| 词组 | level |
| 释义 | level Ⅰ 1. adjective good, excellent CANADA, 1993 2. noun ► on the levelhonest, truthful, trustworthy. Also used as an adverb US, 1872 Ⅱ ⇨ level; level with verb to speak or act honestly, to be frank about something previously concealed, to tell the truth US, 1921 level at/against level sth at/against sb usually passive if you level a criticism, charge, or accusation at someone, you publicly criticize them or say that they have done something wrong: A number of criticisms were levelled at the book. Accusations of racism and corruption have been levelled against the police.■ SIMILAR TO: aim at level at level sth at sb/sth to aim a gun at someone or something: The men pushed us into a dark room and guns were levelled at our heads. level off/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 off2. 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 level with level with sb not passive informal to tell someone the truth about a situation, when you have not been completely honest about it before: I decided to level with Charlie. But I made him swear not to tell anyone else.
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