flat out 详细解释

flat out

全速地, 直率地

1. 竭尽全力

They had to work flat out to get the job finished.

他们必须全力以赴把工作完成。

2. 直截了当地

Tell me flat out what you think.

坦率地告诉我你的想法。

3. 疲惫的

I was flat out after my work.

工作后, 我觉得疲惫不堪。

英英释义

副词 flat out:

in a blunt direct manner

同义词:bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, roundly

at top speed

同义词:like blue murder

补充

flat outflat out1.尽快地, 全力以赴地The car was going flat out at 120 mph.那辆汽车以每小时120英里的速度急速行驶。I am working flat out to get this job finished by next week.我正在竭尽全力地工作, 想在下周完成这项任务。2.精疲力竭, 疲惫的After running in the national games, she was flat out for a week.她参加全国运动会后一星期都疲惫不堪。

例句

1. I told him flat out that I have no intention of marrying him.我直截了当地跟他说,我没打算嫁给他 2. We asked for more time but they refused us flat out.我们要求多给一些时间,但他们断然拒绝了。 3. The car does 180 mph flat out.这辆车最高时速为180英里。 4. We've been working flat out. [=as hard as possible]我们一直在竭尽全力地工作。 5. He was running flat out. [=as fast as possible]他当时正在奋力奔跑。 6. This class is just flat-out confusing.这堂课让人完全摸不着头脑。 7. The movie was flat-out lousy.这部电影糟糕透了。 8. She flat-out [=completely] missed the target.她完全没有命中目标。