Word · Frequency #7612
Fully loadedflatten
弄平；使变平
To make something flat or flatter.
- 1.
To make something flat or flatter.
使某物变平或变得更平。
- 2.
To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
将身体紧贴墙或地板等表面,尤指为避免被发现或伤害。
- 3.
To knock down or lay low.
击倒；打倒；使倒下。
- 4.
To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
变平；趋于平稳。
- 5.
To be knocked down or laid low.
被击倒；被打倒。
- 6.
To lower by a semitone.
降低半音。
- 7.
To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
使变得乏味；使变得陈旧。
- 8.
To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
将(数据结构)降维,例如把2×2数组变成四个元素的列表。
- 9.
To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
将(独立图层)合并成单个图像。
变平；趋于平稳；紧贴；平贴（身子）；击倒；打倒；倒下；被击倒；展平；扁平化
In use
He flattened the cardboard box before putting it in the recycling bin.
She is flattening the dough with a rolling pin to make cookies.
The hammer flattens the nail head so it sits flush with the wood.
flatten sth
及物用法，表示使某物变平。
He flattened the dough with a rolling pin.
他用擀面杖把面团压平。
sth flattens
不及物用法，表示某物自身变平。
The hill flattens out near the top.
山丘在接近顶部时变得平坦。
flatten a note
音乐术语，指将音符降低半音。
You need to flatten the B in this measure.
Connections
Collocations
- flatten the curve
- 使曲线平缓
- Social distancing helps flatten the curve of infections.社交距离有助于使感染曲线平缓。
- flatten the paper
- 把纸弄平
- She flattened the paper with her hand.她用手把纸弄平。
- flatten the dough
- 把面团擀平
- Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough.用擀面杖把面团擀平。
- flatten out
- 变平；趋于稳定
- The landscape flattens out after the hills.过了山丘，地形变得平坦。
- flatten a building
- 夷平建筑物
- The earthquake flattened entire buildings.地震夷平了整栋建筑。
- flatten the competition
Learner notes
Memory Tip
flat（平的）+ ten（十）= 把十个不平的东西压平，牢记 flatten 就是弄平。
Context & Register
常见场景：物理压制、比喻打击 flatten 作为动词，既可用于物理上使物体变平（如压平纸张或地面），也可用于比喻意义（如击败对手或使经济放缓）。在正式和非正式语境中都常见，但具体使用需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'fatten' rhymes with 'flatten' (both /ˈfætən/). The others share the '-tten' spelling but have different vowel sounds (/ɪ/ vs /æ/ or include /r/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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