flatten

verb

1. （使）变平；把…弄平
   to become or make sth become flat or flatter
   1. The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
      曲奇烤时会略微变平。
   2. These exercises will help to flatten your stomach.
      这些身体锻炼有助腹部变平。
   3. He flattened his hair down with gel.
      他用发胶把头发弄平。
2. 摧毁，推倒，弄倒（建筑物、树木等）
   to destroy or knock down a building, tree, etc.
   1. Most of the factory was flattened by the explosion.
      工厂的大部分被爆炸夷为平地。
3. 轻易击败
   to defeat sb easily in a competition, an argument, etc.
   1. Our team was flattened this evening!
      今晚我们队被打得落花流水！
4. 击倒；打倒
   to hit sb very hard so that they fall down
   1. He flattened the intruder with a single punch.
      他一拳就把闯入者打倒在地。
   2. I'll flatten you if you do that again!
      你要再那样我就把你揍趴下！

1. V-ERG (使)变平;把…弄平
   If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter.
   1. He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book...
      他小心翼翼地把包装纸弄平，夹在书页里。
   2. The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name.
      库克叫这只狗的名字时，它的耳朵就会稍稍耷拉一下。
   3. ...the pitiful shacks built of cardboard boxes, corrugated iron sheets and flattened oil drums.
      用硬纸盒、波纹铁皮和压扁的油桶搭起来的简陋棚屋
   4. Flatten out means the same as flatten .
      flatten out 同 flatten
   5. The hills flattened out just south of the mountain...
      丘陵就在大山以南变得平坦起来。
   6. We now think prices will flatten out towards the end of this year...
      我们现在认为到今年年底价格会趋于平稳。
   7. Peel off the blackened skin, flatten the pepper out and trim it into edible pieces.
      把发黑的皮削掉，把甜椒压扁，切成可以入口的小块。
2. VERB 摧毁，弄倒，夷平(建筑、城镇或植物)
   To flatten something such as a building, town, or plant means to destroy it by knocking it down or crushing it.
   1. ...explosives capable of flattening a five-storey building.
      能将一幢 5 层高的楼房夷为平地的炸药
   2. ...bombing raids flattened much of the area.
      空袭将这个地区的大部分都夷为了平地
   3. ...areas of flattened corn.
      玉米割倒了的地方
3. VERB 使紧贴;使贴着(以免挡路或被看见)
   If you flatten yourself against something, you press yourself flat against it, for example to avoid getting in the way or being seen.
   1. He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.
      他紧贴一面砖墙站着好让我通过。
4. VERB 揍倒;打倒
   If you flatten someone, you make them fall over by hitting them violently.
   1. 'I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that,' said a crew member. 'She knocked him out cold.'
      “我从没见过一个女人那样把人打趴下，”一位机组人员说，“她把他完全打昏了。”
5. VERB (在争斗、竞赛或辩论中)击败，打败，战胜
   If you flatten someone in a fight, contest, or argument, you defeat them completely.
   1. In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me...
      在壁球场上他的主要目标就是击败我。
   2. A large percentage of these forces had been flattened by the assault.
      这些部队大部分都已经在这次进攻中被击溃。

