Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1448
flat
平地；平坦地面
a level area of ground
- 1.
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
平坦地面(有时覆盖浅水或潮水)
- 2.
a level tract of land
一片平地
- 3.
A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
比自然音低一个半音的音符,用♭记号表示
- 4.
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
育苗浅箱
- 5.
A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
平底女鞋
- 6.
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
降半音记号
- 7.
A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
平底无钉跑鞋
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A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
油画和水彩画用的扁宽画笔
- 9.
The most prominent flat part of something.
物体最突出的平坦部位
- 10.
A wide, shallow container or pallet.
宽而浅的容器或托盘
- 11.
A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
大件邮件(至少8.5×11英寸),如目录、杂志等
- 12.
A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
轨道车辆车轮上的平点
- 13.
A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
平底无龙骨浅吃水船
- 14.
A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
与较低维欧氏空间全等的n维空间子集
- 15.
A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
宽檐低顶草帽
- 16.
A flat sheet for use on a bed.
床单
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A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
页数少的平装光面儿童书
- 18.
A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
游行用的轮式平台,载有标志性图案等
- 19.
A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
主矿脉的辅助水平矿脉；也指矿脉的任何水平部分
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A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
舞台布景用矩形木结构,覆盖硬板或幕布,可绘制并装门窗,替代背景幕
- 21.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- 22.
A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
平坦部位；平面；平底鞋；降半音；降号；浅盒；育苗浅箱；扁刷；扁宽画笔
In use
The artist painted on a large flat surface.
We need to find a flat to build the house.
The roof of the shed is a flat covered with tar paper.
the salt flats of Utah
the flat of sth
表示某物体的平直部分。
He hit the nail with the flat of the hammer.
他用锤子的平面砸钉子。
on the flat
指平坦的地面或表面。
The bike is faster on the flat than uphill.
自行车在平地上比上坡时更快。
a flat
用作可数名词，指一大片平坦的区域。
Connections
Collocations
- rent a flat
- 租公寓
- I'm looking to rent a flat in the city center.我想在市中心租一间公寓。
- a one-bedroom flat
- 一居室公寓
- She lives in a one-bedroom flat near the park.她住在公园附近的一间一居室公寓里。
- flat tire
- 瘪轮胎
- We had to change a flat tire on the highway.我们在高速公路上不得不换一个瘪轮胎。
- B flat
- 降B调
- The piece is written in the key of B flat.这首曲子是用降B调写的。
- tidal flat
- 潮滩
- The tidal flat is exposed at low tide.潮滩在退潮时露出水面。
- block of flats
- 公寓楼
Learner notes
Memory Tip
flat（平坦）与fat（胖）对比，平的表面没有凸起。
Context & Register
英式英语中指一套公寓房间，常位于某楼层；中性语体，多用于日常谈论住房。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'flat' (flæt): they share the stressed vowel /æ/ and the ending /t/. The common spelling chunk is 'at'.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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