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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。
平地；平坦地面
flats — plural of flat
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平地；平坦地面
a level area of ground
He hit the nail with the flat of the hammer.
他用锤子的平面砸钉子。
平坦地面(有时覆盖浅水或潮水)
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
一片平地
a level tract of land
比自然音低一个半音的音符,用♭记号表示
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. ♭♪).
育苗浅箱
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
The artist painted on a large flat surface.
艺术家在一块平坦的大表面上作画。
AI contextual example
We need to find a flat to build the house.
我们需要找一块平地来建房子。
AI contextual example
The roof of the shed is a flat covered with tar paper.
棚屋的屋顶是铺着油毡纸的平顶。
AI contextual example
the salt flats of Utah
犹他州的盐滩
WordNet
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。
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。
用作可数名词，指一大片平坦的区域。
They cross a vast salt flat.
他们穿过一片广阔的盐碱滩。
Not this
I hit him with my flat hand.
Use this
I hit him with the flat of my hand.
表示手掌的平坦部分时，应使用名词'flat'加介词'of'的结构，而非将形容词'flat'直接修饰'hand'。
Not this
The car is driving in the flat.
Use this
The car is driving on the flat.
表示在平坦地面上时，介词应为'on'，且'flat'前面需加定冠词'the'，构成固定短语'on the flat'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
降B调
The piece is written in the key of B flat.
这首曲子是用降B调写的。
潮滩
The tidal flat is exposed at low tide.
潮滩在退潮时露出水面。
公寓楼
There's a new block of flats being built on the corner.
拐角处正在建一栋新的公寓楼。
竭尽全力；坦率地
He was working flat out to meet the deadline.
他正全力以赴赶在截止日期前完成工作。
完全失败；达不到预期效果
His joke fell flat and no one laughed.
他的笑话没引起反应，没人笑。
身无分文
After paying the bills, I was flat broke.
付完账单后，我就身无分文了。
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flat（平坦）与fat（胖）对比，平的表面没有凸起。
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。
All listed words rhyme with 'flat' (flæt): they share the stressed vowel /æ/ and the ending /t/. The common spelling chunk is 'at'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.