1 N-COUNT (一间)公寓;(一套)单元房 A
flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom.
(一间)公寓;(一套)单元房 [mainly British] -
Sara lives with her husband and children in a flat in central London.
萨拉和丈夫还有孩子们住在伦敦中心城区的一间公寓里。
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It started a fire in a block of flats.
大火是从一幢公寓大楼烧起的。
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Later on, Victor from flat 10 called.
后来,10 号公寓的维克托打来电话。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 apartment
2 ADJ-GRADED 平的;平展的;平滑的 Something that is
flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven.
平的;平展的;平滑的 -
Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry.
只要表面平整、坚固而且干燥,瓷砖就可以贴住。
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After a moment his right hand moved across the cloth, smoothing it flat.
过了一会儿,他用右手把布抹平。
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...windows which a thief can reach from a drainpipe or flat roof.
小偷从排水管或平屋顶上就可够到的窗户
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The sea was calm, perfectly flat.
海面风平浪静,没有一丝波澜。
3 ADJ [ADJ n, verb-link ADJ, ADJ after verb] 水平的;非竖直的 Flat means horizontal and not upright.
水平的;非竖直的 -
Two men near him threw themselves flat.
他身旁的两个男人直挺挺趴倒在地上。
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As heartburn is usually worse when you're lying down in bed, you should avoid lying flat.
通常躺着的时候胃灼热会更加厉害,所以应当避免平卧。
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 浅的;不深的;矮的;扁的 A
flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width.
浅的;不深的;矮的;扁的 5 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n, verb-link ADJ, ADJ after verb] (地势)平的,平坦的,无起伏的 Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts.
(地势)平的,平坦的,无起伏的 -
To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain.
北边是索尔韦平原平坦而肥沃的农田。
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The landscape became wider, flatter and very scenic.
地势变得更开阔、更平整,风景十分优美。
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The highway stretched out flat and straight ahead.
公路平坦而笔直地向前延伸。
6 N-COUNT [usually plural, usually n NOUN] 平地;(尤指)低洼地,浅滩 A low flat area of uncultivated land, especially an area where the ground is soft and wet, can be referred to as
flats or a
flat .
平地;(尤指)低洼地,浅滩 7 N-COUNT [usually singular] 平面;平坦部分 You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as
the flat of that object.
平面;平坦部分 8 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (鞋)平跟的,平底的 Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels.
(鞋)平跟的,平底的 [US] -
People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel.
人们穿着宽松的长裤、运动衫、平底鞋和各式适合旅行的休闲服装。
Flats are flat shoes.
平跟鞋;平底鞋 9 ADJ-GRADED (轮胎、球、气球等)瘪的,没气的 A
flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it.
(轮胎、球、气球等)瘪的,没气的 10 N-COUNT 瘪了的轮胎 A
flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it.
瘪了的轮胎 11 ADJ-GRADED (饮料)无泡的,走了气的 A drink that is
flat is no longer fizzy.
(饮料)无泡的,走了气的 12 ADJ-GRADED (电池)没电的,电耗光的,电不足的 A
flat battery has lost some or all of its electrical charge.
(电池)没电的,电耗光的,电不足的 [mainly British] in AM, use 美国英语用 dead
13 ADJ-GRADED (扁)平足的 If you have
flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low.
(扁)平足的 14 ADJ [ADJ n] (拒绝或否认)断然的,坚决的 A
flat denial or refusal is definite and firm, and is unlikely to be changed.
(拒绝或否认)断然的,坚决的 flatly -
Michael flatly denied virtually every rumour.
迈克尔几乎对每个传闻都坚决否认。
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He flatly refused to discuss it.
他断然拒绝讨论此事。
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I could use some money, Sarah told him flatly.
萨拉态度坚决地告诉他,我可以用一部分钱。
15 ADJ 飞速的;短短的 If you say that something happened, for example, in ten seconds
flat or ten minutes
flat, you are emphasizing that it happened surprisingly quickly and only took ten seconds or ten minutes.
飞速的;短短的 [emphasis] -
You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat.
