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flat flat[flæt]级别:flatter, flattestCET4CET6考研r1353295421635019814545j25851390514034325467121851321ADJ2137632094NOUN3438326973ADV1178239908Spoken:125337772flats[2745] flatter[2372]平坦的(34%)，扁平的(27%)，单调的(11%)，平直地(9%)，气不足的(4%)，变平(4%)，断然的(3%)，直截了当(3%)，住公寓(2%)，降调(2%)，平面部分(1%)n.平地；公寓；平面adj.平的；单调的；不景气的；干脆的；平坦的；扁平的；浅的vi.逐渐变平；[音乐]以降调唱（或奏）vt.使变平；[音乐]使（音调）下降，尤指降半音adv.（尤指贴着另一表面）平直地；断然地；水平地；直接地，完全地n.（法）弗拉特（人名）；（英）弗莱特（人名） flat ★★★★☆/flæ̱t/1[N-COUNT	可数名词](一间)公寓；(一套)单元房 A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom.   [also N num]  [mainly BRIT 主英]Sara lives with her husband and children in a flat in central London...萨拉和丈夫还有孩子们住在伦敦中心城区的一间公寓里。It started a fire in a block of flats...大火是从一幢公寓大楼烧起的。Later on, Victor from flat 10 called.后来，10 号公寓的维克托打来电话。in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用apartment2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]平的；平展的；平滑的 Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven. Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry...只要表面平整、坚固而且干燥，瓷砖就可以贴住。After a moment his right hand moved across the cloth, smoothing it flat...过了一会儿，他用右手把布抹平。...windows which a thief can reach from a drainpipe or flat roof...小偷从排水管或平屋顶上就可够到的窗户The sea was calm, perfectly flat.海面风平浪静，没有一丝波澜。3[ADJ	形容词]水平的；非竖直的 Flat means horizontal and not upright.   [ADJ n]Two men near him threw themselves flat...他身旁的两个男人直挺挺趴倒在地上。As heartburn is usually worse when you're lying down in bed, you should avoid lying flat.通常躺着的时候胃灼热会更加厉害，所以应当避免平卧。4[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]浅的；不深的；矮的；扁的 A flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width.   [usu ADJ n]Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand.埃伦正一手托着一个方形的扁盒子沿私人车道走着。5[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](地势)平的，平坦的，无起伏的 Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts.   [ADJ n]To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain...北边是索尔韦平原平坦而肥沃的农田。The landscape became wider, flatter and very scenic...地势变得更开阔、更平整，风景十分优美。The highway stretched out flat and straight ahead.公路平坦而笔直地向前延伸。flatnessNotice the flatness and the rich, red earth.注意那平坦的地势和肥沃的红土地。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]平地；(尤指)低洼地，浅滩 A low flat area of uncultivated land, especially an area where the ground is soft and wet, can be referred to as flats or a flat .   [usu pl]The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。7[N-COUNT	可数名词]平面；平坦部分 You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object.   [usu sing]He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.他用手掌使劲拍打着柜台。...eight cloves of garlic crushed with the flat of a knife.用刀面拍碎的 8 粒蒜瓣8[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](鞋)平跟的，平底的 Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels.   [usu ADJ n]  [AM 美]People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel.人们穿着宽松的长裤、运动衫、平底鞋和各式适合旅行的休闲服装。Flats are flat shoes.平跟鞋；平底鞋His mother looked ten years younger in jeans and flats.他妈妈穿上牛仔裤和平跟鞋，看上去年轻了 10 岁。9[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](轮胎、球、气球等)瘪的，没气的 A flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it. 10[N-COUNT	可数名词]瘪了的轮胎 A flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it. Then, after I finally got back on the highway, I developed a flat.后来，我终于回到公路上后，车胎又瘪了。11[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](饮料)无泡的，走了气的 A drink that is flat is no longer fizzy. Could this really stop the champagne from going flat?这真的能让香槟不走气吗？12[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](电池)没电的，电耗光的，电不足的 A flat battery has lost some or all of its electrical charge.   [mainly BRIT 主英]His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.他的汽车报警器连着响了两天，结果电池耗没电了。in AM, use 美国英语用dead13[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](扁)平足的 If you have flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low. The condition of flat feet runs in families.平足会在家族中遗传。14[ADJ	形容词](拒绝或否认)断然的，坚决的 A flat denial or refusal is definite and firm, and is unlikely to be changed.   [ADJ n]The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement...外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。She is likely to give you a flat refusal.她很可能会断然拒绝你。flatlyMichael flatly denied virtually every rumour...迈克尔几乎对每个传闻都坚决否认。He flatly refused to discuss it...他断然拒绝讨论此事。I could use some money, Sarah told him flatly.萨拉态度坚决地告诉他，我可以用一部分钱。15[ADJ	形容词]飞速的；短短的 If you say that something happened, for example, in ten seconds flat or ten minutes flat, you are emphasizing that it happened surprisingly quickly and only took ten seconds or ten minutes.   [num n ADJ]  [emphasis]You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat...您面前的引擎，可以在短短 6 秒钟内速度从 0 提升至每小时 60 英里。I had it all explained to me in two minutes flat.短短两分钟内，我让人把一切都给我解释了一下。16[ADJ	形容词](比率、价格或百分比)固定的，统一的 A flat rate, price, or percentage is one that is fixed and which applies in every situation.   [ADJ n]Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis...费用按固定价格收取，而不是基于百分比收取。Sometimes there's a flat fee for carrying out a particular task...有时执行某项特定的任务有固定的价码。Medicare is preparing to cut all payments by a flat 2%.国家医疗保健体系正准备对所有收费都统一减少 2%。17[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](贸易或商业)停滞的，不景气的 If trade or business is flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing. During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat...