SURFACE 表面, smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving
平的，平坦的:
【例句】
houses with flat roofs
平顶屋
【例句】
a perfectly flat sandy beach
十分平坦的沙滩
【例句】
The countryside near there is flat as a pancake (=very flat) .
那儿附近的乡间地势非常平坦。
【例句】
Work on a clean, flat surface.
在干净、平整的表面上工作。
2.
【释义】
MONEY 钱, a flat rate, amount of money etc is fixed and does not change or have anything added to it
〔费率、价格等〕统一的，固定的:
【例句】
Clients are charged a flat rate of ￡250 annually.
向客户统一收取 250 英镑的年费。
【例句】
We charge a flat fee for car hire.
我们收取固定的租车费。
3.
【释义】
TYRE / BALL 轮胎/球, a flat tyre or ball has no air or not enough air in it
没气的，瘪气的，气不足的
4.
【释义】
NOT DEEP 不深的, not very deep, thick, or high, especially in comparison to its width or length
〔尤指与宽或长相比〕浅的，薄的; 矮的:
【例句】
The cake came out of the oven flat, not fluffy.
蛋糕从烤箱里拿出来扁扁的，不松软。
5.
【释义】
DRINK 饮料, a drink that is flat does not taste fresh because it has no more bubbles of gas in it
〔饮料〕走了气的;
6.
【释义】
NOT INTERESTING 没有趣味的, [not before noun] a performance, book etc that is flat lacks interest, excitement, or energy
〔演出、书等〕沉闷乏味的，平淡的:
【例句】
Arsenal looked flat for large parts of the game.
比赛的大部分时间里，阿森纳队都没有精彩表现。
7.
【释义】
BATTERY 电池, [BrE] a flat BATTERY has lost its electrical power
电用完了的;
【例句】
Have you checked that the batteries haven't gone flat (=become flat) ?
你检查过电池里还有电吗？
8.
【释义】
BUSINESS / TRADE 生意/贸易, if prices, economic conditions, trade etc are flat, they have not increased or improved over a period of time
不景气的，不兴旺的:
【例句】
Analysts are expecting flat sales in the coming months.
分析人士预计未来数月销售不景气。
9.
【释义】
E flat / B flat / A flat etc a musical note that is one SEMITONE lower than the note E, B, A etc 降 E 调/降 B 调/降 A 调等;
10.
【释义】
MUSICAL SOUND 音乐声, if a musical note is flat, it is played or sung slightly lower than it should be
降音的; 偏低的;
11.
【释义】
VOICE 嗓音, not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak
平淡的，无变化的:
【例句】
'He's dead,' she said in a flat voice.
“他死了。”她平淡地说。
12.
【释义】
a flat refusal / denial etc, a refusal etc that is definite and which someone will not change
断然拒绝/否认等:
【例句】
Our requests were met with a flat refusal.
我们的请求遭到断然拒绝。
13.
【释义】
be flat on your back
13.1
【释义】
to be lying down so that all of your back is touching the floor
仰面平躺
13.2
【释义】
to be very ill so that you have to stay in bed for a period of time
卧病在床:
【例句】
I've been flat on my back with the flu all week.
我感冒了，整个礼拜卧病在床。
14.
【释义】
SHOES
鞋flat shoes have very low heels 平底的，平跟的
15.
【释义】
LIGHT 光 having little variety of light and dark 无深浅反差的，无明暗的，缺乏层次的:
【例句】
Flat lighting is typical of Avedon's portraits.
平面照明是阿维顿肖像照的特征。
16.
【释义】
and that's flat!, [BrE spoken old-fashioned] used to say that you will definitely not change what you have just said
就这样！就这么定了!;
【例句】
I won't go, and that's flat!
我不去，就这样！
noun
1.
【释义】
PLACE TO LIVE 住的地方, [especially BrE] a place for people to live that consists of a set of rooms that are part of a larger building
一套住房; 一套公寓房;
【例句】
They have a flat in Crouch End.
他们在蹲尾区有一套公寓。
【例句】
a two-bedroom flat
带两间卧室的公寓
【例句】
The building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it) .
那幢建筑被拆了腾出地方建一幢公寓楼。
2.
【释义】
TYRE 轮胎, [especially AmE] a tyre that does not have enough air inside
瘪了的轮胎;
【例句】
Damn, the car has a flat .
真该死，车子有个轮胎没气了。
【例句】
He stopped to change a flat .
他停下来换一个瘪气的轮胎。
3.
【释义】
MUSIC 音乐
3.1
【释义】
a musical note that is one SEMITONE lower than a particular note
降半音
3.2
【释义】
the sign ( b ) in written music that shows that a note is one SEMITONE lower than a particular note
降半音符号;
4.
【释义】
LAND 土地, flats [pl.] an area of land that is at a low level, especially near water
低洼地; 浅滩:
【例句】
mud flats
泥滩
5.
【释义】
SHOES 鞋, flats [pl.] [AmE] a pair of women's shoes with very low heels
女式平跟鞋
6.
【释义】
the flat of sb's hand / a knife / a sword etc, the flat part or flat side of something
某人的手掌/刀面/剑面等
7.
【释义】
on the flat, [BrE] on ground that is level and does not slope
在平地上
adverb
1.
【释义】
FLAT POSITION 平直的姿势, in a position in which the surface of something is against another surface without curving or sloping
平直地，平坦地:
【例句】
The bed can be folded flat for storage.
这张床可以折平储藏。
【例句】
He lay flat on the floor.
他平躺在地板上。
【例句】
That night I lay flat on my back and stared up at the ceiling.
那一夜，我仰面平躺，眼睛直直地盯着天花板。
2.
【释义】
three minutes / 10 seconds etc flat, [informal] in exactly three minutes, ten seconds etc – used to emphasize that something happens or is done very quickly
正好三分钟/十秒钟等〔用于强调事情发生或做事的速度很快〕:
【例句】
I was dressed in five minutes flat.
我只用五分钟就穿好衣服了。
3.
【释义】
fall flat, [informal] if a joke, story etc falls flat, it does not achieve the effect that is intended
〔笑话、故事等〕没有达到预期效果:
【例句】
Unfortunately, what could have been a powerful drama fell flat.
真可惜，本该是很有力度的一出戏却没有出彩。
4.
【释义】
MUSIC 音乐, if you sing or play music flat, you sing or play slightly lower than the correct note so that the sound is unpleasant
降音（调）地，音调偏低;
5.
【释义】
fall flat on your face
5.1
【释义】
to fall so that you are lying on your chest on the ground
摔趴在地上:
【例句】
Babe slipped and fell flat on her face.
巴贝滑了一跤，趴在地上。
5.2
【释义】
[informal] to not have the result you want or expect, especially when this is embarrassing
达不到预期的效果〔尤指造成尴尬〕:
【例句】
The theory falls flat on its face when put into practice.
该理论实际应用时栽了跟头。
5.3
【释义】
as fast as possible
以最快速度，以全速:
【例句】
Everyone's working flat out to finish on time.
所有人全力以赴，争取按时完成。
5.4
【释义】
[AmE] in a direct and complete way
坦率地，直截了当地;
【例句】
She asked him flat out if he was seeing another woman.
她直截了当地问他是否在跟别的女人约会。
6.
【释义】
tell sb flat, [BrE spoken] to tell someone something directly and definitely
直截了当地告诉某人;
【例句】
I told him flat that I didn't want to see him again.
