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单词 flatly
释义 flat·ly
adverb
Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Middle English flat (I) + -ly
1. obsolete : into a flat position : prostrate
2.
 a. : bluntly, categorically, plainly
  < he flatly denied the charges >
 sometimes : emphatically, peremptorily
  < presenting the case flatly and sternly >
  < flatly challenged the truth of the statement >
 b. : absolutely, wholly
  < acting flatly against his convictions >
3. : in a flat manner
 < sagging flatly in his arms >
as
 a. : without zest or spirit : in a dull and uninterested manner
  < droned on flatly about her troubles >
 b. : without indication or development of a third dimension
  < roses stenciled flatly on the chair backs >
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