今年前 8 个月，大型货车的销售量增加了 14％，而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.从全国来说，房屋价格没有多大变化。18[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]枯燥的；无趣的；乏味的 If you describe something as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting. The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty...过去这几天似乎比较平淡无聊。It is a long time since a party leader delivered such a dreadfully flat speech as he did yesterday.很久没有政党领导人像他昨天那样作如此枯燥无聊的演讲了。flatnessKenworthy detected a certain flatness in the days that followed.肯沃西在接下来的几天中感到有些平淡无趣。19[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](嗓音)平淡的，单调的 You use flat to describe someone's voice when they are saying something without expressing any emotion. 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'...“不管你说什么，我都会坐在这里等。”他用一种极为平淡的声音说道。Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it.她的声音平淡，听不出疑虑也感觉不到希望。flatly'I know you,' he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.“我认识你。”他平淡地说道，就事论事，不带任何感情。20[ADJ	形容词](用于表示音符的字母后)降半音的，降音的 Flat is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone lower than the note which otherwise matches that letter. Flat is often represented by the symbol  after the letter.   [n ADJ]...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99).舒伯特降 B 调钢琴三重奏(第 99 号作品)21[ADV-GRADED	副词](演唱或乐器)比标准音低的，音偏低的 If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be.   [ADV after v]Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat.至少可以说，她的音域不够宽，而且令人不舒服的是，她总是音高偏低。Flat is also an adjective.He had been fired because his singing was flat.他因为唱歌音调偏低而被炒了。22[PHRASE	短语]非常平坦的；完全平展的 If you say that something is as flat as a pancake, you are emphasizing that it is completely flat.   [v-link PHR]  [emphasis]My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake...我的故乡伊利诺伊州一马平川。23[PHRASE	短语]摔倒；跌倒 If you fall flat on your face, you fall over.   [V inflects]A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious.一个男人从街上走进来，趴倒在地，不省人事。24[PHRASE	短语]失败；不成功 If an event or attempt falls flat or falls flat on its face, it is unsuccessful.   [V inflects]Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat...利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。If it wasn't for the main actress, Ellen Barkin, the plot would have fallen flat on its face.如果不是女主角埃伦·巴尔金的话，整个情节会非常失败。25[PHRASE	短语]一文不名；身无分文；一贫如洗 If you say that you are flat broke, you mean that you have no money at all.   [v-link PHR]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole.两年后，他一贫如洗，靠失业救济金生活。26[PHRASE	短语]全速；全力以赴；竭尽全力 If you do something flat out, you do it as fast or as hard as you can.   [PHR after v]Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible...每个人都在全力以赴，设法捉住那些罪魁祸首。They hurtled across the line in a flat-out sprint.他们拼命冲刺，越过终点线。27[PHRASE	短语]完完全全的；确确实实的 You use flat out to emphasize that something is completely the case.   [PHR n/adj]  [emphasis]  [mainly AM 主美]  [INFORMAL 非正式]That allegation is a flat-out lie...那项指控是彻头彻尾的谎言。They say the industry is flat out lying about the effects of deregulation.他们说业界所谓的放宽管制已经取得了成效的说法纯属谎言。28[PHRASE	短语]在平地上 On the flat means on level ground. He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat.他患有心绞痛，在平地上最多能走 200 码。29  in a flat spin→see: spin；  flat1 adjectiveflat2 nounflat3 adverbflatflat1 /flæt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative flatter, superlative flattest)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1surface smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving:  houses with flat roofs a perfectly flat sandy beach The countryside near there is flat as a pancake (=very flat). Work on a clean, flat surface.2money a flat rate, amount of money etc is fixed and does not change or have anything added to it:  Clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually. We charge a flat fee for car hire.3tyre/ball a flat tyre or ball has no air or not enough air in it4not deep not very deep, thick, or high, especially in comparison to its width or length:  The cake came out of the oven flat, not fluffy.5drink a drink that is flat does not taste fresh because it has no more bubbles of gas in it  OPP  fizzy6not interesting [not before noun] a performance, book etc that is flat lacks interest, excitement, or energy:  Arsenal looked flat for large parts of the game.7battery British English a flat battery has lost its electrical power SYN dead American English:  Have you checked that the batteries haven’t gone flat (=become flat)?8business/trade if prices, economic conditions, trade etc are flat, they have not increased or improved over a period of time:  Analysts are expecting flat sales in the coming months.9E flat/B flat/A flat etc a musical note that is one semitone lower than the note E, B, A etc → sharp, natural10musical sound if a musical note is flat, it is played or sung slightly lower than it should be  OPP  sharp11voice not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak:  ‘He’s dead,’ she said in a flat voice.12a flat refusal/denial etc a refusal etc that is definite and which someone will not change:  Our requests were met with a flat refusal.13be flat on your back a)to be lying down so that all of your back is touching the floor b)to be very ill so that you have to stay in bed for a period of time:  I’ve been flat on my back with the flu all week.14shoes flat shoes have very low heels15light having little variety of light and dark:  Flat lighting is typical of Avedon’s portraits.16and that’s flat! British English spoken old-fashioned used to say that you will definitely not change what you have just said  SYN  and that’s that:  I won’t go, and that’s flat!