Word · Frequency #15135
flattened
被压平的；扁平的
having been flattened
- 1.
Made flat by something.
被压平的；变平的。
被压平的；变平的。；(水)平扁的；弄平的
In use
After the storm, the strong wind flattened the tall grass in the field.
The cardboard box was flattened before we put it in the recycling bin.
She flattened the dough with a rolling pin to make the pizza crust.
flatten sth
flatten 用作及物动词，表示“把…弄平、压平”。
The storm flattened the crops.
暴风雨把庄稼压平了。
flatten out
flatten out 为不及物用法，表示变平或趋势趋于平稳。
The terrain flattened out after the hills.
丘陵过后地势变得平坦。
flatten oneself against sth
该结构用反身代词作宾语，表示把身体紧贴某物。
She flattened herself against the wall to let them pass.
她紧贴在墙上让他们过去。
flattened + noun
flattened 作前置定语时意为“被压平的、扁平的”。
He found a flattened coin on the railway track.
他在铁轨上发现一枚被压平的硬币。
Common mistakes
The cardboard box was flatten by the heavy books.The cardboard box was flattened by the heavy books.
被动语态中be后面必须用过去分词flattened；中文“被压平”没有词形变化，英语要用flatten的-ed形式。
She flat the dough with a rolling pin.She flattened the dough with a rolling pin.
表示“把…弄平”要用动词flatten，不能用形容词flat；叙述过去的事要用过去式flattened。
A flatten box is easier to store.A flattened box is easier to store.
作定语修饰名词时要用过去分词flattened作形容词，不能直接用动词原形flatten。
Connections
Collocations
- flattened curve
- 趋平的曲线
- The measures were successful in achieving a flattened curve.这些措施成功地实现了曲线趋平。
- flattened against
- 紧贴在…上的
- She stood flattened against the wall to let them pass.她紧贴墙壁站着，让他们过去。
- flattened by
- 被…压平的
- The bike was flattened by the truck.自行车被卡车压扁了。
- flattened nose
- 扁平的鼻子
- The injury left him with a flattened nose.那次受伤使他的鼻子变得扁平。
- flattened out
- 变平的；展开的
- The terrain flattened out as we approached the coast.我们接近海岸时，地形变得平坦了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
flattened 开头是 flat（平），中间像 ten（十），联想十个重物压过，东西就被压平了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述物体被压平后的状态、描述数据或曲线趋于平缓、描述地形或表面平整 flattened 作形容词时通常表示“被压平的、扁平的”，在日常描述、技术说明和书面语中都比较常见，属于中性表达。在描述数据或趋势时也常用，意为“趋于平缓的”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'fattened' (/ˈfætnd/) rhymes with 'flattened' (/ˈflætnd/), sharing /ætnd/. The others are spelling lookalikes with -tened but different stressed vowels: straightened /eɪ/, frightened, heightened, and whitened /aɪ/, and sweetened /iː/, so they do not rhyme with flattened.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.