| 单词 | flat |
| 释义 | adjectivenounadverbverb🔑 flatBrE /flæt/ NAmE /flæt/ adjective (flat·ter , flat·test ) ➤ level 平🔑 having a level surface , not curved or sloping 水平的；平坦的◆ low buildings with flat roofs 平顶矮建筑物◆ People used to think the earth was flat . 人们曾经认为地球是平的。◆ Exercise is the only way to get a flat stomach after having a baby . 产后只有通过锻炼才能使腹部收平。◆ The sails hung limply in the flat calm (= conditions at sea when there is no wind and the water is completely level ). 风平浪静，风帆无力地垂挂着。🔑 (of land 土地) without any slopes or hills 平坦的◆ The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape . 公路向前延伸，经过一片平坦的地。🔑 (of surfaces 表面) smooth and even ; without lumps or holes 平滑的◆ I need a flat surface to write on . 我需要一个平面在上面写字。◆ We found a large flat rock to sit on . 我们找了一块可以坐的大而平滑的石头。➤ not high 不高🔑 broad but not very high 扁平的◆ Chapattis are a kind of flat Indian bread . chapatti 是一种印度薄饼。◆ flat shoes (= with no heels or very low ones )平跟鞋；平底鞋➤ dull 枯燥dull ; lacking interest or enthusiasm 枯燥的；无趣的；缺乏热情的◆ He felt very flat after his friends had gone home . 他的朋友们回家后，他感到兴味索然。➤ voice 嗓音not showing much emotion ; not changing much in tone 平淡的；单调的◆ Her voice was flat and expressionless . 她的声音平淡而呆板。➤ colours /pictures 颜色；图画very smooth , with no contrast between light and dark , and giving no impression of depth 色彩单调的；无反差的；无景深的◆ Acrylic paints can be used to create large , flat blocks of colour . 丙烯颜料可用来创作单一色调的大幅图块。➤ business 商业not very successful because very little is being sold 不景气的；萧条的；生意清淡的◆ The housing market has been flat for months . 房屋市场已有好几个月处于低迷状态。➤ refusal /denial 拒绝；否认[only before noun ]not allowing discussion or argument ; definite 断然的；绝对的◆ Her request was met with a flat refusal . 她的请求被断然拒绝。◆ He gave a flat 'No !' to one reporter's question . 他对一名记者的提问直截了当地答复 “不！”➤ in music 音乐used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone / half step lower 降音的；降半音的◆ That note should be B flat , not B . 那个音应该是降 B 音，而不是 B 音。OPP sharp ➡ compare naturaladjective (9 ) below the correct pitch(= how high or low a note sounds )低于标准音高的；偏低的◆ The high notes were slightly flat . 这些高音略为偏低。OPP sharp➤ drink 饮料no longer having bubbles in it ; not fresh 走了气的；不新鲜的◆ The soda was warm and had gone flat . 这汽水是温的，已走了气。➤ battery 电池(BrE ) unable to supply any more electricity 电用完了的➤ tyre 轮胎not containing enough air , usually because of a hole 瘪了的；撒了气的➤ feet 足with no natural raised curves underneath 扁平的；足弓平坦的 ➡ see also flat-footed (1 ) Consonant-doubling adjectivesbig,drab,fat,fit,flat,hot,mad,red,sad,wet▸ flat·ness BrE /ˈflætnəs/ NAmE /ˈflætnəs/ noun [U ] ● and ˌthat's ˈflat !(BrE , informal ) that is my final decision and I will not change my mind 这就是最后决定◆ You can't go and that's flat ! 你不能去，就这样！● as ˌflat as a ˈpancake completely flat 完全平的Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots● (flat ) on your back (informal ) in bed because you are ill /sick 因病卧床；卧病◆ She's been flat on her back for over a week now . 她卧病有一个多星期了。◆ (figurative ) The UK market was flat on its back (= business was very bad ). （当时）英国的市场十分不景气。● in a (flat ) ˈspin very confused , worried or excited 晕头转向；急得团团转；十分激动◆ Her resignation put her colleagues in a spin . 