—flatness noun [uncountable] → in/into a flat spinat spin2(6), → flat feetTHESAURUSflat on one level, without any holes or raised areas, and not sloping or curving: · a flat roof· a flat screen· Before you lay the tiles, make sure that the ground is completely flat.level not sloping in any direction, so that every part is at the same height: · Is the top of this picture level?· After four hours coming down the mountain, I was glad to be back on level ground.smooth without any holes or raised areas – used especially when saying how something feels when you touch it: · her lovely smooth skin· I ran my hand across the animal’s smooth fur.even without any holes or raised areas: · Apply the paint to an even surface.· Be careful – the path is not very even here.horizontal going straight across and not sloping: · a horizontal line· Raise both arms to a horizontal position.flat1 adjectiveflat2 nounflat3 adverbflatflat2 ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1place to live especially British English a place for people to live that consists of a set of rooms that are part of a larger building  SYN  apartment:  They have a flat in Crouch End. a two-bedroom flat The building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it). →granny flat2tyre especially American English a tyre that does not have enough air inside  SYN  flat tyre:  Damn, the car has a flat. He stopped to change a flat.3music a)a musical note that is one semitone lower than a particular note b)the sign (Ƅ) in written music that shows that a note is one semitone lower than a particular note → sharp, natural4land flats [plural] an area of land that is at a low level, especially near water:  mud flats5shoes flats [plural] a pair of women’s shoes with very low heels6the flat of somebody’s hand/a knife/a sword etc the flat part or flat side of something7on the flat British English on ground that is level and does not slopeCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + flatsmall· The flat was too small for the three of them.big/spacious· It was a big flat with eight or nine rooms.cramped/poky (=too small and not comfortable)· She spends most days shut up in a poky flat looking after her disabled Mum.a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc flat· She lived in a one-bedroom flat in Clapham.a one-room/two-room etc flat· Their home is a humble two-room flat.a ground-floor/first-floor/second-floor etc flat· We’re moving into a first-floor flat.a basement flat (=a flat that is below ground level)· They lived in a basement flat in South London.a studio flat (=with one main room)· I might just be able to afford a tiny studio flat.high-rise flats (=flats in a very tall building)· Many high-rise flats were built in the 1970s.a rented flat· He returned to his rented flat in Cheltenham.a luxury flat· Laura shares a luxury flat with her sister Chloe.a self-contained flat (=a flat with its own kitchen and bathroom)· We rented a self-contained flat in the city centre.a furnished/unfurnished flat (=a rented flat that does or does not have furniture)· She found a job and a furnished flat.a holiday flat· The building has been converted into three holiday flats.phrasesa block of flats (=a large building divided into separate flats)· At the time, I lived in a block of flats in St John’s Wood.verbslive in a flat· Terry lived in a flat on the second floor.buy a flat· I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine.rent a flat· Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.move into a flat· They move into their new flat next week.own a flat· The couple own their own flat in Peebles.flat1 adjectiveflat2 nounflat3 adverbflatflat3 ●●○ adverb  Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1flat position in a position in which the surface of something is against another surface without curving or sloping:  The bed can be folded flat for storage. He lay flat on the floor. That night I lay flat on my back and stared up at the ceiling.2three minutes/ten seconds etc flat informal in exactly three minutes, ten seconds etc – used to emphasize that something happens or is done very quickly:  I was dressed in five minutes flat.3fall flat informal if a joke, story etc falls flat, it does not achieve the effect that is intended:  Unfortunately, what could have been a powerful drama fell flat.4music if you sing or play music flat, you sing or play slightly lower than the correct note so that the sound is unpleasant  OPP  sharp5fall flat on your/something's face a)to fall so that you are lying on your chest on the ground:  Babe slipped and fell flat on her face. b)informal to not have the result you want or expect, especially when this is embarrassing:  The theory falls flat on its face when put into practice.6flat out informal a)as fast as possible:  Everyone’s working flat out to finish on time. b)American English in a direct and complete way  SYN  straight outask/tell somebody flat out She asked him flat out if he was seeing another woman.7tell somebody flat British English spoken to tell someone something directly and definitely  SYN  straight out:  I told him flat that I didn’t want to see him again. → flat brokeat broke2(1)

