flat

adj.

平 level

1. 水平的；平坦的
   having a level surface, not curved or sloping
   1. low buildings with flat roofs
      平顶矮建筑物
   2. People used to think the earth was flat.
      人们曾经认为地球是平的。
   3. Exercise is the only way to get a flat stomach after having a baby.
      产后只有通过锻炼才能使腹部收平。
   4. The sails hung limply in the flat calm (= conditions at sea when there is no wind and the water is completely level) .
      风平浪静，风帆无力地垂挂着。
2. 平坦的
   without any slopes or hills
   1. The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape.
      公路向前延伸，经过一片平坦的地。
3. 平滑的
   smooth and even; without lumps or holes
   1. I need a flat surface to write on.
      我需要一个平面在上面写字。
   2. We found a large flat rock to sit on.
      我们找了一块可以坐的大而平滑的石头。

不高 not high

4. 扁平的
   broad but not very high
   1. Chapattis are a kind of flat Indian bread.
      chapatti 是一种印度薄饼。
   2. flat shoes (= with no heels or very low ones)
      平跟鞋；平底鞋

枯燥 dull

5. 枯燥的；无趣的；缺乏热情的
   dull; lacking interest or enthusiasm
   1. He felt very flat after his friends had gone home.
      他的朋友们回家后，他感到兴味索然。

嗓音 voice

6. 平淡的；单调的
   not showing much emotion; not changing much in tone
   1. Her voice was flat and expressionless.
      她的声音平淡而呆板。

颜色；图画 colours/pictures

7. 色彩单调的；无反差的；无景深的
   very smooth, with no contrast between light and dark, and giving no impression of depth
   1. Acrylic paints can be used to create large, flat blocks of colour.
      丙烯颜料可用来创作单一色调的大幅图块。

商业 business

8. 不景气的；萧条的；生意清淡的
   not very successful because very little is being sold
   1. The housing market has been flat for months.
      房屋市场已有好几个月处于低迷状态。

拒绝；否认 refusal/denial

9. 断然的；绝对的
   not allowing discussion or argument; definite
   1. Her request was met with a flat refusal.
      她的请求被断然拒绝。
   2. He gave a flat ‘No!’ to one reporter's question.
      他对一名记者提问直截了当地答复“不！”

音乐 in music

10. 降音的；降半音的
    used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone/half tone lower
    1. That note should be B flat, not B.
       那个音应该是降B音，而不是B音。
11. 低于标准音高的；偏低的
    below the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds)
    1. The high notes were slightly flat.
       这些高音略为偏低。

饮料 drink

12. 走了气的；不新鲜的
    no longer having bubbles in it; not fresh
    1. The soda was warm and had gone flat.
       这汽水是温的，已走了气。

电池 battery

13. 电用完了的
    unable to supply any more electricity

轮胎 tyre

14. 瘪了的；撒了气的
    not containing enough air, usually because of a hole

足 feet

15. 扁平的；足弓平坦的
    with no natural raised curves underneath

noun

房间 rooms

1. 一套房间；公寓；单元房
   a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen, usually on one floor of a building
   1. Do you live in a flat or a house?
      你住的是公寓还是独立住宅？
   2. They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor.
      他们租了四楼一套带家具的公寓。
   3. a ground-floor flat
      一楼的一套单元房
   4. a new block of flats
      一栋新建的公寓楼
   5. Many large old houses have been converted into flats.
      许多大的老房子已改建成单元房。
   6. Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside.
      街对面公寓楼里的儿童正在户外玩耍。

平面部分 level part

2. （某物的）平面部分
   the flat level part of sth
   1. He beat on the door with the flat of his hand.
      他用手掌打门。
   2. the flat of a sword
      剑面

土地 land

3. （尤指水边的）平地；低洼地
   an area of low flat land, especially near water
   1. salt flats
      盐滩

赛马 horse racing

4. 无障碍平地赛马季节
   the season for racing horses on flat ground with no jumps

音乐 in music

5. 降半音；降音；降号
   a note played a semitone/half tone lower than the note that is named. The written symbol is (♭).
   1. There are no sharps or flats in the key of C major.
      C大调中没有升半音和降半音。

轮胎 tyre

6. 瘪了的轮胎；撒了气的轮胎
   a tyre that has lost air, usually because of a hole
   1. We got a flat on the way home.
      我们在回家的路上有一个轮胎漏气瘪了。
   2. We had to stop to fix a flat.
      我们不得不停车修一下撒了气的轮胎。

剧院 in theatre

7. 平面布景；布景屏
   a vertical section of scenery used on a theatre stage

鞋 shoes

鞋 shoes

adv.

