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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   flatten

   • IPA[ˈflatn]

   美式

   • v.
     make or become flat or flatter；press (oneself or one's body) against a surface, typically to get away from something or to let someone pass

   • verb: flatten, 3rd person present: flattens, gerund or present participle: flattening, past tense: flattened, past participle: flattened

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make or become flat or flatter spoon the mixture into the pan, flatten into cakes, and fry until brown the ground flattened out and became marshy 同義詞 make/become flat, make/become even, make/become smooth, smooth (out/off), level (out/off), ... 更多even out, iron, steamroller, compress, press down, crush, squash, compact, trample, tread, tramp, wear反義詞 roughen, make uneven
   • ▪ press (oneself or one's body) against a surface, typically to get away from something or to let someone pass they flattened themselves on the pavement as a bomb came whistling down
   • 2. raze (a building or settlement) to the ground the hurricane flattened thousands of homes 同義詞 demolish, raze, raze to the ground, level, tear down, ... 更多knock down, destroy, wipe out, topple, wreck, reduce to ruins, devastate, annihilate, pulverize, obliterate, ravage, smash, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map, informaltotal, rareunbuild
   • ▪ informal knock someone down with power and vigor once I'm in the ring, I know I can flatten him 同義詞 knock down, knock over, knock to the ground, knock off one's feet, fell, ... 更多rugby-tackle, topple, prostrate, informallay out, floor, deck, knock for six, knock into the middle of next week
   • ▪ informal defeat (someone) completely, especially in a sports contest.
   • 3. lower (a note) in pitch by a half step.

   片語

   • flatten the curve
   • flatten out