatlined, I've been counted out in a coma, and I've been tortured by Pesto. In the late 1970's in a Perth hospital I collapsed into a coma and then flatlined. Suddenly Boyd flatlines and they all do some well-choreographed panic procedures which mostly involve pumping his chest and giving him shots of adrenalin. And then, suddenly, Theresa's heart flatlined for a second time. Synonyms die, pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the styx 1.1 (of a project or undertaking) fail. （项目，事业）失败 the film has flatlined Example sentencesExamples He was emotionally flatlined in meetings, practices, on the sideline. A California woman pregnant with twins, collapses, then flat lines. But the official count, which is disputed by many, has flatlined since. For years the Air Force has enjoyed tremendous safety rates but lately, those rates have "flat lined." With this book, the series has finally flatlined. However, last night, demand fell a bit in the first hour, and then flatlined. The Kennedy-McCain bill will flat line that coverage for more than a million of them. We've seen job loss, we've seen flatlining wages and incomes. As Fine Gael flatlined in the opinion polls, Bruton was ditched as party leader in favour of Michael Noonan. Once viewed as a rising star, Grizzard has flatlined. Eriksson had faith in a low-key manner but his England flatlined at the great tournaments. Strategic buyers - those looking for geographic diversification, product-line growth, or new customers - are also worrying less about flatlining sales. Right now, we're pretty much at the flat line. Anheuser has posted double-digit profit gains for 20 straight quarters, while its nearest competitors, Coors and Miller, have flatlined. Downtown nightclubbing, that New York City staple, has largely flatlined. Individual performance sport has become boring, the arc of achievement has flat lined. The Lib Dems are failing to pick up disaffected liberal-left electors, and the Tories have flatlined since 2004. Investors are saying I mean, GM is a flat line here. But his main aim will be to talk up an economy which has flatlined for three years. The same goes for our flatlining public health-care system. 2Fail to increase; remain static. 未能增加；停滞不前 their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3% 他们的得票率停留在3%左右没有起色。 Example sentencesExamples The Conservatives flatlined, dead on arrival with no increase in their national share of the vote - and yet the headline story is about all the seats they won and all the seats Labour lost. The Tories are flatlining in the polls, providing the prime minister with the luxury of an opposition that has made no progress since 1997. They might be flatlining in the polls, but the Democrats still have seven votes in the Senate - and a provocative suggestion to make on tax. During the last three months, the graph had flatlined at below 5 to zero per week. At the same time, the female participation rate in the workforce has topped out, and at the same time as that, the growth in education within the workforce is flatlining. So, when Japan's real-estate bubble burst and the economy flatlined for over a decade, the world was caught unawares. The comatose German economy was flatlining at 0.4% growth, with France faring only a little better at 1%. This time around, both the U.S. and German economies are flatlining, while that of Japan continues its slow, downward spiral. On the other hand, downtown nightclubbing, that NYC staple, has largely flatlined. While individually we may have seen increases/decreases in spam - as a whole there are reports that spam flatlined in the month of May and viruses led the pack in volume of junk mail. Coastal property is flatlining after pricing itself out of the market, and rising crime and overcrowding are also conspiring to drive buyers inland. With most European stocks flatlining, investors are hungry for shares of companies benefiting from fast-paced growth in Latin America. But the party's vote share virtually flatlined. But the network game-of-the-week concept, in declining health for two decades, is flatlining. With the Tories flatlining at the same level as in 2001, the Liberal Democrats and smaller parties have been the beneficiaries. Sales have flatlined. Recall their respective sweeps of each other in the season's first half, and now their more recent ‘message games’ amid defending home turf just when it appeared they had flatlined. The British economy flatlined through the last quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of this year; even the revised estimates for gross national product could not breathe any life into it. However, there's no law that says the Conservatives, who have been flatlining now for nearly a decade, will recover in time to win the next election. As I've said before, though, in the past few years my reading has flatlined; working in a book-rich environment tends to put you off. Origin 1980s: from flat + line (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death).
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