单词 | flatten |
释义 | flatten v 1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (out) become or make (sth) flat 变平; 使(某物)变平 The land flattens out near the coast. 海岸附近地势变得很平坦. The graph flattens out gradually after a steep fall. 图表上的曲线突降之後逐渐趋於平稳. a field of wheat flattened by storms 因暴风雨而倒伏的一片小麦 flatten (out) a piece of metal by hammering it 把一块金属砸平 flatten oneself against a wall to let people get by 紧贴墙站直, 以便他人通过. 2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) defeat (sb) completely; depress or humiliate 彻底打败(某人); 使沮丧; 使丢脸 He was totally flattened by her sarcasm. 她说的挖苦话使他无地自容. |
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