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单词 flatten
释义
flatten
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈflæt.ən/us
/ˈflæt̬.ən/

flattenverb[I or T](BECOME LEVEL)

C2
tobecomelevelorcausesomething tobecomelevel:
（使）变平，把…弄平
Severaltreeswere flattened(=knockeddown)by thestorm.暴风雨把几棵大树刮倒了。
Thepathflattens(out)(= does not go up so much)as itreachesthetopof thehill.到达山顶时，这条小路变得平坦了。
tostoprising,falling, orchangingsoquickly, or to make therateofchangeslower:
Television adrateshave flattened, if notdeclinedslightly.
In the lastdecadewesawsmokingratesflattenoutanddecline.
The use of aretardantcoatingon thesurfaceof thepowderslowstheinitialburnrateand flattensouttherateofchange.
flatten the curve
to make therateofchangeslowerfor something that might beshownas alineon agraph,especiallyto make theincreasein therateofinfectionsslowerwhen adiseaseisspreading:
Thesepublichealthmeasuresaredesignedto flatten thecurvein thespreadof thedisease.
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More examples
  • He wasimmediatelyflattened by asinglepunchto thehead.
  • Thewholeareawas flattened in thebombingraid- not abuildingwasleftstanding.
  • After a few hundredyards, you come to anareawhere thegroundflattens out.
  • Thattentis notsecure, youknow. The firstgustofwindwill flatten it.
  • Afightbrokeout and we had tograbKevin tostophim flattening the otherguy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things more or less smooth or straight
  • bunch
  • bunch(something)up
  • coarsen
  • coarsening
  • creased
  • crinkle
  • fold
  • folding
  • furl
  • grooming
  • interfold
  • pucker
  • pumice stone
  • sand
  • sandpaper
  • screw
  • sleek
  • sleek back/down
  • smoothen
  • wrinkle
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Keeping and staying the same

flattenverb[I or T](MAKE THINNER)

C2
tobecomelevelandthinneror tocausesomething tobecomelevelandthinner:
（使）变平坦；（使）变薄
Flatten thepastryinto athindiscwithyourhands.用手把油酥面团压成薄圆片。
Thebiscuitswill flatten out as theycook.烘烤时饼干会变得扁平。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things more or less smooth or straight
  • bunch
  • bunch(something)up
  • coarsen
  • coarsening
  • creased
  • crinkle
  • fold
  • folding
  • furl
  • grooming
  • interfold
  • pucker
  • pumice stone
  • sand
  • sandpaper
  • screw
  • sleek
  • sleek back/down
  • smoothen
  • wrinkle
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(Definition offlattenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
flatten
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈflæt.ən/us
/ˈflæt̬.ən/

flattenverb[I or T](BECOME LEVEL)

C2
tobecomelevelorcausesomething tobecomelevel
（使）变平，把…弄平
Severaltreeswere flattened(=knockeddown)by thestorm.暴风雨把几棵大树刮倒了。
Thepathflattens(out)(= does not go up so much)as itreachesthetopof thehill.到达山顶时，这条小路变得平坦了。
More examples
  • He wasimmediatelyflattened by asinglepunchto thehead.
  • Thewholeareawas flattened in thebombingraid- not abuildingwasleftstanding.
  • After a few hundredyards, you come to anareawhere thegroundflattens out.
  • Thattentis notsecure, youknow. The firstgustofwindwill flatten it.
  • Afightbrokeout and we had tograbKevin tostophim flattening the otherguy.

flattenverb[I or T](MAKE THINNER)

C2
tobecomelevelandthinneror tocausesomething tobecomelevelandthinner
（使）变平坦；（使）变薄
Flatten thepastryinto athindiscwithyourhands.用手把油酥面团压成薄圆片。
Thebiscuitswill flatten out as theycook.烘烤时饼干会变得扁平。

flatten| American Dictionary

flatten
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈflæt·ən/
to make orbecomeflat:
[I]In theroadrace, you go over a fewsteephillsbut then thecourseflattens out.
(Definition offlattenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

flatten| Business English

flatten
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈflætən/us
tostopincreasingorstopsomething fromincreasing:
toflattenprices/profits
Theeconomyhitapeakabout ayearago and now it's flattening.
HR
toreducethenumberof differentlevelsofmanagersand otheremployeesin anorganization:
We are taking out alevelofmanagementand flattening theorganization.

Phrasal verb

flatten off/out
(Definition offlattenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflatten

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An alternative approach that avoids the use of an indexing operation works by building a perfect tree, and then flattening it into a list.
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The space seems flattened and compressed, blurring the distinction between interior and exterior, between close and far away.
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The second phase flattens the resulting tree of lists into one long list in the natural order.
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Unlike flattening conditionals and eliminating common subexpressions, transforming a loop to precompute all conditions is not possible for all loops.
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Surprisingly, however, there was no other epithelial abnormality except in the vicinity of the worm where the epithelium was flattened.
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During specialization, unfolding a call may expose flattening opportunities that are not apparent in the source program.
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As the number of shocks increases, the lower end of the power function flattens out.
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In the female the appendages are simple, flattened, leaf-like structures, densely clothed with hairs and arranged in two pairs (figs. 8 and 10).
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Most specimens are flattened internal or external moulds, though threedimensional preservation also occurs.
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The neural spine of the second preural centrum is flattened and expanded.
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With progressive growth of the quartz fibres, folding also continued and homogeneous flattening strain was superposed on the earlier strain.
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The supraacetabular processes of the ilia are flattened and do not curve ventrally in lateral view.
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The size of the tip after flattening was 0.30 mm.
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The vortices in this regime are non-axisymmetric and flattened by the stratification, their vertical size being roughly equal to half the gap width.
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The elements differ from those of related taxa in the posteriorly flattened cross section, from the tip to the edge of the basal cone.
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