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单词 flatten
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flatten

verb
/ˈflætn/
/ˈflætn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they flatten
/ˈflætn/
/ˈflætn/
he / she / it flattens
/ˈflætnz/
/ˈflætnz/
past simple flattened
/ˈflætnd/
/ˈflætnd/
past participle flattened
/ˈflætnd/
/ˈflætnd/
-ing form flattening
/ˈflætnɪŋ/
/ˈflætnɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to become flat or flatter; to make something flat or flatter
    • The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
    • flatten something These exercises will help to flatten your stomach.
    • He flattened his hair down with gel.
    • The bird is recognizable by its flattened beak.
    • Roll the dough into balls and flatten slightly.
  2. [transitive] flatten something to destroy or knock down a building, tree, etc.
    • Most of the factory was flattened by the explosion.
    • The hurricane flattened thousands of homes.
  3. [transitive] to press something/your body against somebody/something
    • flatten something against somebody/something She flattened her nose against the window and looked in.
    • flatten yourself against somebody/something Greg flattened himself against the wall to let me pass.
  4. [transitive] flatten somebody (informal) to defeat somebody easily in a competition, an argument, etc. synonym smash, thrash
    • Our team was flattened this evening!
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  5. [transitive] flatten somebody (informal) to hit somebody very hard so that they fall down
    • He flattened the intruder with a single punch.
    • I'll flatten you if you do that again!
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