flat
n
(esp Brit) (also esp US apartment) set of rooms (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, etc) for living in, usu on one floor of a building 公寓; 單元房; 一套房間
a new block of flats 一座新的公寓樓
They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor. 他們租了四樓的一套帶家具的房間.
Many large old houses have now been converted into flats. 許多舊的大房子都己改建成了單元房.
flat adj (-tter, -ttest)
1 smooth and level; even 平坦的; 平的
a flat surface for writing on 可以在上面寫字的平面
The countryside is very flat here, ie has no hills. 這一帶農(nóng)村地勢(shì)平坦.
2 spread out on a single plane; extending at full length 平的; 平展的; 平伸的
People used to think that the world was flat; now we know it is round. 從前人們以為地球是平的, 現(xiàn)在知道是圓的.
3 with a broad level surface and little depth 淺的（從上到下距離短的）: a flat cap 扁帽子
flat dishes, plates, etc 淺碟子、 盤子等
The cake was flat, ie did not rise while cooking. 這蛋糕沒(méi)發(fā)起來(lái).
4 (of a tyre) not containing enough air, eg because of a puncture; deflated （指車胎）氣不足的（如有穿孔）, 撒氣的.
5 dull; uninteresting; monotonous 枯燥的; 平淡無(wú)味的; 單調(diào)的
speak in a flat voice 用平淡的語(yǔ)調(diào)說(shuō)
He felt a bit flat after his friends had gone. 朋友們走了以後他覺(jué)得有些無(wú)聊.
6 not having much trade or business 生意清淡的; 蕭條的; 不景氣的
The market has been flat today. 今天市場(chǎng)上生意一直很清淡.
7 having a single price for a variety of goods or services （各種商品或服務(wù)）價(jià)格一律的或統(tǒng)一的
a flat fare of 70p 一律為70便士的票價(jià)
a flat rate 統(tǒng)一收費(fèi)率
flat-rate (ie standard and fixed) contributions 定額捐款.
8 (of a carbonated or gaseous liquid) having lost its gas or effervescence （指充有二氧化碳?xì)饣蚝瑲獾囊后w）走了氣的, 跑了氣的
The lager tastes/has gone flat. 這啤酒喝起來(lái)沒(méi)有氣[走氣]了.
9 (of a battery) unable to supply any more electric current; run down （指電池）電用完了的.
10 (music 音) (half a tone) lower than true or correct pitch 降（半）音的
B flat is a semitone below the note B. 降B音比B音低半音.
Your piano is flat; it needs tuning. 你的鋼琴的音低了, 該調(diào)一調(diào)了. Cf 參看 sharp 12.
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(a) [usu pred 通常作表語(yǔ)]
(of pictures, photographs or colours) without contrast or shading; with no sense of depth or contrast （指圖畫、 照片等）無(wú)景深, 無(wú)反差; （指顏色）無(wú)變化, 單調(diào)
The colours used are flat and unvaried. 使用的顏色既單調(diào)又無(wú)層次.
His paintings are deliberately flat, it's part of his style. 他作畫刻意用單一色調(diào), 這是他的一種風(fēng)格.
(b) (of paint) not glossy; matt （指油漆）無(wú)光澤的, 不發(fā)亮的.
12 absolute; unqualified 絕對(duì)的; 斷然的; 直截了當(dāng)?shù)?
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
give sb a flat denial/refusal 對(duì)某人所指斷然否認(rèn)[斷然拒絕某人].
13 (of feet) not having normal raised arches （指腳）扁平的, 扁平足的.
14 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) and ,that's `flat that's my final decision 這是我的最後決定
I'm not going out with you and that's flat! 我不跟你出去, 說(shuō)定了! be in/go into a flat spin; (as) flat as a pancake completely flat 十分平坦或平淡
The whole landscape looked as flat as a pancake. 整個(gè)地形十分平坦.
The surprise party turned out as flat as a pancake, ie was very disappointing. 這次本想讓大家感到驚奇的聚會(huì)到頭來(lái)卻十分掃興.
flat adv
1 lower than the true or correct pitch 低於正常的或準(zhǔn)確的音
She sings flat all the time. 她總是唱低了音.
2 stretched out on one level; lying at full length 平坦地; 平伸地; 平躺地
She lay flat on her back in the warm sunshine. 她在溫暖的陽(yáng)光下平躺著.
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knotn. 結(jié)，繩結(jié)，結(jié)節(jié)，（裝飾用的）花結(jié)，蝴蝶結(jié);[航]節(jié)(=浬/小時(shí))，浬，海里;（樹木或木材上的）節(jié)疤，（人或動(dòng)物身上的）硬塊，節(jié)，瘤;難事，難題，麻煩事，（問(wèn)題的）要點(diǎn)，（戲劇，小說(shuō)的）情節(jié)的征結(jié);
vt.& vi. 把…打結(jié)，把…連結(jié)，捆扎，包扎;使密切結(jié)合;使糾結(jié);皺（眉）;