flat
n
(esp Brit) (also esp US apartment) set of rooms (living-room, bedroom, kitchen, etc) for living in, usu on one floor of a building 公寓; 单元房; 一套房间
a new block of flats 一座新的公寓楼
They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor. 他们租了四楼的一套带家具的房间.
Many large old houses have now been converted into flats. 许多旧的大房子都己改建成了单元房.
flat adj (-tter, -ttest)
1 smooth and level; even 平坦的; 平的
a flat surface for writing on 可以在上面写字的平面
The countryside is very flat here, ie has no hills. 这一带农村地势平坦.
2 spread out on a single plane; extending at full length 平的; 平展的; 平伸的
People used to think that the world was flat; now we know it is round. 从前人们以为地球是平的, 现在知道是圆的.
3 with a broad level surface and little depth 浅的（从上到下距离短的）: a flat cap 扁帽子
flat dishes, plates, etc 浅碟子、 盘子等
The cake was flat, ie did not rise while cooking. 这蛋糕没发起来.
4 (of a tyre) not containing enough air, eg because of a puncture; deflated （指车胎）气不足的（如有穿孔）, 撒气的.
5 dull; uninteresting; monotonous 枯燥的; 平淡无味的; 单调的
speak in a flat voice 用平淡的语调说
He felt a bit flat after his friends had gone. 朋友们走了以後他觉得有些无聊.
6 not having much trade or business 生意清淡的; 萧条的; 不景气的
The market has been flat today. 今天市场上生意一直很清淡.
7 having a single price for a variety of goods or services （各种商品或服务）价格一律的或统一的
a flat fare of 70p 一律为70便士的票价
a flat rate 统一收费率
flat-rate (ie standard and fixed) contributions 定额捐款.
8 (of a carbonated or gaseous liquid) having lost its gas or effervescence （指充有二氧化碳气或含气的液体）走了气的, 跑了气的
The lager tastes/has gone flat. 这啤酒喝起来没有气[走气]了.
9 (of a battery) unable to supply any more electric current; run down （指电池）电用完了的.
10 (music 音) (half a tone) lower than true or correct pitch 降（半）音的
B flat is a semitone below the note B. 降B音比B音低半音.
Your piano is flat; it needs tuning. 你的钢琴的音低了, 该调一调了. Cf 参看 sharp 12.
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(a) [usu pred 通常作表语]
(of pictures, photographs or colours) without contrast or shading; with no sense of depth or contrast （指图画、 照片等）无景深, 无反差; （指颜色）无变化, 单调
The colours used are flat and unvaried. 使用的颜色既单调又无层次.
His paintings are deliberately flat, it's part of his style. 他作画刻意用单一色调, 这是他的一种风格.
(b) (of paint) not glossy; matt （指油漆）无光泽的, 不发亮的.
12 absolute; unqualified 绝对的; 断然的; 直截了当的
[attrib 作定语]
give sb a flat denial/refusal 对某人所指断然否认[断然拒绝某人].
13 (of feet) not having normal raised arches （指脚）扁平的, 扁平足的.
14 (idm 习语) and ,that's `flat that's my final decision 这是我的最後决定
I'm not going out with you and that's flat! 我不跟你出去, 说定了! be in/go into a flat spin; (as) flat as a pancake completely flat 十分平坦或平淡
The whole landscape looked as flat as a pancake. 整个地形十分平坦.
The surprise party turned out as flat as a pancake, ie was very disappointing. 这次本想让大家感到惊奇的聚会到头来却十分扫兴.
flat adv
1 lower than the true or correct pitch 低於正常的或准确的音
She sings flat all the time. 她总是唱低了音.
2 stretched out on one level; lying at full length 平坦地; 平伸地; 平躺地
She lay flat on her back in the warm sunshine. 她在温暖的阳光下平躺著.
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