水平地 level

1. （尤指贴着另一表面）平直地，平躺地
   spread out in a level, straight position, especially against another surface
   1. Lie flat and breathe deeply.
      平躺做深呼吸。
   2. They pressed themselves flat against the tunnel wall as the train approached.
      火车接近时他们身体紧贴着隧道壁。

拒绝；否认 refusing/denying

2. 断然；直截了当地
   in a definite and direct way
   1. She told me flat she would not speak to me again.
      她直截了当地跟我说她再不会理我了。
   2. I made them a reasonable offer but they turned it down flat.
      我向他们提出一个合理建议，但是他们断然拒绝了。

音乐 in music

3. 低于标准音高
   lower than the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds)
   1. He sings flat all the time.
      他总是唱低了音。

verb

1. 住公寓；合住公寓
   to live in or share a flat/apartment
   1. My sister Zoe flats in Auckland.
      我妹妹佐伊住在奥克兰的一栋公寓里。

1. N-COUNT (一间)公寓;(一套)单元房
   A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom.
   1. Sara lives with her husband and children in a flat in central London...
      萨拉和丈夫还有孩子们住在伦敦中心城区的一间公寓里。
   2. It started a fire in a block of flats...
      大火是从一幢公寓大楼烧起的。
   3. Later on, Victor from flat 10 called.
      后来，10 号公寓的维克托打来电话。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用apartment


2. ADJ-GRADED 平的;平展的;平滑的
   Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven.
   1. Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry...
      只要表面平整、坚固而且干燥，瓷砖就可以贴住。
   2. After a moment his right hand moved across the cloth, smoothing it flat...
      过了一会儿，他用右手把布抹平。
   3. ...windows which a thief can reach from a drainpipe or flat roof...
      小偷从排水管或平屋顶上就可够到的窗户
   4. The sea was calm, perfectly flat.
      海面风平浪静，没有一丝波澜。
3. ADJ 水平的;非竖直的
   Flat means horizontal and not upright.
   1. Two men near him threw themselves flat...
      他身旁的两个男人直挺挺趴倒在地上。
   2. As heartburn is usually worse when you're lying down in bed, you should avoid lying flat.
      通常躺着的时候胃灼热会更加厉害，所以应当避免平卧。
4. ADJ-GRADED 浅的;不深的;矮的;扁的
   A flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width.
   1. Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand.
      埃伦正一手托着一个方形的扁盒子沿私人车道走着。
5. ADJ-GRADED (地势)平的，平坦的，无起伏的
   Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts.
   1. To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain...
      北边是索尔韦平原平坦而肥沃的农田。
   2. The landscape became wider, flatter and very scenic...
      地势变得更开阔、更平整，风景十分优美。
   3. The highway stretched out flat and straight ahead.
      公路平坦而笔直地向前延伸。
6. N-COUNT 平地;(尤指)低洼地，浅滩
   A low flat area of uncultivated land, especially an area where the ground is soft and wet, can be referred to as flats or a flat .
   1. The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.
      盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。
7. N-COUNT 平面;平坦部分
   You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object.
   1. He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.
      他用手掌使劲拍打着柜台。
   2. ...eight cloves of garlic crushed with the flat of a knife.
      用刀面拍碎的 8 粒蒜瓣
8. ADJ-GRADED (鞋)平跟的，平底的
   Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels.
   1. People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel.
      人们穿着宽松的长裤、运动衫、平底鞋和各式适合旅行的休闲服装。
   2. Flats are flat shoes.
      平跟鞋;平底鞋
   3. His mother looked ten years younger in jeans and flats.
      他妈妈穿上牛仔裤和平跟鞋，看上去年轻了 10 岁。
9. (轮胎、球、气球等)瘪的，没气的
   A flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it.
10. N-COUNT 瘪了的轮胎
    A flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it.
    1. Then, after I finally got back on the highway, I developed a flat.
       后来，我终于回到公路上后，车胎又瘪了。
11. ADJ-GRADED (饮料)无泡的，走了气的
    A drink that is flat is no longer fizzy.
    1. Could this really stop the champagne from going flat?
       这真的能让香槟不走气吗？
12. ADJ-GRADED (电池)没电的，电耗光的，电不足的
    A flat battery has lost some or all of its electrical charge.
    1. His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.
       他的汽车报警器连着响了两天，结果电池耗没电了。

