查词 - flatten

flatten

ˈflætn verb

1

flatten out

also 又作 to make something flat or flatter, or to become flat or flatter （使）变平 I,T

Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough.

用面杖把面团平。

The land flattened out as we neared the coast.

我们接近海岸时，地势平坦了。

2 to destroy a building or town by knocking it down, bombing it etc 夷平; 炸平; T

Hundreds of homes were flattened by the tornado.

数百户住宅被龙卷风夷为平地。

3

flatten yourself against sth

to press your body against something 让身体紧贴着某物

I flattened myself against the wall.

我让身体紧贴着墙。

4 to defeat someone completely and easily in a game, argument etc [非正式] 〔在比赛、争论等中轻而易举地〕击败，击倒，驳倒 T | informal

We flattened them 6-0.

我们以 6 比 0 彻底击败了他们。

5 to hit someone very hard [非正式] 猛打，打扁〔某人〕 T | informal