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flattened

UK //ˈflætənd//US //ˈflætənd//

词源

源自中古英语flatten,来自古法语flatir(击打),最终源自原始日耳曼语*flat-(平坦的)。

adjective

❶ 指物体被压平或变得平坦的状态,通常是由于外力作用导致原本立体或凸起的部分失去高度。

“The box was completely flattened after the truck ran over it.”

(卡车碾过后,盒子完全被压扁了。)

“She used a rolling pin to make the dough flattened.”

(她用擀面杖把面团擀平。)

❶ 形容情绪或状态被彻底压制或击垮,常用于比喻性描述。

“After hearing the bad news, he felt completely flattened.”

(听到坏消息后,他感到彻底崩溃了。)

“The team's morale was flattened by the consecutive losses.”

(连续的失败彻底打击了团队的士气。)

同义词:compressed, crushed, leveled, squashed, depressed

verb

❶ 使某物变平或压平的动作,可能是通过物理压力或其他方式。

“He flattened the aluminum can with his foot.”

(他用脚踩扁了铝罐。)

“The bulldozer flattened the old building in minutes.”

(推土机几分钟内就把旧建筑夷为平地。)

同义词:press, smooth, level, compress, crush

常见短语

flatten the curve — 流行病学术语,指通过干预措施减缓疾病传播速度,使病例数增长曲线变得平缓。

“Social distancing helps to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections.”

(保持社交距离有助于拉平COVID-19感染的曲线。)