in AM, use 美国英语用dead


13. ADJ-GRADED (扁)平足的
    If you have flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low.
    1. The condition of flat feet runs in families.
       平足会在家族中遗传。
14. ADJ (拒绝或否认)断然的，坚决的
    A flat denial or refusal is definite and firm, and is unlikely to be changed.
    1. The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement...
       外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。
    2. She is likely to give you a flat refusal.
       她很可能会断然拒绝你。
15. ADJ 飞速的;短短的
    If you say that something happened, for example, in ten seconds flat or ten minutes flat, you are emphasizing that it happened surprisingly quickly and only took ten seconds or ten minutes.
    1. You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat...
       您面前的引擎，可以在短短 6 秒钟内速度从 0 提升至每小时 60 英里。
    2. I had it all explained to me in two minutes flat.
       短短两分钟内，我让人把一切都给我解释了一下。
16. ADJ (比率、价格或百分比)固定的，统一的
    A flat rate, price, or percentage is one that is fixed and which applies in every situation.
    1. Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis...
       费用按固定价格收取，而不是基于百分比收取。
    2. Sometimes there's a flat fee for carrying out a particular task...
       有时执行某项特定的任务有固定的价码。
    3. Medicare is preparing to cut all payments by a flat 2%.
       国家医疗保健体系正准备对所有收费都统一减少 2%。
17. ADJ-GRADED (贸易或商业)停滞的，不景气的
    If trade or business is flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing.
    1. During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat...
       今年前 8 个月，大型货车的销售量增加了 14％，而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。
    2. For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.
       从全国来说，房屋价格没有多大变化。
18. ADJ-GRADED 枯燥的;无趣的;乏味的
    If you describe something as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting.
    1. The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty...
       过去这几天似乎比较平淡无聊。
    2. It is a long time since a party leader delivered such a dreadfully flat speech as he did yesterday.
       很久没有政党领导人像他昨天那样作如此枯燥无聊的演讲了。
19. ADJ-GRADED (嗓音)平淡的，单调的
    You use flat to describe someone's voice when they are saying something without expressing any emotion.
    1. 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'...
       “不管你说什么，我都会坐在这里等。”他用一种极为平淡的声音说道。
    2. Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it.
       她的声音平淡，听不出疑虑也感觉不到希望。
20. ADJ (用于表示音符的字母后)降半音的，降音的
    Flat is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone lower than the note which otherwise matches that letter. Flat is often represented by the symbol after the letter.
    1. ...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99).
       舒伯特降 B 调钢琴三重奏(第 99 号作品)
21. ADV-GRADED (演唱或乐器)比标准音低的，音偏低的
    If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be.
    1. Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat.
       至少可以说，她的音域不够宽，而且令人不舒服的是，她总是音高偏低。
    2. Flat is also an adjective.
       
    3. He had been fired because his singing was flat.
       他因为唱歌音调偏低而被炒了。
22. PHRASE 非常平坦的;完全平展的
    If you say that something is as flat as a pancake, you are emphasizing that it is completely flat.
    1. My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake...
       我的故乡伊利诺伊州一马平川。
23. PHRASE 摔倒;跌倒
    If you fall flat on your face, you fall over.
    1. A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious.
       一个男人从街上走进来，趴倒在地，不省人事。
24. PHRASE 失败;不成功
    If an event or attempt falls flat or falls flat on its face, it is unsuccessful.
    1. Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat...
       利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。
    2. If it wasn't for the main actress, Ellen Barkin, the plot would have fallen flat on its face.
       如果不是女主角埃伦·巴尔金的话，整个情节会非常失败。
25. PHRASE 一文不名;身无分文;一贫如洗
    If you say that you are flat broke, you mean that you have no money at all.
    1. Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole.
       两年后，他一贫如洗，靠失业救济金生活。
26. PHRASE 全速;全力以赴;竭尽全力
    If you do something flat out, you do it as fast or as hard as you can.
    1. Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible...
       每个人都在全力以赴，设法捉住那些罪魁祸首。
    2. They hurtled across the line in a flat-out sprint.
       他们拼命冲刺，越过终点线。
27. PHRASE 完完全全的;确确实实的
    You use flat out to emphasize that something is completely the case.
    1. That allegation is a flat-out lie...
       那项指控是彻头彻尾的谎言。
    2. They say the industry is flat out lying about the effects of deregulation.
       他们说业界所谓的放宽管制已经取得了成效的说法纯属谎言。
28. PHRASE 在平地上
    On the flat means on level ground.
    1. He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat.
       他患有心绞痛，在平地上最多能走 200 码。
29. in a flat spin → see: spin

