flattened
past simple and past participle offlatten
| 单词 | flattened |
| 释义 | flattened past simple and past participle offlatten flatten verb[IorT] uk/ˈflæt.ən/us/ˈflæt̬.ən/flattenverb[I or T](BECOME LEVEL)C2 tobecomelevelorcausesomething tobecomelevel: Severaltreeswere flattened(=knockeddown)by thestorm. Thepathflattens(out)(= does not go up so much)as itreachesthetopof thehill. 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. Preventing ahealthcaresystemfrom beingoverwhelmedin anepidemicrequiresasocietyto "flatten thecurve" - that is,slowtherateofinfectionso there aren't too manycasesthat needhospitalizationat onetime. Thissortofbankinglowerslong-terminterestrates; it flattens thecurve.
Making things more or less smooth or straight
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Keeping and staying the same Change and changes flattenverb[I or T](MAKE THINNER)C2 tobecomelevelandthinneror tocausesomething tobecomelevelandthinner: Flatten thepastryinto athindiscwithyourhands. Thebiscuitswill flatten out as theycook. Making things more or less smooth or straight
Examplesofflattenedflattened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Picks were generallyflattenedon one side and were used in weaving to lift the warp to create intricate patterns. From theCambridge English Corpus This should be seen as a shorthand for a 'flattened' type that satisfies the restriction that union types cannot be nested. From theCambridge English Corpus The ventral surface isflattened, the dorsal arched and angled to the ventral, the anterior and posterior ends being rounded. From theCambridge English Corpus The space seemsflattenedand compressed, blurring the distinction between interior and exterior, between close and far away. From theCambridge English Corpus Surprisingly, however, there was no other epithelial abnormality except in the vicinity of the worm where the epithelium wasflattened. From theCambridge English Corpus It is easy to see that every system (1.1) can beflattenedby using additional variables to give a flat system with the same solution. From theCambridge English Corpus In the female the appendages are simple,flattened, leaf-like structures, densely clothed with hairs and arranged in two pairs (figs. 8 and 10). From theCambridge English Corpus Most specimens areflattenedinternal or external moulds, though threedimensional preservation also occurs. From theCambridge English Corpus The supraacetabular processes of the ilia areflattenedand do not curve ventrally in lateral view. From theCambridge English Corpus The vortices in this regime are non-axisymmetric andflattenedby the stratification, their vertical size being roughly equal to half the gap width. From theCambridge English Corpus The elements differ from those of related taxa in the posteriorlyflattenedcross section, from the tip to the edge of the basal cone. From theCambridge English Corpus The seeds areflattenedand seedlings are phaneroepigeal with leafy cotyledons. From theCambridge English Corpus Radial cuts were made in the retina to allow the retina to beflattened. From theCambridge English Corpus For horizontal preparations, the retina was removed, bisected,flattened, and 10 -12 mm thick frozen sections were cut. From theCambridge English Corpus Areas of interest were cut from theflattenedretinas and re-embedded to allow cutting of cross sections. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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