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| 1 | to make something flat 使平坦；弄平；整平 |
| Level the ground carefully before you start to lay the paving stones. 先把地仔细整平再开始铺石头。 |
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| 2 | to destroy a building or group of buildings 夷平，摧毁（建筑物或楼群） |
| Hundreds of houses were levelled by the tornado. 数百幢房子被龙卷风夷为平地。 |
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| 3 | to make something equal 使相等；把…拉平 |
| James’ goal levelled the score at three all. 詹姆斯的进球将比分扳成3∶3平。 |
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| - | level the playing field
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| to make a situation fair for all the people involved in it |
| 创造平等竞争环境 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˈlevel at |
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| 1 | level sth at sb: to point a weapon at someone （用武器）对准，瞄准（某人） | Andy levelled the revolver at me menacingly. 安迪恶狠狠地将左轮手枪对准了我。 | |
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| 2 | level at level sth at/against sb: to criticize or accuse someone 批评，指责，控告（某人） | Several criticisms have been levelled at the company’ s board of directors. 几条批评意见直指该公司的董事会。 | | Some serious allegations have been levelled against the chairman. 对董事长提出了一些严重指控。 | |
| - | ˌlevel ˈoff or ˌlevel ˈout |
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| 1 | T to make something flat 使平坦 | The ground will have to be levelled off before we can start building. 在开始施工之前我们得先把地面整平。 | |
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| 2 | I to stop sloping or moving up or down 不再倾斜；趋于平坦（或平稳）；作水平移动 | The road levels out as you get close to the village. 走近村庄时道路趋于平坦。 | | The plane will level off at around 35,000 feet. 飞机将在35，000英尺高空作水平飞行。 | |
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| 3 | I to stop becoming more or less , and remain the same 达到平衡；保持稳定 | Oil prices should level out now that the war is over. 既然战争结束了，油价就应该趋于稳定。 | |
| - | ˈlevel with |
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| | level with sb: to be honest with someone 坦诚对待（某人） |
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