她的辞职令同事们摸不着头脑。🔑 flatBrE /flæt/ NAmE /flæt/ noun ➤ rooms 房间🔑 [C ](BrE ) a set of rooms for living in , including a kitchen , usually on one floor of a building 一套房间；公寓；单元房◆ Do you live in a flat or a house ? 你住的是公寓还是独立住宅？◆ They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor . 他们租了四楼一套带家具的公寓。◆ a ground -floor flat 一楼的一套单元房◆ a new block of flats 一栋新建的公寓楼◆ Many large old houses have been converted into flats . 许多大的老房子已改建成单元房。◆ Children from the flats (= the block of flats )across the street were playing outside . 街对面公寓楼里的儿童正在户外玩耍。Moving house搬家Renting租房子live in a rented/ (especiallyNAmE ) rental property住在租来的住所里rent/share/move into a furnished house/ (BrE ) flat/ (especiallyNAmE ) apartment租用/合住/搬进配有家具的房屋/公寓rent a studio/ (BrE ) a studio flat/ (especiallyNAmE ) a studio apartment/ (BrE ) a bedsit租一个单间公寓find/get a housemate/ (BrE ) a flatmate/ (NAmE ) a roommate找一个室友sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署/违反租约/租赁协议/合同extend/renew/terminate the lease/ (BrE ) tenancy延长租赁期限；续签/终止租约afford/pay the rent/the bills/ (NAmE ) the utilities付得起/支付租金/账单/水电气等杂费(especiallyBrE ) fall behind with/(especiallyNAmE ) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金pay/lose/return a damage deposit/ (NAmE ) security deposit支付/失去/退还损坏押金/保证金give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月/两周发出/收到离开/腾空住房的通知Being a landlord做房东have a flat/apartment/room (BrE ) to let/ (especiallyNAmE ) for rent有一间公寓/一个房间要出租rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE ) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租/转租公寓/房屋/房产collect/increase/raise the rent收取/增加/提高房租evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引/寻找新的/可能的房客invest in rental property/ (BrE ) property to let/ (BrE ) the buy-to-let market投资购房用于出租Buying购买房子buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/ (especiallyNAmE ) (a piece of) prime real estate购置一栋房子/一处房产/（一块）优质房地产call/contact/use (BrE ) an estate agent/ (NAmE ) a Realtor™/ (NAmE ) a real estate agent/broker电话联系/联系/任用房地产经纪人make/ (BrE ) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价put down/save for (BrE ) a deposit on a house支付/存钱付房屋订金make/put/save for (especiallyNAmE ) a down payment on a house/home支付/攒钱支付买房的首付金apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请/商定/取得按揭/住房贷款(struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/ (BrE also) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款(BrE ) repossess/ (especiallyNAmE ) foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权Selling出售房子put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋/房产投放市场/出售/拍卖increase/lower your price/the asking price提高/降低价格/要价have/hold/hand over the deed/ (especiallyBrE ) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.持有/移交房屋、土地等契约 ➡ compare apartment (1 ) ➤ level part 平面部分[sing. ]the ~of sth the flat level part of sth （某物的）平面部分◆ He beat on the door with the flat of his hand . 他用手掌打门。