1. Sara lives with her husband and children in a flat in central London
   萨拉和丈夫还有孩子们住在伦敦中心城区的一间公寓里。
2. It started a fire in a block of flats
   大火是从一幢公寓大楼烧起的。
3. Later on, Victor from flat 10 called.
   后来，10号公寓的维克托打来电话。
4. Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry
   只要表面平整、坚固而且干燥，瓷砖就可以贴住。
5. After a moment his right hand moved across the cloth, smoothing it flat
   过了一会儿，他用右手把布抹平。
6. The sea was calm, perfectly flat.
   海面风平浪静，没有一丝波澜。
7. Two men near him threw themselves flat
   他身旁的两个男人直挺挺趴倒在地上。
8. As heartburn is usually worse when you're lying down in bed, you should avoid lying flat.
   通常躺着的时候胃灼热会更加厉害，所以应当避免平卧。
9. Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand.
   埃伦正一手托着一个方形的扁盒子沿私人车道走着。
10. To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain
    北边是索尔韦平原平坦而肥沃的农田。
11. The landscape became wider, flatter and very scenic
    地势变得更开阔、更平整，风景十分优美。
12. The highway stretched out flat and straight ahead.
    公路平坦而笔直地向前延伸。
13. The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.
    盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。
14. He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.
    他用手掌使劲拍打着柜台。
15. Then, after I finally got back on the highway, I developed a flat.
    后来，我终于回到公路上后，车胎又瘪了。
16. Could this really stop the champagne from going flat?
    这真的能让香槟不走气吗？
17. His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.
    他的汽车报警器连着响了两天，结果电池耗没电了。
18. The condition of flat feet runs in families.
    平足会在家族中遗传。
19. The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement
    外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。
20. She is likely to give you a flat refusal.
    她很可能会断然拒绝你。
21. You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat
    您面前的引擎，可以在短短6秒钟内速度从0提升至每小时60英里。
22. During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat
    今年前8个月，大型货车的销售量增加了14%，而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。
23. The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty
    过去这几天似乎比较平淡无聊。
24. 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'
    “不管你说什么，我都会坐在这里等。”他用一种极为平淡的声音说道。
25. My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake
    我的故乡伊利诺伊州一马平川。
26. A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious.
    一个男人从街上走进来，趴倒在地，不省人事。
27. Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat
    利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。
28. Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole.
    两年后，他一贫如洗，靠失业救济金生活。
29. Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible
    每个人都在全力以赴，设法捉住那些罪魁祸首。
30. He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat.
    他患有心绞痛，在平地上最多能走200码。

  apartment flat suite【导航词义：住房】

  apartment n. 〈美〉公寓套房

〔辨析〕指同一楼层的公寓套房，面积较大而且价格较贵；复数形式常指提供给重要人物居住的大房间。

  flat n. 〈英〉一套住房，一套公寓房

〔辨析〕指楼房中的一套单元房，有客厅、厨房、卫生间等。

  suite n. 酒店的套房

〔辨析〕尤指豪华的套间。

  level even flat horizontal【导航词义：平的】

  level adj. 平的，水平的

〔辨析〕指平坦没有倾斜的；也指两事物齐平的，常后接介词 with。

  even adj. 平的，平坦的，平滑的

〔辨析〕指表面平整无凸起的。

  flat adj. 扁平的，平坦的

〔辨析〕指表面平滑的，无凹凸、倾斜或弯曲之处，但不一定是水平的。

  horizontal adj. 水平的

〔辨析〕指与地平线平行的。

adj.

and that's flat!

