flatten

['flætn]

vt.使变平, 打倒
vi.变平

例句与用法:

Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.

用手把生面团压平。

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。

The land flattens out near the coast.

海岸附近地势变得很平坦。

He was totally flattened by her sarcasm.

她说的挖苦话使他无地自容。

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 |

详细释义:

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。