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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

flatten

英  [ˈflætən]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • flatten out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] （使）变平（同）flatten）

    Flatten out means the same as flatten.

    双语例句

    例：

    The hills flattened out just south of the mountain.

    丘陵在山的南麓变得平坦起来。

    VERB. 动词

  • flattens , flattening , flattened

    1. [I 不及物动词] 使变平 , 变平

    If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter.

    双语例句

    例：

    He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.

    他小心翼翼地弄平包装纸，把它们夹在书页里。

    例：

    The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name.

    当库克叫这只狗的名字时，它的耳朵稍稍耷拉了下来。

    2. [T 及物动词] 夷平（建筑物、城镇或植物）

    To flatten something such as a building, town, or plant means to destroy it by knocking it down or crushing it.

    双语例句

    例：

    explosives capable of flattening a five-storey building.

    足以把一幢五层建筑夷为平地的炸药。

    例：

    Bombing raids flattened much of the area.

    空袭将该地区的许多地方夷为平地。

    3. [T 及物动词] 使自己贴着（以免挡道或被看见）

    If you flatten yourself against something, you press yourself flat against it, for example, to avoid getting in the way or being seen.

    双语例句

    例：

    He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.

    我经过的时候，他紧贴着一堵砖墙站着。

    4. [T 及物动词] 击倒

    If you flatten someone, you make them fall over by hitting them violently.

    双语例句

    例：

    'I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that,' said a crew member. 'She knocked him out cold.'

    “我从没见过一个女人像那样把人击倒”，一名机组人员说，“她把他打昏了。”

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