flatten

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vi. 使...不活跃, 变平 vt. 弄平, 打倒, 使失去光泽

发音

其它 /ˈflæ.tən/

词形变化

flattened flattening flattens 三单 flattens flattening 现在分词 flattened 过去式 flattened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

击败，摧毁；使……平坦

动词

变平；变单调

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make something flat or flatter.

    压平

    压扁

    夷平

    及物

    As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.

    Mary would flatten the dough before rolling it into pretzels.

  2. 2.

    To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.

  3. 3.

    To knock down or lay low.

    及物

    The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger.

  4. 4.

    To become flat or flatter; to plateau.

    不及物

    Prices have flattened out.

  5. 5.

    To be knocked down or laid low.

    不及物
  6. 6.

    To lower by a semitone.

    音乐
  7. 7.

    To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.

  8. 8.

    To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.

    及物 计算机 工程 数学
  9. 9.

    To combine (separate layers) into a single image.

    及物 计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

drop flatten out

反义词 1

sharpen

上位词 6

change form shape alter modify deform

下位词 7

press roll splat steamroller laminate roll out steamroll

相关短语

flatten out 变平, 转为水平飞行 flatten the curve 压平曲线 flatten down

词源

From flat + -en.

来源：wiktionary