Word · Frequency #1448
flat
变平；下沉
核心释义
To become flat or sink to an even surface.
- 1.
变平；下沉或落到平坦表面
To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- 2.
猛掷；抛掷
To dash or throw
- 3.
降低音调；尤指将音高降低半音
To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
- 4.
猛冲；疾驰
To dash, rush
猛冲；猛掷；抛掷；降低音调；降半音；变平；下沉或落到平坦表面；猛掷；抛掷；降低音调；尤指将音高降低半音
用法In use
During the chorus, the singer flatted the last note of the line.
用法提示：flatted 是 flat 的过去式，作及物动词，表示把音符降低半音。
The teacher told the trombonist not to flat the second note in the exercise.
用法提示：flat 在原形不定式中作及物动词，表示使某个音符降半音。
In the recording, the pianist kept flatting the final chord.
用法提示：flatting 是 flat 的现在分词，表示持续地将音高降低半音。
flat + note
音乐语境中 flat 是及物动词，宾语是音符或音名，意思是把该音降低半音。
The composer flatted the final note in the melody.
作曲家把旋律的最后一个音符降了半音。
flat + object + onto/against + sth
表示“猛掷、抛掷”时，flat 后接宾语，并用 onto/against 等短语说明落点；该义项较陈旧。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- flat a note
- 将音符降半音
- In this exercise, you need to flat the third note.在这个练习中，你需要将第三个音符降半音。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- fall flat
- 未达到预期效果；彻底失败His joke fell flat and nobody laughed.他的笑话没引起反应，没人笑。
- flat out
- 全力以赴地；全速地The team worked flat out to finish the project on time.团队全力以赴，按时完成了项目。
- flat broke
- 身无分文；一文不名I can't come out tonight; I'm flat broke.我今晚出不来，我身无分文。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记flat：想象轮胎漏气瘪下去变平，声音也像跑调一样降半音，一下子就“平”了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：音乐、文学作品 动词 flat 并不常用；表示“变平”时通常用 flatten。音乐语境中 flat 表示“把音调低半音”，比较常见于专业讨论；表示“猛冲、抛掷”等含义多见于文学作品或旧式用法。日常交流中较少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
变位时须双写词尾 t：flatting、flatted。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
cat, hat, mat, and bat rhyme with flat: all end in /æt/. The lookalikes flap and flit share the spelling fl- but do not rhyme with flat: flap ends in /æp/, and flit has a different vowel, /ɪt/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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