Word · Frequency #1448
flatting
变平；下沉
flatting is the present participle of flat.
To become flat or sink to an even surface.
- 1.
To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
变平；下沉或落到平坦表面
- 2.
To dash or throw
猛掷；抛掷
- 3.
To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
降低音调；尤指将音高降低半音
- 4.
To dash, rush
猛冲；疾驰
猛冲；猛掷；抛掷；降低音调；降半音；变平；下沉或落到平坦表面；猛掷；抛掷；降低音调；尤指将音高降低半音
In use
During the chorus, the singer flatted the last note of the line.
The teacher told the trombonist not to flat the second note in the exercise.
In the recording, the pianist kept flatting the final chord.
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。
flat + object + onto/against + sth
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。
flat + direction phrase
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。
Connections
Collocations
- flat a note
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fall flat
- 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。
- flat out
- 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。
- flat broke
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
变位时须双写词尾 t：flatting、flatted。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cat, hat, mat, and bat rhyme with flat: all end in /æt/. The lookalikes flap and flit share the spelling fl- but do not rhyme with flat: flap ends in /æp/, and flit has a different vowel, /ɪt/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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