| 词组 | flat |
| 释义 | adjective, adverb | noun flat1 /flæt/ adjective adverb not sloping or curvingnounsa flat surface Lay the cloth on a flat surface.a flat roof The shed has a flat roof.flat land/ground The land near the coast is mostly flat.a flat stone/rock He sat down on a flat rock.a flat screen Modern TVs have flat screens.a flat bottom/base/top Use pans with flat bottoms. | The hill is small and bare with a flat top.a flat stomach He started exercising because he wanted a flat stomach.adverbscompletely/perfectly/absolutely flat The field is perfectly flat.as flat as a pancake (=completely flat) The sea was as flat as a pancake.verbslie (down) flat Peter lay down flat on his towel.lay/spread sth (out) flat She laid the map out flat on the table.fold (sth) flat The table and chairs fold flat for easy storage.keep sth flat Bend your legs, keeping your feet flat on the floor.press sth flat He pressed his nose flat against the window.THESAURUS: flat levelsurface | ground | floor a level surface does not slope in any direction, so that every part is at the same height: Press the soil down to make a firm level surface. | The pilot was looking for an area of level ground so that he could land the plane. | Make sure that the floor is level before you lay the tiles. | The base needs to be absolutely level. evensurface | ground without any holes or raised areas: Spread the rug out on an even surface. | The ground isn’t very even and you can’t play soccer on it. | The walls look nice and even. smoothskin | surface | wall | water without any holes or raised areas – used especially when saying how something feels when you touch it: Her skin was as smooth as a child’s. | His boots clicked on the smooth surface of the marble floor. | The office had smooth white walls. | She looked out over the smooth water of the lake. | He rubbed the wood until it was perfectly smooth.You also use smooth about a journey which is comfortable and without any sudden movements or problems: Did you have a smooth flight/crossing? horizontalline | stripe | band | layer | position going straight across and not sloping: The paper had horizontal lines printed on it. | The sweater has horizontal stripes. | The bird’s feathers have horizontal bands of colour. | You can see the horizontal layers of rock. | Keep your body in a horizontal position.ANTONYMS → rough (1) adjective, adverb | noun flat2 /flæt/ noun BrE a home consisting of a set of rooms that are part of a larger buildingadjectives/nouns + flata small/tiny flat The flat was too small for the three of them.a big/spacious flat It is a big flat with eight or nine rooms.a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc flat She lived in a one-bedroom flat in North London.a studio flat (=a small flat with one main room) I might just be able to afford a tiny studio flat.a ground-floor/first-floor/second-floor etc flat We’re moving into first-floor flat.a basement flat (=below ground level) They lived in a basement flat in South London.a furnished/unfurnished flat (=rented with or without furniture) We rented a furnished flat in the city centre.a luxury flat (=large and expensive) They’re building some luxury flats next to the harbour.high-rise flats (=flats in a very tall building) Many high-rise flats are now having to be knocked down.a holiday flat She has a holiday flat in Spain.a self-contained flat (=with its own kitchen and bathroom) We rented a self-contained flat in the city centre.a granny flat informal (=a separate place inside or next to someone’s house for an older relative to live in) They converted the garage into a granny flat for Pat’s mum.verbslive in a flat Terry lived in a flat on the second floor.move into a flat They move into their new flat next week.buy a flat I’m planning to buy a flat with my girlfriend.rent a flat (=pay money to live in someone else’s flat) Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.rent out a flat also let a flat (=let someone live in a flat that you own for money) Why don’t you rent the flat out?own a flat They live in London but also own a small flat in Oxford.make/convert sth into flats The hospital is being converted into flats.phrasesa block of flats (=a large building divided into separate flats) I live on the fourth floor of a block of flats.American speakers say apartment. |
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