Flatten
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 变平; 彻底打败某人
- ［英］ v. 变平 ( become or make sth flat) ; 彻底打败某人 ( defeat sb completely)
- ［类］ 反义词: emboss ( 使凹下或凸出)
- ［例］ He was totally flattened by her sarcasm.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (flattened; flattening)
- Date: 1630
- transitive verb
- to make flat: as
- a. to make level or smooth
- b. to knock down; also to defeat decisively
- c. to make dull or uninspired — often used with out
- d. to make (as paint) lusterless
- e. to stabilize especially at a lower level
- to make flat: as
- intransitive verb
- to become flat or flatter: as
- a. to become dull or spiritless
- b. to extend in or into a flat position or form
- c. to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level — usually used with out
- to become flat or flatter: as
- ? flattener noun
