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flatten['flætən]vt. 1 使成扁平;把…弄平:flatten crumpled paper把皱拢的纸弄平We flattened ourselves against the hedge to allow a car to pass us.我们把身子紧贴树篱让汽车开过去. 2 击倒;使倒伏;夷平:flatten one's opponent击倒对手trees flattened by a storm被暴风刮倒的树木 3 使(漆等)失去光泽 4 降服,压倒:Failure will flatten his self-esteem.失败将使他丧失自尊心. 5 使不活跃;使沮丧 6 使保持在低水平上;压缩,精简(机构) 7 <英>【音】使(音调)降半音 vi. 1 变平 2 倒伏 3 变得不活跃;变得沮丧 4 保持在低水平上 5 平展,平伸 |