| [/ˈflætn; ˋflætn/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (out) become or make (sth) flat 变平; 使（某物）变平:
The land flattens out near the coast. 海岸附近地势变得很平坦. *
The graph flattens out gradually after a steep fall. 图表上的曲线突降之後逐渐趋於平稳. *
a field of wheat flattened by storms 因暴风雨而倒伏的一片小麦 *
flatten (out) a piece of metal by hammering it 把一块金属砸平 *
flatten oneself against a wall to let people get by 紧贴墙站直, 以便他人通过. 用法:
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) defeat (sb) completely; depress or humiliate 彻底打败（某人）; 使沮丧; 使丢脸:
He was totally flattened by her sarcasm. 她说的挖苦话使他无地自容. |