Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1448
flat
平直地；水平地
核心释义
So as to be flat or level.
- 1.
平直地；平坦地
So as to be flat.
- 2.
完全地；坚决地；明确地
Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- 3.
恰好；精确地
Exactly, precisely.
- 4.
(强调测量之小)仅仅；正好
Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- 5.
无假释地
Without parole.
- 6.
完全地
Completely.
- 7.
直接地；断然地
Directly; flatly.
完全地；断然地；直接地；恰好；正好；仅仅；无假释地；平直地；平坦地；完全地；坚决地；明确地
用法In use
After paying the rent, I was flat broke.
用法提示：副词flat表示“完全地”，修饰broke，强调经济上彻底没钱。
The map should lie flat on the table.
用法提示：副词flat表示“平直地”，修饰lie，描述地图放置的状态。
She turned down my offer flat.
用法提示：副词flat表示“断然地”，修饰turned down，强调拒绝的坚决态度。
verb + flat
She told me to lie flat on the ground.
她让我平躺在地上。
flat + verb
表示坚决、完全地
He flat refused to help us.
他断然拒绝帮助我们。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fall flat
- 完全失败；未引起预期反响
- His joke fell flat.他的笑话完全没有引起反响。
- lie flat
- 平躺；平放
- The doctor told me to lie flat on the bed.医生让我平躺在床上。
- flat out
- 全力以赴地；拼命地
- We worked flat out all weekend.我们整个周末都拼命工作。
- in ten minutes flat
- 正好十分钟；仅用十分钟
- He fixed the leak in ten minutes flat.他正好用十分钟就修好了漏水。
- turn down flat
- 断然拒绝
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
flat 中字母 a 像平放的地板：副词指“平直地”，也指“完全地、断然地”，如 flat refuse 断然拒绝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical position (lying, laying flat)、refusing or rejecting firmly、timing a short period (e.g., in ten seconds flat) 作为副词时，语气随搭配变化：表示“平直地”较中性，身体姿态或物体摆放场景常用；表示“完全地/断然地”（如拒绝）多用于日常口语；表示“恰好/仅仅”（如时间上“in ten seconds flat”）通常出现在非正式表达中。正式写作中较少用作这些口语义。
语法说明Grammar Note
As an adverb, 'flat' typically modifies verbs and means 'completely' or 'exactly', often used with 'fall flat', 'lie flat', etc.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with flat: they end with the same stressed vowel and consonant /æt/, and the spelling is -at. Be careful: 'what' is spelled with '-at' but pronounced /wʌt/, and words like 'late' or 'plate' end in -ate with a different vowel sound, so they do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
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