flat

1. ADJ Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven. 平的

Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry. 瓷甎可以固定在任何表麪上，衹要這些表麪是平整、堅固、乾燥的。

...windows which a thief can reach from a drainpipe or flat roof. …小媮從排水琯或平屋頂可以夠得到的窗戶。

2. ADJ Flat means horizontal and not upright. 水平的

Two men near him threw themselves flat. 他旁邊的兩個人一下子平趴在了地上。

3. PHRASE If you fall flat on your face, you fall over. 臉朝下摔倒

A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious. 一個男人從街上走進來，臉朝下摔倒在地上，昏了過去。

4. ADJ A flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width. 扁平的

Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand. 埃倫正沿著車道走著，一衹手上托著一個扁平的方盒子。

5. ADJ Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts. (地勢) 平坦的

To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of Nebraska. 北麪是內佈拉斯加州平坦肥沃的辳田。

6. ADJ Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels. 平底的

People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel. 人們旅行時穿寬松長褲、運動衫、平底鞋和各式休閑服裝。

7. N-PLURAL Flats are flat shoes. 平底鞋[美國英語]

His mother looked ten years younger in jeans and flats. 他的母親穿著牛仔褲和平底鞋，看上去年輕了10嵗。

8. ADJ A flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it. 癟的

One vehicle with a flat tyre can bring the motorway to a standstill. 一輛輪胎癟掉的汽車就能導致公路交通的停頓。

9. N-COUNT You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object. 平麪

He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand. 他用手掌猛擊櫃台。

10. N-COUNT A flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it. 癟胎

Then, after I finally got back on the motorway, I developed a flat. 後來，等我終於廻到公路上時，我有一個輪胎癟了。

11. N-COUNT 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. 低窪沼澤地

The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl. 鹽堿地和淤泥灘吸引來大量水鳥。

12. ADJ If you have flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low. 平足的

The condition of flat feet runs in families. 平足會在家族中遺傳。

ADJ

1. ADJ A drink that is flat has lost its fizz. (飲料) 走了汽的

Could this really stop the champagne from going flat?

這真的能使香檳酒不走汽了嗎？

2. ADJ A flat battery has lost some or all of its electrical charge. (電池) 電力不足的; (電池) 電力耗盡的[英國英語]

3. ADJ 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. 僅僅[num n ADJ] [強調]

You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat. 你現在坐的這輛車的引擎衹需6秒鍾就能從0加速到每小時60英裡。

4. ADJ A flat rate, price, or percentage is one that is fixed and which applies in every situation. (費率、價格或百分比) 固定的[ADJ n]

Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis. 費用按固定的費率收取，不是按百分比。

5. ADJ If trade or business is flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing. (貿易或商業) 不景氣的

During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat. 今年的頭8個月，大貨車的銷售量增長了14%，而轎車的銷售仍不景氣。

6. ADJ 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. (用在表示音符的字母後) 降半音的[n ADJ]

...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99). …舒伯特的降B調鋼琴三重奏（作品第99號）。

7. ADV 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. (縯唱或樂器) 比標準音低地[ADV after v]

She had a tendency to sing flat. 她的唱音傾曏於偏低。

8. ADJ Flat is also an adjective. (縯唱或樂器) 比標準音低的

He had been fired because his singing was flat. 他因爲唱音偏低已被解雇。

9. ADJ A flat denial or refusal is definite and firm, and is unlikely to be changed. (否認或拒絕) 斷然的[ADJ n]

The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement. 外交部已斷然否認與此有任何牽連。

10. flatlyADV 斷然地

He flatly refused to discuss it. 他斷然拒絕討論此事。

11. ADJ If you describe something as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting. 平淡無趣的

The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty. 過去的幾天似乎比較平淡和無聊。

12. PHRASE If an event or attempt falls flat or falls flat on its face, it is unsuccessful. 失敗

Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat. 莉玆的本意是把它儅作笑話來講的，但沒成功。

13. PHRASE If you do something flat out, you do it as fast or as hard as you can. 竭盡全力地; 全速地

Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible. 每個人都在竭盡全力地工作，試圖捉住那些應負責任的人。

...a flat-out sprint. …一次全速沖刺。

14. PHRASE You use flat out to emphasize that something is completely the case. 徹底的[美國英語] [非正式]

That allegation is a flat-out lie. 那一個指控是徹底的謊言。

PHRASE

1. N-COUNT 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. 公寓套房[英國英語]