flatten

['flætn]

vt.使变平, 打倒
vi.变平

vt.

1. 使平坦; 弄平

The workman flattened a piece of metal by hammering it.

工匠将一块金属锤平。

2. 击倒, 击败; 摧毁

The storm flattened the crops.

暴风雨使庄稼都倒下来了。

vi.

变平坦[(+out)]

The lump had almost flattened out.

这肿块差不多消失了。

词形变化

名词: flattener | 动词过去式: flattened | 动词过去分词: flattened | 动词现在分词: flattening | 动词第三人称单数: flattens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.使平

make flat  flat  level  plane  smooth  spread out  lie flat

v.变平

go flat  become stale

v.摧毁

raze  demolish  destroy  ruin  smash  fell  floor  overcome  overthrow  squelch  squash  quash  crush  deflate  

英英释义

动词 flatten:

make flat or flatter

become flat or flatter

同义词：flatten out

lower the pitch of (musical notes)

同义词：drop

补充

flattenflatten英:[ˈflætn] 美:[ˈflætn]vt. & vi.1.变平; 使(某物)变平vt.1.彻底打败某人, 使丢脸

例句

1. Cut the dough into four and flatten each piece slightly.把面团切成四块, 逐每块轻轻压扁。 2. 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。 3. He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.他紧贴砖墙站好让我通过。 4. They flattened themselves on the ground and lay perfectly still.他们平躺在地上一动不动。 5. fields of flattened corn大片大片倒伏的玉米 6. 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。 7. '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。” 8. The slums have been flattened.贫民窟已经被夷为平地。 9. Bombing raids flattened much of the area.轰炸把这个地区大部分摧毁了。 10. Failure will flatten his self-esteem.失败会击垮他的自尊心。 11. 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。 12. 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。 13. New business growth may flatten from here on.从此, 新的业务增长可能会平缓下来。 14. 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。 15. to flatten a piece of metal by hammering it把一块金属锤平 16. to flatten business structures精简公司的机构 17. [with obj.]Martin flattened a book out in front of him.马丁在面前摊开一本书。 18. [no obj.]after Kendal, the countryside begins to flatten out.过了肯达尔，乡野便开始平坦起来。 19. [as adj. flattened]they were dancing on the flattened grass.他们在整平的草地上翩然起舞。 20. they flattened themselves on the pavement as a bomb came whistling down.随着一枚炸弹呼啸而下，他们全都趴在了人行道上。 21. the hurricane flattened thousands of homes.飓风把成千上万的家园夷为平地。 22. Flynn flattened him with a single punch.弗林只一拳就把他打趴在地上。 23. the controversy has flattened everybody here, including the players.这场争论使这儿的每个人都非常沮丧，包括队员在内。 24. he flattened out and made a fine three-point landing.他把飞机改平后，来了一个精确的三点着陆。 25. The countryside flattens out as you get nearer the sea.越靠近海边郊野地势变得平坦。 26. The storms have flattened crops all over the country.暴风雨吹倒了全国各处的作物。 27. He opened the map and flattened it (out) against the tabletop.他打开地图并把它在桌上展平。 28. He flattened himself against the wall. [=he pressed himself against the wall so that he was as close to it as possible]他紧贴着墙。 29. The dough flattened smoothly/easily.生面团容易展平。 30. The land flattens (out) as you approach the coast.越靠近海岸，地势就越平坦。 31. Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.几十座房屋被龙卷风夷为平地。 32. The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.那名拳击手在第七个回合中被打倒在地。 33. The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.这个队在季后赛的首轮比赛中就被彻底击败。 34. Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.假日购物季之后，价格有望降低到一定水平。 35. Student performance flattened out after the second month of the school year.学生成绩在本学年第二个月后有所下降。