a flatter for doing sth
flatter 作名词时是可数名词,复数形式为 flatters;这里指铁匠用的平锤类工具。
The blacksmith chose a flatter for smoothing the rough iron.
铁匠选了一把平锤来平整粗糙的铁。
使东西变平的人;压平器
铁匠用的整平工具;平头缩绒锤;扁条拉丝板;矩形孔拉丝板;铁匠使用的一种工具;平面锤
Someone who flattens something, either on purpose or by accident.
铁匠使用的一种工具
A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
平面锤
A flat-faced fulling hammer.
一种带有窄矩形孔的拉丝板,用于拉制扁条如手表弹簧。
A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
故意或意外使某物变平的人。也称为压平器。
Someone who flattens, purposely or accidentally. Also flattener.
The blacksmith used a flatter to smooth the hot iron.
铁匠用一把压平工具把热铁弄平。
用法提示:flatter 作名词,指铁匠使用的压平工具。
She bought a new flatter from the tool shop for flattening metal strips.
她从工具店买了一件新的压平工具来压平金属条。
用法提示:flatter 在此处为可数名词,指一种工具。
Flatters are essential tools for shaping flat metal strips in a forge.
在锻造工坊中,压平工具是平整金属条的重要工具。
用法提示:flatter 的复数形式 flatters 作主语,表示这类工具的统称。
flatter 作名词时是可数名词,复数形式为 flatters;这里指铁匠用的平锤类工具。
The blacksmith chose a flatter for smoothing the rough iron.
铁匠选了一把平锤来平整粗糙的铁。
该工具用于压平或整平金属;常与 use 连用说明用途。
You can use a flatter to flatten the end of a rivet.
你可以用平锤把铆钉的端部敲平。
此义项指带窄矩形孔的拉丝板,用于拉制表发条等扁条。
The craftsman drew the flat strip through a flatter.
工匠把扁平条料穿过拉丝板拉制。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is always praising the manager — he's such a flatter.
正确表达He is always praising the manager — he's such a flatterer.
表示“奉承者、爱拍马屁的人”的名词是 flatterer;flatter 作名词只指“把东西弄平的人或工具”,不能用来指爱奉承的人,两者拼写相近但意思不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The smith kept three flatter on the bench.
正确表达The smith kept three flatters on the bench.
flatter 是可数名词,表示复数时要在词尾加 -s 变成 flatters;汉语名词本身不随数量改变词形,学习者容易在数词后漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Use a rolling pin to flatter the dough.
正确表达Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough.
表示“把……压平、使变平”的动词是 flatten;flatter 在本词条中只作名词(工具或人),不能当动词表示“压平”,需把 -er 换成 -en。
铁匠用的整平工具
He smoothed the glowing iron with a blacksmith's flatter.
他用铁匠用的整平工具把烧红的铁整平。
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