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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                    4        ★                  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                    5                  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                    6                  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                    7                  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                    8                  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                    9                  [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.          他对一名记者提问直截了当地答覆“不！”                            in music        音乐                    10                  used after the name of a note to mean a note a            semitone/half tonelower            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                                                    natural                                                   adj.                           (9              )                                                  11                  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                    12                  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                    13                  (            BrE)                    unable to supply any more electricity            电用完了的                                      tyre        轮胎                    14                  not containing enough air, usually because of a hole            瘪了的；撒了气的                                      feet        足                    15                  with no natural raised curves underneath            扁平的；足弓平坦的                                    ☞see also                                                    flat-footed                                                     (1              )                                                                    ▶                flat·ness                  /          flætnəs                    ;            NAmE                    flætnəs                    /                          noun                          [uncountable          ]                                  IDIOMS              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                                                  ☞more at                                    back                                   n.            ,                                    spin                                   n.                                  noun        ★            _homes_comp.jpg      _flat.jpg                                  rooms        房间                    1        ★                  [countable          ]                          (            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?          你住的是一层公寓还是一座房子？                          ◆          They're renting a            furnished flaton the third floor.                    他们租了四楼的一层带家具的公寓。                          ◆          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。                          ☞          collocationsat                                                    house                                                              ☞compare                                                    apartment                                                     (1              )                                                  level part        平面部份                    2                  [singular          ]                the          flatof sth                          the flat level part of sth            （某物的）平面部份                                    ◆          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                    3                  [countable                ,         usually plural          ]                          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                    4        the flat        ,        the Flat                  [singular          ]                          (            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                    5                  [countable          ]                          a note played a            semitone/half tonelower 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                                                    natural                                                   n.                           (2              )                                                  tyre        轮胎                    6                  [countable          ]                          (            especially NAmE)                    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.          我们得停车修一下撒了气的轮胎。                            