flatten
- IPA[ˈflatn]
英式
- make or become flat or flatter；press (oneself or one's body) against a surface
verb: flatten, 3rd person present: flattens, gerund or present participle: flattening, past tense: flattened, past participle: flattened
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動詞
- 1. make or become flat or flatter her hair had been flattened by the storm after Kendal, the countryside begins to flatten out 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ press (oneself or one's body) against a surface Guy flattened himself against the wall
- 2. raze (a building or settlement) to the ground the entire town centre was flattened by the 500 lb bomb 同義詞
- ▪ informal strike (someone) so as to make them fall down Flynn flattened him with a single punch 同義詞
- ▪ informal defeat heavily in a contest they flattened Bridgend by forty-two points to fifteen
- ▪ informal humiliate or depress (someone) the controversy has flattened everybody here 同義詞
- 3. lower (a note) in pitch by a semitone.
- (of an increasing quantity or rate) show a less marked rise; slow down
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of an increasing quantity or rate) show a less marked rise; slow down
Oxford Dictionary
- prevent a rate or quantity from greatly intensifying or increasing within a short time
Oxford Dictionary
- prevent a rate or quantity from greatly intensifying or increasing within a short time
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈflatn]
美式
- 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
Oxford American Dictionary
