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flat /flæt/► SEE ALLand that’s flat!fall flatfall flat on your facebe flat broke(as) flat as a pancakeflat outin two minutes, ten seconds, etc. flat
●and ˌthat’s ˈflat! (BrE, spoken) that is my final decision and I will not change my mind 这就是最后决定；就这样定了◆I’m not lending you any more money, and that’s flat!
我不会再借给你一分钱，没有商量余地！●fall ˈflatif 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、故事等）未把人逗乐，没有收到预期效果◆I didn’t think the comedian was funny at all — most of his jokes fell completely flat.
我觉得这个滑稽演员一点儿也不滑稽。他讲的笑话大多数都不好笑。●fall ˌflat on your ˈface (informal) fail completely in an attempt to do sth, especially in a noticeable way 彻底失败；惨败；栽跟头◆I thought I would pass my driving test easily but I fell flat on my face.
我本以为能轻松通过驾驶考试，结果却考砸了。●be flat ˈbroke (BrE also be stony ˈbroke) (informal) have no money at all 身无分文◆I’m afraid I can’t come away with you this weekend — I’m flat broke!
我恐怕这周末不能跟你出去了，我一分钱也没有了！●(as) flat as a ˈpancake (informal) completely flat 完全平的；非常平的◆There are one or two hills in Norfolk, but otherwise the landscape is as flat as a pancake.
诺福克有一两座小山丘，但除此之外是一马平川。●flat ˈout (informal) 1. as fast as possible; with all the energy, strength, etc. you have 尽快；用尽全力◆If I worked flat out, I could get all the repairs done today.
如果我全力以赴，那么今天就有可能把所有的维修工作做完。2. lying down, especially because you are ill or extremely tired （尤指病得或累得）躺倒◆He was flat out on the bed.
他躺倒在床上。3. (especially NAmE) in a definite and direct way; completely 直接地；断然；彻底地◆I told him flat out ‘No’.
我跟他直截了当地说“不”。◆It’s a 30-year mortgage, which we just flat out can’t handle.
这是 30 年的按揭，我们根本承受不了。●in two minutes, ten seconds, etc. ˈflat (informal) used to say that sth happened or was done very quickly, in no more than the time stated （表示非常迅速）仅用了两分钟（或十秒钟等）◆He tidied his room in ten minutes flat.
他只花了十分钟就把房间收拾好了。◆She spent nine months writing the first half of the book and then finished it in three months flat.
她用了九个月的时间写出前半部书，剩下的一半只花了三个月。 |