in theatre        剧院                    7                  [countable          ]                          (            technical              术语            )                    a vertical section of            sceneryused on a theatre stage            平面布景；布景屏                                      shoes        鞋                    8        flats                  (          also          flat·ties          )                          [plural          ]                          (            informal)                    shoes with a very low heel            平跟鞋；平底鞋                                    ◆          a pair of flats          一双平跟鞋                            IDIOM              on the ˈflat                              (              BrE)                        on level ground, without hills or jumps              (= for example in horse racing)              在平地上                                                                adverb                    (              comparative        flat·ter            no        superlative            )              level        水平地                    1                  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                    2        (          BrE)                          (                      NAmE                    ˌflat 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建议，但是他们断然拒绝了。                            in music        音乐                    3                  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                                                                IDIOMS              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                  1                      to fall so that you are lying on your front              趴倒在地                                                2                      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 also                    stony 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)                          1                      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。                                    2                      (              especially NAmE)                        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.            这是一宗我们根本无法处理的 30 年按揭贷款业务。                                ☞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。                                                    verb                    (              -tt-            )              [intransitive      ]              (        AustralE,        NZE)            to live in or share a flat/apartment        住公寓；伙住公寓                    ◆      My sister Zoe flats in Auckland.      我妹妹佐伊住在奥克兰的一栋公寓里。                  flat              /        flæt                ;          NAmE                flæt                /                    flat·ness              /        flætnəs                ;          NAmE                flætnəs                /

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Collins	flat ★★★★☆ /flæ̱t/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](一间)公寓；(一套)单元房 A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom. [also N num] [mainly BRIT 主英] Sara lives with her husband and children in a flat in central London... 萨拉和丈夫还有孩子们住在伦敦中心城区的一间公寓里。 It started a fire in a block of flats... 大火是从一幢公寓大楼烧起的。 Later on, Victor from flat 10 called. 后来，10 号公寓的维克托打来电话。 in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用apartment 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]平的；平展的；平滑的 Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven. Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry... 只要表面平整、坚固而且干燥，瓷砖就可以贴住。 After a moment his right hand moved across the cloth, smoothing it flat... 过了一会儿，他用右手把布抹平。 ...windows which a thief can reach from a drainpipe or flat roof... 小偷从排水管或平屋顶上就可够到的窗户 The sea was calm, perfectly flat. 海面风平浪静，没有一丝波澜。 3 [ADJ 形容词]水平的；非竖直的 Flat means horizontal and not upright. [ADJ n] Two men near him threw themselves flat... 他身旁的两个男人直挺挺趴倒在地上。 As heartburn is usually worse when you're lying down in bed, you should avoid lying flat. 通常躺着的时候胃灼热会更加厉害，所以应当避免平卧。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]浅的；不深的；矮的；扁的 A flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width. [usu ADJ n] Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand. 埃伦正一手托着一个方形的扁盒子沿私人车道走着。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](地势)平的，平坦的，无起伏的 Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts. [ADJ n] To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain... 北边是索尔韦平原平坦而肥沃的农田。 The landscape became wider, flatter and very scenic... 地势变得更开阔、更平整，风景十分优美。 The highway stretched out flat and straight ahead. 公路平坦而笔直地向前延伸。 flatness Notice the flatness and the rich, red earth. 注意那平坦的地势和肥沃的红土地。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]平地；(尤指)低洼地，浅滩 A low flat area of uncultivated land, especially an area where the ground is soft and wet, can be referred to as flats or a flat . [usu pl] The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl. 盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]平面；平坦部分 You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object. [usu sing] He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand. 他用手掌使劲拍打着柜台。 ...eight cloves of garlic crushed with the flat of a knife. 用刀面拍碎的 8 粒蒜瓣 8 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](鞋)平跟的，平底的 Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels. [usu ADJ n] [AM 美] People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel. 人们穿着宽松的长裤、运动衫、平底鞋和各式适合旅行的休闲服装。 Flats are flat shoes.平跟鞋；平底鞋 His mother looked ten years younger in jeans and flats. 他妈妈穿上牛仔裤和平跟鞋，看上去年轻了 10 岁。 9 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](轮胎、球、气球等)瘪的，没气的 A flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it. 10 [N-COUNT 可数名词]瘪了的轮胎 A flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it. Then, after I finally got back on the highway, I developed a flat. 后来，我终于回到公路上后，车胎又瘪了。 