• 这就是最后决定
  that is my final decision and I will not change my mind
  1. You can't go and that's flat!
     你不能去，就这样！

as flat as a pancake

• 完全平的
  completely flat

(flat) on your back

• 因病卧床；卧病
  in bed because you are ill/sick
  1. She's been flat on her back for over a week now.
     她卧病有一个多星期了。
  2. The UK market was flat on its back (= business was very bad) .
     （当时）英国的市场十分不景气。

in a (flat) spin

• 晕头转向；急得团团转；十分激动
  very confused, worried or excited
  1. Her resignation put her colleagues in a spin.
     她的辞职令同事们摸不着头脑。

n.

on the flat

• 在平地上
  on level ground, without hills or jumps (= for example in horse racing)

adv.

fall flat

• （笑话、故事、事件等）完全失败，根本未达到预期效果
  if a joke, a story, or an event falls flat , it completely fails to amuse people or to have the effect that was intended

fall flat on your face

• 摔趴下
  to fall so that you are lying on your front
• （颜面丢尽地）彻底失败
  to fail completely, usually causing embarrassment
  1. His next television venture fell flat on its face.
     他的下一个电视项目丢人现眼，彻底失败了。

flat broke

• 穷得一个子儿也没有；一贫如洗；穷得叮当响
  completely broke

flat out

• 全速；全力以赴
  as fast or as hard as possible
  1. Workers are working flat out to meet the rise in demand for new cars.
     为满足对新轿车需求的增加，工人正全力以赴地工作。
• 直截了当；断然
  in a definite and direct way; completely
  1. I told him flat out ‘No’.
     我斩钉截铁地告诉他“不”。
  2. It's a 30-year mortgage we just flat out can't handle.
     这是一宗我们根本无法处理的30年按揭贷款业务。

in… flat

• （与表达时间的词语连用，表示发生或做得很快）才…，只用了…，整
  used with an expression of time to say that sth happened or was done very quickly, in no more than the time stated
  1. They changed the wheel in three minutes flat (= in exactly three minutes) .
     他们仅用三分钟就换了轮胎。

noun

1. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

   Synonym:    apartment

2. scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas

3. a deflated pneumatic tire

   Synonym:    flat tire

4. a shallow box in which seedlings are started

5. freight car without permanent sides or roof

   Synonym:    flatcarflatbed

6. a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

7. a level tract of land
   1. the salt flats of Utah

adj

1. commercially inactive
   1. flat sales for the month
   2. prices remained flat
   3. a flat market

2. not reflecting light
   1. flat wall paint
   2. a photograph with a matte finish

   Synonym:    matmattmattematted

3. having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
   1. flat computer monitors

4. lacking the expected range or depth
   1. a film with two-dimensional characters
   2. a flat two-dimensional painting

   Synonym:    two-dimensional2-dimensional

5. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
   1. a flat desk
   2. acres of level farmland
   3. a plane surface
   4. skirts sewn with fine flat seams

   Synonym:    levelplane

6. lacking contrast or shading between tones

7. horizontally level
   1. a flat roof

8. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
   1. found himself lying flat on the floor

   Synonym:    prostrate

9. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
   1. the owl's faint monotonous hooting

   Synonym:    monotonemonotonicmonotonous

10. (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
    1. B flat

11. not modified or restricted by reservations
    1. a categorical denial
    2. a flat refusal

    Synonym:    categoriccategoricalunconditional

12. having lost effervescence
    1. flat beer
    2. a flat cola

13. lacking stimulating characteristics
    1. a bland little drama
    2. a flat joke

    Synonym:    bland

14. lacking taste or flavor or tang
    1. a bland diet
    2. insipid hospital food
    3. flavorless supermarket tomatoes
    4. vapid beer
    5. vapid tea

    Synonym:    blandflavorlessflavourlessinsipidsavorlesssavourlessvapid

15. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

    Synonym:    compressed

adv

1. in a forthright manner
   1. he didn't answer directly
   2. told me straight out
   3. came out flat for less work and more pay

   Synonym:    directlystraight

2. with flat sails
   1. sail flat against the wind