flat /flæt/ CET4 ( flatter, flattest, flats )

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven. 平的

  例：

  Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry.

  瓷砖可以固定在任何表面上，只要这些表面是平整、坚固、干燥的。

  例：

  ...windows which a thief can reach from a drainpipe or flat roof.

  …小偷从排水管或平屋顶可以够得到的窗户。

• 2. 

  ADJ Flat means horizontal and not upright. 水平的

  例：

  Two men near him threw themselves flat.

  他旁边的两个人一下子平趴在了地上。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you fall flat on your face, you fall over. 脸朝下摔倒

  例：

  A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious.

  一个男人从街上走进来，脸朝下摔倒在地上，昏了过去。

• 4. 

  ADJ A flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width. 扁平的

  例：

  Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand.

  埃伦正沿着车道走着，一只手上托着一个扁平的方盒子。

• 5. 

  ADJ Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts. (地势) 平坦的

  例：

  To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of Nebraska.

  北面是内布拉斯加州平坦肥沃的农田。

• 6. 

  ADJ Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels. 平底的

  例：

  People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel.

  人们旅行时穿宽松长裤、运动衫、平底鞋和各式休闲服装。

• 7. 

  N-PLURAL Flats are flat shoes. 平底鞋 [美国英语]

  例：

  His mother looked ten years younger in jeans and flats.

  他的母亲穿着牛仔裤和平底鞋，看上去年轻了10岁。

• 8. 

  ADJ A flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it. 瘪的

  例：

  One vehicle with a flat tyre can bring the motorway to a standstill.

  一辆轮胎瘪掉的汽车就能导致公路交通的停顿。

• 9. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object. 平面

  例：

  He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.

  他用手掌猛击柜台。

• 10. 

  N-COUNT A flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it. 瘪胎

  例：

  Then, after I finally got back on the motorway, I developed a flat.

  后来，等我终于回到公路上时，我有一个轮胎瘪了。

• 11. 

  N-COUNT A low flat area of uncultivated land, especially an area where the ground is soft and wet, can be referred to as flats or a flat. 低洼沼泽地

  例：

  The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.

  盐碱地和淤泥滩吸引来大量水鸟。

• 12. 

  ADJ If you have flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low. 平足的

  例：

  The condition of flat feet runs in families.

  平足会在家族中遗传。