11 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](饮料)无泡的，走了气的 A drink that is flat is no longer fizzy. Could this really stop the champagne from going flat? 这真的能让香槟不走气吗？ 12 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](电池)没电的，电耗光的，电不足的 A flat battery has lost some or all of its electrical charge. [mainly BRIT 主英] His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat. 他的汽车报警器连着响了两天，结果电池耗没电了。 in AM, use 美国英语用dead 13 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](扁)平足的 If you have flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low. The condition of flat feet runs in families. 平足会在家族中遗传。 14 [ADJ 形容词](拒绝或否认)断然的，坚决的 A flat denial or refusal is definite and firm, and is unlikely to be changed. [ADJ n] The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement... 外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。 She is likely to give you a flat refusal. 她很可能会断然拒绝你。 flatly Michael flatly denied virtually every rumour... 迈克尔几乎对每个传闻都坚决否认。 He flatly refused to discuss it... 他断然拒绝讨论此事。 I could use some money, Sarah told him flatly. 萨拉态度坚决地告诉他，我可以用一部分钱。 15 [ADJ 形容词]飞速的；短短的 If you say that something happened, for example, in ten seconds flat or ten minutes flat, you are emphasizing that it happened surprisingly quickly and only took ten seconds or ten minutes. [num n ADJ] [emphasis] You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat... 您面前的引擎，可以在短短 6 秒钟内速度从 0 提升至每小时 60 英里。 I had it all explained to me in two minutes flat. 短短两分钟内，我让人把一切都给我解释了一下。 16 [ADJ 形容词](比率、价格或百分比)固定的，统一的 A flat rate, price, or percentage is one that is fixed and which applies in every situation. [ADJ n] Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis... 费用按固定价格收取，而不是基于百分比收取。 Sometimes there's a flat fee for carrying out a particular task... 有时执行某项特定的任务有固定的价码。 Medicare is preparing to cut all payments by a flat 2%. 国家医疗保健体系正准备对所有收费都统一减少 2%。 17 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](贸易或商业)停滞的，不景气的 If trade or business is flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing. During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat... 今年前 8 个月，大型货车的销售量增加了 14％，而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。 For the country overall, house prices have remained flat. 从全国来说，房屋价格没有多大变化。 18 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]枯燥的；无趣的；乏味的 If you describe something as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting. The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty... 过去这几天似乎比较平淡无聊。 It is a long time since a party leader delivered such a dreadfully flat speech as he did yesterday. 很久没有政党领导人像他昨天那样作如此枯燥无聊的演讲了。 flatness Kenworthy detected a certain flatness in the days that followed. 肯沃西在接下来的几天中感到有些平淡无趣。 19 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](嗓音)平淡的，单调的 You use flat to describe someone's voice when they are saying something without expressing any emotion. 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'... “不管你说什么，我都会坐在这里等。”他用一种极为平淡的声音说道。 Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it. 她的声音平淡，听不出疑虑也感觉不到希望。 flatly 'I know you,' he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone. “我认识你。”他平淡地说道，就事论事，不带任何感情。 20 [ADJ 形容词](用于表示音符的字母后)降半音的，降音的 Flat is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone lower than the note which otherwise matches that letter. Flat is often represented by the symbol after the letter. [n ADJ] ...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99). 舒伯特降 B 调钢琴三重奏(第 99 号作品) 21 [ADV-GRADED 副词](演唱或乐器)比标准音低的，音偏低的 If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be. [ADV after v] Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat. 至少可以说，她的音域不够宽，而且令人不舒服的是，她总是音高偏低。 Flat is also an adjective. He had been fired because his singing was flat. 他因为唱歌音调偏低而被炒了。 22 [PHRASE 短语]非常平坦的；完全平展的 If you say that something is as flat as a pancake, you are emphasizing that it is completely flat. [v-link PHR] [emphasis] My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake... 我的故乡伊利诺伊州一马平川。 23 [PHRASE 短语]摔倒；跌倒 If you fall flat on your face, you fall over. [V inflects] A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious. 一个男人从街上走进来，趴倒在地，不省人事。 24 [PHRASE 短语]失败；不成功 If an event or attempt falls flat or falls flat on its face, it is unsuccessful. [V inflects] Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat... 利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。 If it wasn't for the main actress, Ellen Barkin, the plot would have fallen flat on its face. 如果不是女主角埃伦·巴尔金的话，整个情节会非常失败。 25 [PHRASE 短语]一文不名；身无分文；一贫如洗 If you say that you are flat broke, you mean that you have no money at all. [v-link PHR] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole. 两年后，他一贫如洗，靠失业救济金生活。 26 [PHRASE 短语]全速；全力以赴；竭尽全力 If you do something flat out, you do it as fast or as hard as you can. [PHR after v] Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible... 每个人都在全力以赴，设法捉住那些罪魁祸首。 They hurtled across the line in a flat-out sprint. 他们拼命冲刺，越过终点线。 27 [PHRASE 短语]完完全全的；确确实实的 You use flat out to emphasize that something is completely the case. [PHR n/adj] [emphasis] [mainly AM 主美] [INFORMAL 非正式] That allegation is a flat-out lie... 那项指控是彻头彻尾的谎言。 They say the industry is flat out lying about the effects of deregulation. 他们说业界所谓的放宽管制已经取得了成效的说法纯属谎言。 28 [PHRASE 短语]在平地上 On the flat means on level ground. He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat. 他患有心绞痛，在平地上最多能走 200 码。 29 in a flat spin→see: spin ；
