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单词 flat out
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flat out

phraseinformal
asfastor as hard aspossible:
Mycaronly does about 60mph,evenwhen it's goingflatout.
We've beenworkingflatout to get this done.
Oilrefineriesarecurrentlyrunningflatout tosatisfythedemand.
They weregallopingflatout along thebeach.
She's beenworkingflatout allsummerand she reallyneedsabreak.
See also
flatadverb(COMPLETELY)
flat out
adverb
(alsoflat-out)
uk
/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/us
/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
at themaximumspeed,level,rate, etc. that ispossible:
When you'reworkingflatout, that's whenrelationshipscansuffer.
Manyfactoriesarerunningflatout, so newinvestmentisneeded.
mainlyUS
in adirectorsimpleway, withouttryingto make somethingsoundmorepleasantor morepolite:
Shefinallyjustaskedhimflatout what hewanted.
Heflatout said he wouldn't do it.
mainlyUS
completelyorsimply; used foremphasis:
He justflatoutliedto the Americanpeople.
It isunacceptableand just flat-outwrong.
More examples
  • Globalproductionis goingflatout tomeetdemandfrom the US andChina.
  • I'm aracingdriver. I can only goflatout. It's what I do.
  • I've beenworkingflatouttryingto get myconsultancyoff theground.
  • Sometimespeoplefeelattackedwhenfriendsflatouttellthem they're doing somethingwrong.
  • I need them tocleantheirroomswhich they justflatoutrefuseto do!
  • She said flat-out that thedocumentwas aforgery.
  • I cantellyouabsolutelyflatout, no way am Ipayingthatmoney.
  • I justflatoutlosttherace.
  • After fiveyearssherealizedshe was flat-outbored.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Maximum and minimum
  • (at) full steamidiom
  • (at) full stretchidiom
  • at leastidiom
  • bare
  • credit limit
  • flat chat
  • give a hundred percentidiom
  • least
  • limit
  • mass
  • max out
  • maximal
  • maximally
  • maximum
  • min.
  • peak
  • percent
  • the bare minimumphrase
  • the full monty
  • utmost
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Fast and rapid
Busy and active
Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
Linguistics: very & extreme
Complete and whole
flat out
adjective
(alsoflat-out)
uk
/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/us
/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
workingor going at themaximumspeed,level,rate, etc. that ispossible:
Over two and ahalfmileshe wasflatout all the way.
I'm just doingbitsandpiecesofworkat themoment. I'm notflatout.
[before noun]mainlyUS
complete,simple; used foremphasis:
Themoviewas aflatoutbore.
That was just a flat-outlie.那是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。
More examples
  • Medicalteamsin thecityarelikelyto beflatout during thefestivaldealingwithminorcasualties.
  • Oilrefineriesarecurrentlyarealmostflatout,accordingto the Centre for Global Energy Studies.
  • When Isawit IswearI had aflatoutanxietyattack.
  • That is a flat-outbribe, nothing more.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Maximum and minimum
  • (at) full steamidiom
  • (at) full stretchidiom
  • at leastidiom
  • bare
  • credit limit
  • flat chat
  • give a hundred percentidiom
  • least
  • limit
  • mass
  • max out
  • maximal
  • maximally
  • maximum
  • min.
  • peak
  • percent
  • the bare minimumphrase
  • the full monty
  • utmost
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Fast and rapid
Busy and active
Complete and whole
(Definition offlat outfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
flat out
adverb
mainlyUS
uk
/ˈflæt aʊt/us
/ˈflæt aʊt/
completely; used foremphasis
（用于强调时）完全地
When Iaskedhim about it, he flat-outdeniedit.当我问起他这件事时，他矢口否认。

See also

flatoutinformal
flat out
adjective[before noun]
mainlyUS
uk
/ˈflæt aʊt/us
/ˈflæt aʊt/
complete; used foremphasis
（用于强调时）完全的
That was just a flat-outlie.那是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。

flat out| American Dictionary

flat out

idiom
asfastaspossible:
Iranflat out andwontheracebyinches.
(Definition offlat outfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflat out

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I think that we must goflatoutfor this.
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Ought we not to run the whole machineflatout?
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There is no incentive for anyone to goflatoutor to risk capital.
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I think that he must be right when he says that we cannot run the economy permanently absolutelyflatout.
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Others have said that we should goflatoutuntil stocks are exhausted.
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This is in spite of the fact that the building industry has been workingflatoutever since the war.
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He had one man workingflatout, and that man was due to leave.
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On the other hand, these career civil servants who should not be political neuters have to workflatoutfor the government of the day.
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Experience has shown that we cannot run this economyflatoutthe whole time without running into balance of payments difficulties.
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The fallacy is that both of them were talking as if our economy is now goingflatout.
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Surely it is only fair that, following eight weeks of unmitigated pressure, the shop staff who have been workingflatoutdeserve a break.
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Is it their intention to goflatoutfor a nuclear energy policy?
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Our chaps areflatoutdoing exactly that.
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Most of our services are directly involved and are now workingflatoutto produce their contribution.
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At the end of 1973, industry was workingflatout.
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