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。
变平;下沉
flats — third person singular of flat
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
变平;下沉
To become flat or sink to an even surface.
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。
变平;下沉或落到平坦表面
To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
猛掷;抛掷
To dash or throw
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.
猛冲;疾驰
To dash, rush
flat
Base
原形
flats
3rd person
第三人称单数
flatting
-ing
现在分词
flatted
Past
过去式
flatted
Past participle
过去分词
The mechanic flats the dent with a hammer.
机械师用锤子把凹痕敲平。
She flatted the last note slightly.
她把最后一个音符稍微降了半音。
He is flatting the metal sheet with a mallet.
他正在用木槌把金属板敲平。
常用义为“变平、变扁”或“(把音符)降半音”;拼写为规则变化,但结尾 t 需双写。
During the chorus, the singer flatted the last note of the line.
唱到副歌时,歌手把这一句的最后一个音唱低了半音。
The teacher told the trombonist not to flat the second note in the exercise.
老师告诉长号手不要把练习中的第二个音吹低半音。
In the recording, the pianist kept flatting the final chord.
录音中,钢琴家一直在把最后的和弦弹低半音。
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。
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。
He flatted his briefcase onto the desk and sighed.
他把公文包猛摔在桌上,叹了口气。
这是 flat 作不及物动词、表示“猛冲、疾驰”的旧式用法,后接方向性短语。
The horse flatted across the field.
那匹马疾驰过田野。
flat 也可作不及物动词,表示“变瘪、变平”,主语常为轮胎等事物。
My tyre flatted halfway home.
我的轮胎在回家半路上瘪了。
Not this
He flatted the cardboard box to pack it.
Use this
He flattened the cardboard box to pack it.
表示“把……弄平”时,英语通常用及物动词 flatten,而 flat 作动词多用于音乐中降半音或表示猛冲/猛掷等,因此这里用 flattened 更自然。
Not this
The singer flated the high note.
Use this
The singer flatted the high note.
flat 是重读闭音节的单音节词,以“辅音-元音-辅音”结尾,加 -ed 时要双写末尾辅音字母 t,所以过去式是 flatted,而不是 flated。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use flats naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
变位时须双写词尾 t:flatting、flatted。
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