Oxford	flat ★ / flæt ; NAmE flæt / adjective , noun , adverb , verb flat flats flatted flatting flatter flattest adjective ★ ( flat·ter , flat·test ) level 平 1 ★ 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。 2 ★ (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。 3 ★ (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 4 ★ 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 [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. 他对一名记者提问直截了当地答覆“不！” in music 音乐 10 used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone/half tonelower 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 natural adj. (9 ) 11 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 12 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 13 ( BrE) unable to supply any more electricity 电用完了的 tyre 轮胎 14 not containing enough air, usually because of a hole 瘪了的；撒了气的 feet 足 15 with no natural raised curves underneath 扁平的；足弓平坦的 ☞see also flat-footed (1 ) ▶ flat·ness / flætnəs ; NAmE flætnəs / noun [uncountable ] IDIOMS 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 ☞more at back n. , spin n. noun ★ _homes_comp.jpg _flat.jpg rooms 房间 1 ★ [countable ] ( 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? 你住的是一层公寓还是一座房子？ ◆ They're renting a furnished flaton the third floor. 他们租了四楼的一层带家具的公寓。 ◆ 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。 ☞ collocationsat house ☞compare apartment (1 ) level part 平面部份 2 [singular ] the flatof sth the flat level part of sth （某物的）平面部份 ◆ 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 3 [countable , usually plural ] 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 4 the flat , the Flat [singular ] ( 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 5 [countable ] a note played a semitone/half tonelower 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 natural n. (2 ) tyre 轮胎 6 [countable ] ( especially NAmE) 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. 我们得停车修一下撒了气的轮胎。 in theatre 剧院 7 [countable ] ( technical 术语 ) a vertical section of sceneryused on a theatre stage 平面布景；布景屏 shoes 鞋 8 flats ( also flat·ties ) [plural ] ( informal) shoes with a very low heel 平跟鞋；平底鞋 ◆ a pair of flats 一双平跟鞋 IDIOM on the ˈflat ( BrE) on level ground, without hills or jumps (= for example in horse racing) 在平地上 adverb ( comparative flat·ter no superlative ) level 水平地 1 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 2 ( BrE) ( NAmE ˌflat 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建议，但是他们断然拒绝了。 in music 音乐 3 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 IDIOMS 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 1 to fall so that you are lying on your front 趴倒在地 2 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 also stony 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) 1 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。 2 ( especially NAmE) 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. 这是一宗我们根本无法处理的 30 年按揭贷款业务。 ☞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。 verb ( -tt- ) [intransitive ] ( AustralE, NZE) to live in or share a flat/apartment 住公寓；伙住公寓 ◆ My sister Zoe flats in Auckland. 我妹妹佐伊住在奥克兰的一栋公寓里。 flat / flæt ; NAmE flæt / flat·ness / flætnəs ; NAmE flætnəs /
LDC	flat1 adjective flat2 noun flat3 adverb flatflat1 /flæt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative flatter, superlative flattest) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1surface smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving: houses with flat roofs a perfectly flat sandy beach The countryside near there is flat as a pancake (=very flat). Work on a clean, flat surface.2money a flat rate, amount of money etc is fixed and does not change or have anything added to it: Clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually. We charge a flat fee for car hire.3tyre/ball a flat tyre or ball has no air or not enough air in it4not deep not very deep, thick, or high, especially in comparison to its width or length: The cake came out of the oven flat, not fluffy.5drink a drink that is flat does not taste fresh because it has no more bubbles of gas in it OPP fizzy6not interesting [not before noun] a performance, book etc that is flat lacks interest, excitement, or energy: Arsenal looked flat for large parts of the game.7battery British English a flat battery has lost its electrical power SYN dead American English: Have you checked that the batteries haven’t gone flat (=become flat)?8business/trade if prices, economic conditions, trade etc are flat, they have not increased or improved over a period of time: Analysts are expecting flat sales in the coming months.9E flat/B flat/A flat etc a musical note that is one semitone lower than the note E, B, A etc → sharp, natural10musical sound if a musical note is flat, it is played or sung slightly lower than it should be OPP sharp11voice not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak: ‘He’s dead,’ she said in a flat voice.12a flat refusal/denial etc a refusal etc that is definite and which someone will not change: Our requests were met with a flat refusal.13be flat on your back a)to be lying down so that all of your back is touching the floor b)to be very ill so that you have to stay in bed for a period of time: I’ve been flat on my back with the flu all week.14shoes flat shoes have very low heels15light having little variety of light and dark: Flat lighting is typical of Avedon’s portraits.16and that’s flat! British English spoken old-fashioned used to say that you will definitely not change what you have just said SYN and that’s that: I won’t go, and that’s flat!