1 V-ERG (使)变平;把…弄平 If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter. (使)变平;把…弄平 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n]
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He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book. [VERB noun]
他小心翼翼地把包装纸弄平，夹在书页里。
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The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name. [VERB]
库克叫这只狗的名字时，它的耳朵就会稍稍耷拉一下。
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...the pitiful shacks built of cardboard boxes, corrugated iron sheets and flattened oil drums. [VERB-ed]
用硬纸盒、波纹铁皮和压扁的油桶搭起来的简陋棚屋
Flatten out means the same as
flatten .
flatten out 同 flatten -
The hills flattened out just south of the mountain.
丘陵就在大山以南变得平坦起来。
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We now think prices will flatten out towards the end of this year.
我们现在认为到今年年底价格会趋于平稳。
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Peel off the blackened skin, flatten the pepper out and trim it into edible pieces.
把发黑的皮削掉，把甜椒压扁，切成可以入口的小块。
2 VERB 摧毁，弄倒，夷平(建筑、城镇或植物) To flatten something such as a building, town, or plant means to destroy it by knocking it down or crushing it. 摧毁，弄倒，夷平(建筑、城镇或植物)
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...explosives capable of flattening a five-storey building. [VERB noun]
能将一幢 5 层高的楼房夷为平地的炸药
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...bombing raids flattened much of the area. [VERB noun]
空袭将这个地区的大部分都夷为了平地
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...areas of flattened corn. [VERB-ed]
玉米割倒了的地方
SYN destroy, level, ruin, demolish
3 VERB 使紧贴;使贴着(以免挡路或被看见) If you flatten yourself against something, you press yourself flat against it, for example to avoid getting in the way or being seen. 使紧贴;使贴着(以免挡路或被看见) [Also VERB pron-reflexive]
4 VERB 揍倒;打倒 If you flatten someone, you make them fall over by hitting them violently. 揍倒;打倒
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'I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that,' said a crew member. 'She knocked him out cold.' [VERB noun]
“我从没见过一个女人那样把人打趴下，”一位机组人员说，“她把他完全打昏了。”
SYN knock down, fell, floor, deck [slang]
5 VERB (在争斗、竞赛或辩论中)击败，打败，战胜 If you flatten someone in a fight, contest, or argument, you defeat them completely. (在争斗、竞赛或辩论中)击败，打败，战胜
SYN crush, beat, defeat, trounce
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