单词 | flatten |
释义 | flatten 🄰 vt. 1.(make flat)把…压扁;把…弄平 Cut the dough into four and flatten each piece slightly.把面团切成四块, 逐每块轻轻压扁。 He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.他小心地把包装纸抚平, 夹在书页里。 to flatten yourself against sth紧贴… He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.他紧贴砖墙站好让我通过。 They flattened themselves on the ground and lay perfectly still.他们平躺在地上一动不动。 2.(knock down)+ corn, crop使倒伏;+ person击败;打倒 fields of flattened corn大片大片倒伏的玉米 In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me.他在壁球场的首要目标就是击败我。 'I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that,' said a crew member. 'She knocked him out cold.'“我从来没有见过一个女人能像那样把人打趴下, ”一位机组人员说, “她把他打昏过去了。” 3.(destroy)+ house, city把…夷为平地;摧毁 The slums have been flattened.贫民窟已经被夷为平地。 Bombing raids flattened much of the area.轰炸把这个地区大部分摧毁了。 4.(subdue)征服;击垮 Failure will flatten his self-esteem.失败会击垮他的自尊心。 5.【音】(lower in pitch)把(音符)降半音 🄱 vi. 1.(become flatter)变平;平展 The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name.那狗听到库克叫它的名字时, 耳朵略微耷拉了一下。 Near the summit the trail flattens and passes through a cool forest.接近山顶时, 小路变得平坦起来, 穿过了一片阴凉的树林。 2.(stabilize)price, growth +趋稳;平缓下来 New business growth may flatten from here on.从此, 新的业务增长可能会平缓下来。 We now think prices will flatten towards the end of this year.我们目前认为到今年年底价格会趋于平稳。 Phrasal Verbflatten out |
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