1. He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book
   他小心翼翼地把包装纸弄平，夹在书页里。
2. The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name.
   库克叫这只狗的名字时，它的耳朵就会稍稍耷拉一下。
3. He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.
   他紧贴一面砖墙站着好让我通过。
4. 'I've never seen a woman flatten someone like that,' said a crew member. 'She knocked him out cold.'
   “我从没见过一个女人那样把人打趴下，”一位机组人员说，“她把他完全打昏了。”
5. In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me
   在壁球场上他的主要目标就是击败我。
6. A large percentage of these forces had been flattened by the assault.
   这些部队大部分都已经在这次进攻中被击溃。
7. This is the stock linguistics gem, modified to flatten out the directory structure.
   这是一个库存linguisticsgem，被修改来扁平化目录结构。
8. This can cause arches to flatten, which means feet get wider and longer.
   这就会使得脚底变平，那么脚就更宽更长了。
9. Flatten the ends ( of nails and rivets).
   把钉子或铆钉的尖头变平。
10. But I will not flatten.
    但我是不会被压扁的。
11. Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and press it down to flatten.
    刮出面团放到洒了少许面粉的台面上，排除气体按扁面团。
12. 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。
13. Heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns.
    用来使草坪变平的沉重的坚固的圆筒。
14. The wrinkled silk will flatten out if you iron it.
    发皱的丝绸可以用熨斗烫平。
15. Double round flatten and two-seater pairs of power polishing machine one.
    双螺旋齿轮，人字齿轮双轮压平及双座双动力抛光机1台。
16. Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.
    用手把生面团压平。
17. A longer pile carpet will flatten over time.
    较长的绒毛地毯过一段时间会变得平伏。
18. Flatten each leaf and fold lengthwise so that the underside of the leaf is folded inside and main leaf vein forms the top ridge of the fold.
    纵向拼合每个叶和褶皱，叶底面内折叠和主叶脉形成顶部的褶皱脊。
19. The pressure of the atmosphere on the earth could flatten animal cells.
    地球上的大气压可能会把动物细胞压瘪。
20. Together, these and scores more bring diversity and flatten old geographical hierarchies.
    上述收藏家以及更多其他人带来了多样性，并打破了旧式的地理格局。
21. Grass will flatten in a small radius around you if you go prone.
    如果你匍匐前进的话，你身周范围内的草会被你压平。
22. She used a rolling pin to flatten the pie dough.
    她用擀面棍来擀平做馅饼的面团。
23. The DID chain that arrived was120 links, so I used a grinder to flatten off one of the pins and knock the chain down to106 links.
    在抵达的DID链为120的联系，所以我用磨床拉平了一个引脚和敲链下跌至106的联系。
24. Gold prices on the London market are expected to flatten out after a period of fluctuation.
    一段时间的波动后，预料伦敦市场的黄金价格将稳定下来了。
25. The wedged edges of the boxes flatten perspective yet create alluring depth.
    该盒压扁的楔边还创造诱人的角度深入。
26. Flatten slope to 46 ° to give a factor of safety of 1. 3 under saturated conditions.
    削坡到46°，给饱水条件下的边坡以1.3的安全系数。
27. You have to do some exercise to flatten your abdomen.
    你应做些运动来使你的腹部变平。
28. For example if a rubber ball bounces and hits the ground it will tend to flatten when it hits.
    例如如果一个橡胶球弹跳并击打在地面时，它将趋向压平它当它击在地面时。
29. Flatten chicken to1cm thickness.
    把鸡肉切1厘米厚的片。
30. You want to fight me? I'll flatten you!
    你想跟我打架？我会把你揍扁！

  flatten level smooth out【导航词义：弄平】

  flatten v. （使）变平

〔辨析〕普通用词，指物体变平或使物体变平；也指通过撞击、轰炸等将建筑物、树木等夷平。

  level v. 使平坦，弄平

〔辨析〕只作及物动词，指将某物弄平整，或摧毁、夷平建筑物等，常可与 flatten 换用。

  smooth out phr. v. 弄平

〔辨析〕指用手把纸、布等弄平整。

flatten sth/yourself against/on sb/sth

1. 使平贴；把…紧贴着
   to press sth/your body against sb/sth
   1. The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
      曲奇烤时会略微变平。
   2. These exercises will help to flatten your stomach.
      这些身体锻炼有助腹部变平。
   3. He flattened his hair down with gel.
      他用发胶把头发弄平。

flatten out

1. 逐渐变平
   to gradually become completely flat
   1. Our team was flattened this evening!
      今晚我们队被打得落花流水！
2. 停止生长；不再长高；停止上升
   to stop growing or going up
   1. He flattened the intruder with a single punch.
      他一拳就把闯入者打倒在地。
   2. I'll flatten you if you do that again!
      你要再那样我就把你揍趴下！

flatten sth↔out

1. 使变平
   to make sth completely flat

verb

1. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

   Synonym:    drop

2. become flat or flatter
   1. The landscape flattened

   Synonym:    flatten out

3. make flat or flatter
   1. flatten a road
   2. flatten your stomach with these exercises