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| 1 | flatten I/T if something flattens or you flatten it , it becomes flat or flatter （使）变平 | This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach. 这种锻炼有助于使松弛的腹部变平坦。 | | A longer pile carpet will flatten over time. 较长的绒毛地毯过一段时间会变得平伏。 | |
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| 2 | T to destroy something completely 夷平；摧毁 | Entire neighbourhoods were flattened during the bombing raids. 整个街区在轰炸中被夷为平地。 | |
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| 3 | T to press yourself against something 紧贴 | I flattened myself against the wall. 我紧贴着墙壁。 | |
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| 4 | T informal to knock someone down by hitting them hard 猛击；击倒 | | 4a | to completely defeat someone in a fight , argument etc （在打斗、争论等中）完全打败，彻底击败 | | |
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| - | ˌflatten ˈout |
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| 1 | flatten 1 | The mountainous region flattens out to a vast plateau. 山区向外延伸变得平坦，成为一片广阔的高原。 | |
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| 2 | if the price or amount of something flattens out or something flattens it out , it becomes lower or less likely to change （使）（价格、数量）降低；（使）达到稳定状态 | This agreement is expected to flatten out the price of crude oil. 该协议有望稳定原油价格。 | |
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