◆ the flat of a sword 剑面➤ land 土地[C , usually pl. ]an area of low flat land , especially near water （尤指水边的）平地；低洼地◆ salt flats 盐滩 ➡ see also mudflat➤ horse racing 赛马the flat , the Flat [sing. ](BrE ) the season for racing horses on flat ground with no jumps 无障碍平地赛马季节➤ in music 音乐[C ]a note played a semitone / half step lower than the note that is named . The written symbol is (♭ )降半音；降音；降号◆ There are no sharps or flats in the key of C major . C 大调中没有升半音和降半音。OPP sharp ➡ compare naturalnoun (2 ) ➤ tyre 轮胎[C ](especiallyNAmE ) a tyre that has lost air , usually because of a hole 瘪了的轮胎；撒了气的轮胎◆ We got a flat on the way home . 我们在回家的路上有一个轮胎漏气瘪了。◆ We had to stop to fix a flat . 我们只得停车修一下撒了气的轮胎。➤ in theatre 剧院[C ](specialist ) a vertical section of sceneryused on a theatre stage 平面布景；布景屏➤ shoes 鞋flats (also flat·ties ) [pl. ](informal ) shoes with a very low heel 平跟鞋；平底鞋◆ a pair of flats 一双平跟鞋 ● on the ˈflat (BrE ) on level ground , without hills or jumps (= for example in horse racing )在平地上🔑 flatBrE /flæt/ NAmE /flæt/ adverb (comparative flat·ter , no superlative ) ➤ level 水平地spread out in a level , straight position , especially against another surface （尤指贴着另一表面）平直地，平躺地◆ Lie flat and breathe deeply . 平躺做深呼吸。◆ They pressed themselves flat against the tunnel wall as the train approached . 火车接近时他们身体紧贴着隧道壁。➤ refusing /denying 拒绝；否认 (NAmE alsoˌflat ˈout ) (informal ) in a definite and direct way 断然；直截了当地◆ She told me flat she would not speak to me again . 她直截了当地跟我说她再不会理我了。◆ I made them a reasonable offer but they turned it down flat . 我向他们提出一个合理报价，但是他们断然拒绝了。➤ in music 音乐lower than the correct pitch(= how high or low a note sounds )低于标准音高◆ He sings flat all the time . 他总是唱低了音。OPP sharp ● fall ˈflat if a joke , a story , or an event falls flat , it completely fails to amuse people or to have the effect that was intended （笑话、故事、事件等）完全失败，根本未达到预期效果● fall flat on your ˈface to fall so that you are lying on your front 摔趴下to fail completely , usually causing embarrassment （颜面丢尽地）彻底失败◆ His next television venture fell flat on its face . 他的下一个电视项目丢人现眼，彻底失败了。● flat ˈbroke (BrE alsostony ˈbroke ) (informal ) completely broke (= without money )穷得一个子儿也没有；一贫如洗；穷得叮当响● flat ˈout (informal ) as fast or as hard as possible 全速；全力以赴◆ Workers are working flat out to meet the rise in demand for new cars . 为满足对新轿车需求的增加，工人正全力以赴地工作。(especiallyNAmE ) in a definite and direct way ; completely 直截了当；断然◆ I told him flat out 'No' . 我斩钉截铁地告诉他 “不”。◆ It's a 30 -year mortgage we just flat out can't handle . 这是一笔我们根本无法还得起的 30 年按揭贷款。 ➡ see also flat-out● in… ˈflat (informal ) used with an expression of time to say that sth happened or was done very quickly , in no more than the time stated （与表达时间的词语连用，表示发生或做得很快）才…，只用了…，整◆ They changed the wheel in three minutes flat (= in only three minutes ). 他们仅用三分钟就换好了轮胎。🔑 flatBrE /flæt/ NAmE /flæt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they flat BrE /flæt/ NAmE /flæt/ present simple - he / she / it flats BrE /flæts/ NAmE /flæts/ past simple flatted BrE /ˈflætɪd/ NAmE /ˈflætɪd/ past participle flatted BrE /ˈflætɪd/ NAmE /ˈflætɪd/ -ing form flatting BrE /ˈflætɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈflætɪŋ/ [I ](AustralE , NZE ) to live in or share a flat /apartment 住公寓；合住公寓◆ My sister Zoe flats in Auckland . 我妹妹佐伊住在奥克兰的一栋公寓里。 |
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