—flatness noun [uncountable] → in/into a flat spin at spin2(6) , → flat feet THESAURUSflat on one level, without any holes or raised areas, and not sloping or curving: · a flat roof· a flat screen· Before you lay the tiles, make sure that the ground is completely flat.level not sloping in any direction, so that every part is at the same height: · Is the top of this picture level?· After four hours coming down the mountain, I was glad to be back on level ground.smooth without any holes or raised areas – used especially when saying how something feels when you touch it: · her lovely smooth skin· I ran my hand across the animal’s smooth fur.even without any holes or raised areas: · Apply the paint to an even surface.· Be careful – the path is not very even here.horizontal going straight across and not sloping: · a horizontal line· Raise both arms to a horizontal position. flat1 adjective flat2 noun flat3 adverb flatflat2 ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1place to live especially British English a place for people to live that consists of a set of rooms that are part of a larger building SYN apartment: They have a flat in Crouch End. a two-bedroom flat The building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it). → granny flat 2tyre especially American English a tyre that does not have enough air inside SYN flat tyre: Damn, the car has a flat. He stopped to change a flat.3music a)a musical note that is one semitone lower than a particular note b)the sign (Ƅ) in written music that shows that a note is one semitone lower than a particular note → sharp, natural4land flats [plural] an area of land that is at a low level, especially near water: mud flats5shoes flats [plural] a pair of women’s shoes with very low heels6the flat of somebody’s hand/a knife/a sword etc the flat part or flat side of something7on the flat British English on ground that is level and does not slopeCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + flatsmall· The flat was too small for the three of them.big/spacious· It was a big flat with eight or nine rooms.cramped/poky (=too small and not comfortable)· She spends most days shut up in a poky flat looking after her disabled Mum.a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc flat· She lived in a one-bedroom flat in Clapham.a one-room/two-room etc flat· Their home is a humble two-room flat.a ground-floor/first-floor/second-floor etc flat· We’re moving into a first-floor flat.a basement flat (=a flat that is below ground level)· They lived in a basement flat in South London.a studio flat (=with one main room)· I might just be able to afford a tiny studio flat.high-rise flats (=flats in a very tall building)· Many high-rise flats were built in the 1970s.a rented flat· He returned to his rented flat in Cheltenham.a luxury flat· Laura shares a luxury flat with her sister Chloe.a self-contained flat (=a flat with its own kitchen and bathroom)· We rented a self-contained flat in the city centre.a furnished/unfurnished flat (=a rented flat that does or does not have furniture)· She found a job and a furnished flat.a holiday flat· The building has been converted into three holiday flats.phrasesa block of flats (=a large building divided into separate flats)· At the time, I lived in a block of flats in St John’s Wood.verbslive in a flat· Terry lived in a flat on the second floor.buy a flat· I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine.rent a flat· Renting a flat can be very expensive in this part of town.move into a flat· They move into their new flat next week.own a flat· The couple own their own flat in Peebles. flat1 adjective flat2 noun flat3 adverb flatflat3 ●●○ adverb Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1flat position in a position in which the surface of something is against another surface without curving or sloping: The bed can be folded flat for storage. He lay flat on the floor. That night I lay flat on my back and stared up at the ceiling.2three minutes/ten seconds etc flat informal in exactly three minutes, ten seconds etc – used to emphasize that something happens or is done very quickly: I was dressed in five minutes flat.3fall flat informal if a joke, story etc falls flat, it does not achieve the effect that is intended: Unfortunately, what could have been a powerful drama fell flat.4music if you sing or play music flat, you sing or play slightly lower than the correct note so that the sound is unpleasant OPP sharp5fall flat on your/something's face a)to fall so that you are lying on your chest on the ground: Babe slipped and fell flat on her face. b)informal to not have the result you want or expect, especially when this is embarrassing: The theory falls flat on its face when put into practice.6flat out informal a)as fast as possible: Everyone’s working flat out to finish on time. b)American English in a direct and complete way SYN straight outask/tell somebody flat out She asked him flat out if he was seeing another woman.7tell somebody flat British English spoken to tell someone something directly and definitely SYN straight out: I told him flat that I didn’t want to see him again. → flat broke at broke2(1)

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