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n.
平地( flat的名词复数 )
(楼房的)一层
降半音
平面布景
adjective
lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate
The soldiers were lying flat on the ground.
utterly ruined or destroyed
buildings flat from the blast
resting with a surface against something
Push the chairs flat against the wall.
having a continuous horizontal surface
the flat landscape of the prairie
being or characterized by a horizontal line or tracing without peaks or depressions
a flat EEG
having a relatively smooth or even surface
a flat computer disk
arranged or laid out so as to be level or even
maps flat on the desk
having the major surfaces essentially parallel and distinctly greater than the minor surfaces
a flat piece of wood
of a shoe heel very low and broad
flat shoes for work
clearly unmistakable
a flat denial
not varying : fixed
a flat rate
lacking in animation, zest, or vigor : dull
He spoke in a flat, tired voice.
lacking flavor : tasteless
The stew is too flat.
lacking effervescence or sparkle
flat ginger ale
commercially inactivealso: characterized by no significant rise or decline from one period to another
sales were flat
of a tire lacking air : deflated
chiefly British, of a battery dead sense 3c, discharged
of a tone lowered a half step in pitch
of the vowel a pronounced as in bad or bat
having a low trajectory (see trajectory sense 1)
made a flat pass that was intercepted
of a tennis stroke made so as to give little or no spin to the ball
not having an inflectional ending
flat adverbs
of a sail taut
uniform in hue or shade
figures standing out against a background of flat wash
having little or no illusion of depth
of a photograph or negative lacking contrast
of lighting conditions lacking shadows or contours
free from gloss : having a nonreflective finish
a flat paint
two-dimensional sense 3
flat characters
of, relating to, or used in competition on the flat
a flat horse
of a universe having a mass such that expansion halts only after infinite time and collapse never occurs
noun
a level surface of land—usually used in pluraltidal flats
sagebrush flats
a stretch of land without obstaclesespecially: a track or course for a flat race —usually used with the
has won twice on the flat
a flat part or surface
the flat of one's hand
a musical note or tone one half step lower than a specified note or tone
a character ♭ on a line or space of the musical staff indicating a half step drop in pitch
something flat: such as
a shallow container for shipping produce
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a flat piece of theatrical scenery
a shoe or slipper having a flat heel or no heel
chiefly British an apartment on one floor
a deflated tire
the area to either side of an offensive football formation
adverb
in a flat manner : directly, positively
in a complete manner : absolutely
flat broke
below the proper musical pitch
without interest chargeespecially: without allowance or charge for accrued interest
bonds sold flat
verb
transitive verb
flatten
to lower in pitch especially by a half step
intransitive verb
to sing or play below the true pitch
block of flatsn. 公寓楼
blocks of flats公寓楼,楼房;一幢幢公寓
"水平潮汐道",1540年代,源自中古英语中 flat(名词)的“水平地面”意义。
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, and Verb Middle English, from Old Norse flatr; akin to Old High German flaz flat, and probably to Greek platys broad — more at place
The first known use of flat was in the 14th century
flattenverb
to make or become flat
flattenverb
to make or become flat
flat1 of 4adjective
having a smooth level surface
flat ground
having a smooth even surface
spread out on or along a surface
was flat on the ground
having a broad smooth surface and little thickness
shoes with flat heels
absolute sense 3
a flat refusal
fixed sense 1b, unchanging
charge a flat rate
exact entry 2 sense 1
in two minutes flat
lacking in interest or flavor the stew tastes flat
a flat story
lacking bubbles or sparkle
flat ginger ale
lacking any rise or decline
sales were flat
being deflated—used of tires
lower than the true pitch
lower by a half step
tone of A flat
free from gloss
flat paint
flat2 of 4noun
a level surface of land : plain
a flat part or surface
a musical tone one half step lower than a specified tone
a character ♭ before a note indicating that it is to be a flat
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a shoe or slipper having a flat heel or no heel
chiefly British an apartment on one floor
a deflated tire
flat3 of 4adverb
on or against a flat surface
lie flat
as much as possible : completely
was flat broke
below the true musical pitch
flat4 of 4verb
to lower in pitch especially by a half step
1 At the next corner he saw a “For Rent” sign in a building which he knew was cut up into small kitchenette flats.
2 A widow living in the flats had an only son.
3 All the empty flats in our building would soon be overflowing with families as more Jews were marched in through the gates.
4 “My exciting new career, towing numskull tourists off the bonefish flats.”
5 Hatsue, carrying a garden shovel and a metal pail rusted through in its bottom, dripped water behind her as she walked the tide flats; she was fourteen and wore a black bathing suit.
6 Having lived in Montana, they were accustomed to dealing with flats.
7 During the boom much of the construction activity was in flats.
在繁荣期,大多数建设项目是公寓。
8 For example, if the F sharps are written as G flats, or if the A's are sharp instead of natural, you have a different chord, not an inversion of the same chord.
9 The self-catering flats are usually reserved for postgraduate students.
可以自己做饭的公寓一般留给研究生住。
10 The road was rutted in sticky red mud, and Robert had to put the truck in low gear and gun it to cross the flats by Prairie Dog hill.
11 Uncle Al had the good fortune to be in the vicinity and was able to score a sleeping car and two flats for a song from railroad officials desperate to free up their siding.
12 The company subleases flats to students.
公司把公寓分租给大学生。
13 People came in and went to their flats.
14 He mixed the photos like a little kid mixes playing cards, smearing them together with the flats of his hands.
15 Using double or triple sharps or flats may seem to be making things more difficult than they need to be.
16 A baby cried half-heartedly and a drunken man in one of the downstairs flats synopsized the wicked life he claimed his wife had led.
17 We asked for more time but they turned us down flat.
18 Coming out of the river bottoms, I scatted up a long hogback ridge, and broke out on top in the flats.
19 Some of the children from the flats upstairs came down and stood watching us.
20 It means, Jacob, that in order to accommodate less than a dozen performers, we will now have sixty-four working men sleeping under wagons on the flats.”