[/flæt; flæt/] n (esp Brit) (also esp US apartment) set of rooms (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, etc) for living in, usu on one floor of a building 公寓; 单元房; 一套房间:
a new block of flats 一座新的公寓楼 *
They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor. 他们租了四楼的一套带家具的房间. *
Many large old houses have now been converted into flats. 许多旧的大房子都己改建成了单元房. flat 2
[/flæt; flæt/] adj (-tter, -ttest)用法:
1 smooth and level; even 平坦的; 平的:
a flat surface for writing on 可以在上面写字的平面 *
The countryside is very flat here, ie has no hills. 这一带农村地势平坦. 用法:
2 spread out on a single plane; extending at full length 平的; 平展的; 平伸的:
People used to think that the world was flat; now we know it is round. 从前人们以为地球是平的, 现在知道是圆的. 用法:
3 with a broad level surface and little depth 浅的（从上到下距离短的）:
a flat cap 扁帽子 *
flat dishes, plates, etc 浅碟子、 盘子等 *
The cake was flat, ie did not rise while cooking. 这蛋糕没发起来. 用法:
4 (of a tyre) not containing enough air, eg because of a puncture; deflated （指车胎）气不足的（如有穿孔）, 撒气的. 用法:
5 dull; uninteresting; monotonous 枯燥的; 平淡无味的; 单调的:
speak in a flat voice 用平淡的语调说 *
He felt a bit flat after his friends had gone. 朋友们走了以後他觉得有些无聊. 用法:
6 not having much trade or business 生意清淡的; 萧条的; 不景气的:
The market has been flat today. 今天市场上生意一直很清淡. 用法:
7 having a single price for a variety of goods or services （各种商品或服务）价格一律的或统一的:
a flat fare of 70p 一律为70便士的票价 *
a flat rate 统一收费率 *
flat-rate (ie standard and fixed) contributions 定额捐款. 用法:
8 (of a carbonated or gaseous liquid) having lost its gas or effervescence （指充有二氧化碳气或含气的液体）走了气的, 跑了气的:
The lager tastes/has gone flat. 这啤酒喝起来没有气[走气]了. 用法:
9 (of a battery) unable to supply any more electric current; run down （指电池）电用完了的. 用法:
10 (music 音) (half a tone) lower than true or correct pitch 降（半）音的:
B flat is a semitone below the note B. 降B音比B音低半音. *
Your piano is flat; it needs tuning. 你的钢琴的音低了, 该调一调了. Cf 参看 sharp 12. 用法:
11 (a) [usu pred 通常作表语] (of pictures, photographs or colours) without contrast or shading; with no sense of depth or contrast （指图画、 照片等）无景深, 无反差; （指颜色）无变化, 单调:
The colours used are flat and unvaried. 使用的颜色既单调又无层次. *
His paintings are deliberately flat, it's part of his style. 他作画刻意用单一色调, 这是他的一种风格.
(b) (of paint) not glossy; matt （指油漆）无光泽的, 不发亮的. 用法:
12 absolute; unqualified 绝对的; 断然的; 直截了当的:
[attrib 作定语] give sb a flat denial/refusal 对某人所指断然否认[断然拒绝某人]. 用法:
13 (of feet) not having normal raised arches （指脚）扁平的, 扁平足的. 用法:
14 (idm 习语) and ,that's `flat that's my final decision 这是我的最後决定:
I'm not going out with you and that's flat! 我不跟你出去, 说定了! be in/go into a flat spin; (as) flat as a pancake completely flat 十分平坦或平淡:
The whole landscape looked as flat as a pancake. 整个地形十分平坦. *
The surprise party turned out as flat as a pancake, ie was very disappointing. 这次本想让大家感到惊奇的聚会到头来却十分扫兴. flat 3
[/flæt; flæt/] adv 用法:
1 lower than the true or correct pitch 低於正常的或准确的音:
She sings flat all the time. 她总是唱低了音. 用法:
2 stretched out on one level; lying at full length 平坦地; 平伸地; 平躺地:
She lay flat on her back in the warm sunshine. 她在温暖的阳光下平躺著. *
He knocked his opponent flat. 他把对手打倒在地上. *
The earthquake laid the city flat, ie demolished it, making all the buildings fall. 地震把这座城市夷为平地. 用法:
3 outright; positively; completely 直截了当; 断然; 完全:
My boss told me flat that I could not leave early. 我的老板明确地告诉我不能早走. *
She went flat against my orders, ie disobeyed or ignored them completely. 她全然无视我的命令. *
I'm flat broke, ie have absolutely no money. 我一贫如洗. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) fall flat (of a joke, story, performance, etc) fail completely to produce the effect intended or expected （指笑话、 故事、 表演等）未达到预期的效果:
All my funny stories fell completely flat. 我讲的有趣的故事都没有人觉得可笑. fall flat on one's face (infml) suffer a humiliating and undignified setback, esp after attempting sth that is too ambitious 遭到丢脸的挫折（尤指不自量力者）. flat/stony broke => broke2. flat `out (a) as fast as possible; using all one's strength or resources 尽快地; 全力以赴地; 竭尽全力地:
running, working, training, etc flat out 全速奔跑、 竭尽全力地工作、 全力以赴地训练.
(b) exhausted 精疲力竭的; 疲惫的:
After running in the marathon, she was flat out for a week. 她参加马拉松比赛後一星期都疲惫不堪. in 10 seconds, 5 minutes, etc `flat in the period of time specified, but always implying an unexpectedly short period of time 才10秒钟、 5分钟等:
I can change a tyre in 2 minutes flat. 我只用两分钟就能换上一个轮胎. *
She was out of bed, dressed and at the breakfast table in 50 seconds flat. 她起床、 穿衣、 坐到饭桌旁, 一共才用了50秒钟. flat 4
[/flæt; flæt/] n 用法:
1 [sing] the ~ (of sth) flat level part of sth （某物的）平面部分:
the flat of the hand 手掌 *
the flat of a sword, a blade, an oar 剑面、 刀面、 桨面 *
on the flat, ie level, not uphill or downhill 在平面上（非上坡或下坡）. 用法:
2 [C usu pl 通常作复数] level ground; stretch of low flat land, esp near water 平地; 低洼地（尤指近水的）:
`mud flats 泥塘 *
`salt flats 盐田. 用法:
3 the flat [sing] season of flat racing for horses 平地赛马季节. 用法:
4 [C] (music 音) flat2(10) note or sign flat symbol indicating this 降半音符号. =>illus at music 见music插图. Cf 参看 natural 6, sharpn. 用法:
5 [C] (esp US infml) flat2(4) tyre 撒了气的车胎. 用法:
6 movable upright section of stage scenery mounted on a frame 平面布景; 布景屏. |