词组 | level out |
释义 | level out 1. level off/out if the amount or rate of something levels off, it stops increasing or decreasing and stays at the level it has reached: ▪ Car sales in Japan levelled out in September after several months of growth. + at ▪ The world population could level off at around 8.5 billion by the middle of the next century. ■ SIMILAR TO: stabilize formal ► compare ↑drop off 2. level off/out if an aircraft levels off, it begins to travel forward at the height it has reached instead of going up or down: ▪ Mark undid his seatbelt as the jet leveled off. 3. level off/out if a road levels off, it begins to go forward on one level instead of going up or down: ▪ At the top of the hill the road levelled out and we stopped to look at the view. 4. level sth off/out • level off/out sth to make the surface of something flat and smooth: ▪ Put the cake mixture in a tin and level it off with a spoon. ▪ You should level out the soil with a rake before sowing the seeds. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑flatten |
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