flat是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts -- 水平的；平坦的

  • An ice rink needs to be completely flat. 溜冰场地必须十分平坦。

  • Roll out the pastry on a flat surface. 在平的面板上把油酥面团擀薄。

  • Much of the countryside in that region is very flat. 那一地区的许多乡村都地势平坦。

• 1 level but having little or no height -- 扁平的

  • flat shoes (= ones without a raised heel) 平底鞋

  • Pitta and nan are two types of flat bread. 皮塔饼和印度薄饼是两种未发酵的面包。

• 2 not interesting, or without emotion or excitement -- 不积极的；不感兴趣的；缺乏热情的

  • After the excitement of the party, life seems somewhat flat now. 聚会的兴奋劲儿过去之后，生活现在似乎相当乏味。

  • I thought her performance a little flat. 我觉得她的表演有点平淡。

  • I think the colours in this painting are kind of flat (= not varied or bright). 我认为这幅油画的色彩有些平淡。

• 3 with no electrical power left in it -- 没有电的

  • I left my car lights on and now the battery is flat. 我的车灯没关，现在电池没电了。

• 4 If a drink is flat, it has stopped being fizzy (= with bubbles). -- （饮料）走了气的

  • If you don't put the top back on that bottle of beer, it will go flat. 你要是不把那瓶啤酒的瓶盖盖上，它会走气的。

• 5 complete or certain, and not likely to change -- 彻底的；肯定的；断然的

  • His request for time off work was met with a flat refusal. 他的休假要求遭到了断然拒绝。

  • The official has issued a flat denial of the accusations against her. 那位官员矢口否认对她的那些指控。

• 6 If something such as a tyre or ball is flat, it does not contain enough air. -- （轮胎或球）瘪了的，撒了气的

  • I got a flat tyre (= the air went out of it) after driving over a nail. 我的车胎扎了钉子后瘪了。

• 7 (especially of an amount of money) fixed and not likely to change -- （尤指钱数）固定的，不变的

  • We charge a flat fee/rate of $25 per hour. 我们每小时统一收费25美元。

• 8 If profits, sales, etc. are flat, they are not growing or increasing. -- （利润、销售等）无增长的

  • Demand for our machinery abroad is increasing, while growth is flat at home. 在海外对我们生产的机器需求在不断增长，在国内却十分平缓。

• 9 a set of rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor -- 公寓，单元房

  • a furnished/unfurnished flat 配家具／未配家具的公寓

  • a block of flats 一栋公寓楼

  • They have a house in the country and a flat in Manchester. 他们在乡下有一套房子，在曼切斯特有一套公寓。

• 10 an area of low, level ground, often near water -- （常指水边的）平地；低洼地

  • The salt flats are used for motor racing. 盐滩被用作摩托车比赛场地。

  • The mud flats attract large numbers of birds. 潮泥滩吸引了大批鸟类。

  • He hit me with the flat of his hand. 他打了我一巴掌。

  • Most of the path is on the flat. 这条小径大部分都在平地上。

• 11 a tyre that does not have any or enough air in it -- 瘪胎

  • We were late because we had to stop and fix a flat. 我们迟到了，因为中途不得不停下来修理漏气的轮胎。

• 12 women's shoes without high heels -- （女式）平跟鞋，平底鞋

  • I feel more comfortable in flats. 我穿平底鞋感觉更舒适。

• 13 (a symbol for) a note that is a semitone lower than a stated note -- 降半音；降音符号

• 14 (in music) lower than a particular note or the correct note -- （音乐）低于标准音高的，偏低的

  • The top string on your violin is flat. 你的小提琴 E 弦音偏低。

  • She sang flat throughout the song (= all the notes she sang were too low). 她把整首歌的音调都唱低了。

• 15 in a level position, often against another surface -- （常指贴着另一表面）水平地，平直地

  • Lay the cloth flat across the table. 把布平铺在桌子上。

• 16 into a flat shape without height -- 扁平地

  • These patio chairs will fold flat for storage. 这些花园坐椅可以折叠起来存放。

• 17 completely or to the greatest degree possible -- 彻底；断然

  • She told him flat that she would not go to the show. 她直截了当地告诉他她是不会去看表演的。

  • Could you lend me some money, I'm flat broke (= I have no money). 你能借我些钱吗？我一个子儿也没有了。

  • We managed to get to the station in five minutes flat. 我们设法正好用了5分钟时间赶到了车站。

  • My car only does about 60 mph, even when it's going flat out. 我的车即使全速行驶，也只能跑到每小时60英里左右。

  • We've been working flat out to get this done. 为了完成这项工作，我们一直在全力以赴。