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
✅ 同义词
🔴 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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Bones were carved into needles and tools, and the teeth were used to make necklaces.
骨头则雕琢成针和工具，牙齿用来作项链。
One day she came into my room laughing happily.
有一天，她开心地笑着来到我的房间。
We're warm, we're dry and we're safe.
“我们不感到冷，身上是干的，而且我们很安全。