您面前的引擎,可以在短短 6 秒钟内速度从 0 提升至每小时 60 英里。
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I had it all explained to me in two minutes flat.
短短两分钟内,我让人把一切都给我解释了一下。
16 ADJ [ADJ n] (比率、价格或百分比)固定的,统一的 A
flat rate, price, or percentage is one that is fixed and which applies in every situation.
(比率、价格或百分比)固定的,统一的 -
Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis.
费用按固定价格收取,而不是基于百分比收取。
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Sometimes there's a flat fee for carrying out a particular task.
有时执行某项特定的任务有固定的价码。
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Medicare is preparing to cut all payments by a flat 2%.
国家医疗保健体系正准备对所有收费都统一减少 2%。
17 ADJ-GRADED (贸易或商业)停滞的,不景气的 If trade or business is
flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing.
(贸易或商业)停滞的,不景气的 -
During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat.
今年前 8 个月,大型货车的销售量增加了 14%,而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。
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For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.
从全国来说,房屋价格没有多大变化。
18 ADJ-GRADED 枯燥的;无趣的;乏味的 If you describe something as
flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting.
枯燥的;无趣的;乏味的 -
The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty.
过去这几天似乎比较平淡无聊。
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It is a long time since a party leader delivered such a dreadfully flat speech as he did yesterday.
很久没有政党领导人像他昨天那样作如此枯燥无聊的演讲了。
19 ADJ-GRADED (嗓音)平淡的,单调的 You use
flat to describe someone's voice when they are saying something without expressing any emotion.
(嗓音)平淡的,单调的 -
'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'.
“不管你说什么,我都会坐在这里等。”他用一种极为平淡的声音说道。
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Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it.
她的声音平淡,听不出疑虑也感觉不到希望。
flatly -
'I know you,' he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.
“我认识你。”他平淡地说道,就事论事,不带任何感情。
20 ADJ [n ADJ] (用于表示音符的字母后)降半音的,降音的 Flat is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone lower than the note which otherwise matches that letter.
Flat is often represented by the symbol after the letter.
(用于表示音符的字母后)降半音的,降音的 21 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] (演唱或乐器)比标准音低的,音偏低的 If someone sings
flat or if a musical instrument is
flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be.
(演唱或乐器)比标准音低的,音偏低的 -
Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat.
至少可以说,她的音域不够宽,而且令人不舒服的是,她总是音高偏低。
Flat is also an adjective.
22 PHRASE 非常平坦的;完全平展的 If you say that something is
as flat as a pancake, you are emphasizing that it is completely flat.
非常平坦的;完全平展的 [emphasis] 23 PHRASE 摔倒;跌倒 If you
fall flat on your face, you fall over.
摔倒;跌倒 24 PHRASE 失败;不成功 If an event or attempt
falls flat or
falls flat on its
face, it is unsuccessful.
失败;不成功 -
Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat.
利兹本想开个玩笑,结果却没有达到效果。
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If it wasn't for the main actress, Ellen Barkin, the plot would have fallen flat on its face.
如果不是女主角埃伦·巴尔金的话,整个情节会非常失败。
25 PHRASE 一文不名;身无分文;一贫如洗 If you say that you are
flat broke, you mean that you have no money at all.
一文不名;身无分文;一贫如洗 [informal, emphasis] 26 PHRASE 全速;全力以赴;竭尽全力 If you do something
flat out, you do it as fast or as hard as you can.
全速;全力以赴;竭尽全力 SYN at full speed, all out, to the full, hell for leather [informal]
27 PHRASE 完完全全的;确确实实的 You use
flat out to emphasize that something is completely the case.
完完全全的;确确实实的 -
That allegation is a flat-out lie.
那项指控是彻头彻尾的谎言。
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They say the industry is flat out lying about the effects of deregulation.
他们说业界所谓的放宽管制已经取得了成效的说法纯属谎言。
28 PHRASE 在平地上 On the flat means on level ground.
在平地上 29 in a flat spin→see: spin Thesaurus | flat Also look up: |
ADJ. | even, level, smooth 2 horizontal 3 |
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