Flatten
[ 'flætn ]
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vt.& vi. 变平，使（某物）变平;打倒，击倒;使失去光泽;
💡 词根助记
flatt=flat平的+en变成 →使变平
📝 例句
She used a rolling pin to flatten the pie dough.
她用擀面棍来擀平做馅饼的面团。
flatten out
行情涨到顶点
The storm flattened the crops.
暴风雨使庄稼都倒下来了。
We can flatten out a piece of metal by hammering it.
我们可以用锤子把一块金属敲平。
split open and flatten for cooking, as of fish over an open fire.
劈开并且展平以便烹任。
🌱 联想助记
摆平就是打败某人
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🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
flatten
v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (out) become or make (sth) flat 变平; 使（某物）变平
The land flattens out near the coast. 海岸附近地势变得很平坦.
The graph flattens out gradually after a steep fall. 图表上的曲线突降之後逐渐趋於平稳.
a field of wheat flattened by storms 因暴风雨而倒伏的一片小麦
flatten (out) a piece of metal by hammering it 把一块金属砸平
flatten oneself against a wall to let people get by 紧贴墙站直, 以便他人通过.
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) defeat (sb) completely; depress or humiliate 彻底打败（某人）; 使沮丧; 使丢脸
He was totally flattened by her sarcasm. 她说的挖苦话使他无地自容.
🔁 扩展释义
*['flætn]vi. 使...不活跃, 变平vt. 弄平, 打倒, 使失去光泽
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But you said you'd come out to dinner with me. We fixed it.
但你说过你愿意出来和我共进晚餐的。我们已经决定了的。
We should learn the value of money and learn how many hours' work has to be done before we can buy something.
我们应该认识到钱的价值，知道要干多少小时的活，我们才能买某件物品。
All the bees that had been at the nearby place were doing the circling dance.
所有在近处点的蜜蜂在跳一种完全不同的舞蹈，一种摇摆舞。