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🔑flatflat1 /flæt / adjective (flat·ter, flat·test)➤level平的- smooth and level, with no parts that are higher than the rest平坦的；水平的◆The countryside in Kansas is extremely flat (= there are no hills).堪萨斯州乡下的地势极为平坦。◆I need a flat surface to write this letter on.我需要一个平整的地方写这封信。◆a flat roof平屋顶
➤not high不高- not high or deep扁平的；浅的◆You need flat shoes for walking.你走路得穿平底鞋。◆a flat dish浅盘子
➤business生意- (
business商业) not very successful because very little is being sold不景气的；生意清淡的◆Sales have been flat for the last three months.过去三个月以来，买卖一直很清淡。
➤refusal / denial拒绝；否认- (used about something that you say or decide) that will not change; firm（说话或决定）断然的，坚决的◆He answered our request with a flat “No.”他对我们的请求断然答复“不”。
➤in music音乐- (symbol ♭) (
music音乐) half a tone lower than the stated note降半音的◆a symphony in B flat 降 B 调交响乐
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music音乐) lower than the correct note低于标准音高的；偏低的◆That last note was flat. Can you sing it again?最后那个音低了，你能再唱一次吗？ ➡ look at sharp1 (11)
➤fee / rate费用；价格- (used about the cost of something) that is the same for everyone; that is fixed（费用）统一价的，固定的◆We charge a flat fee of $20, however long you stay.不管你待多长时间，我们一律收取 20 美元的费用。
➤drink饮料- not fresh because it has lost its bubbles不新鲜的；跑了气的◆Open a new bottle. This soda is flat.开一瓶新的吧，这瓶汽水跑气了。
➤tire轮胎- not containing enough air, usually because of a hole瘪了的；撒了气的◆I drove over some glass and got a flat tire.我开车从玻璃上碾过，轮胎扎瘪了。
flatflat2 /flæt / adverb - spread out in a level position, especially against another surface（尤指贴着另一表面）平直地，平躺地◆She lay flat on her back in the sunshine.她仰躺着沐浴在阳光下。◆He fell flat on his face in the mud.他摔了个大马趴，倒在泥地里。
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music音乐) lower than the correct note低于标准音高◆You're singing flat.你音唱低了。 ➡ look at sharp2 (2)
- in…flat (used for emphasizing how quickly something is done) in exactly the time mentioned and no longer（强调完成得快）才，只用了，正好◆She can get up and out of the house in ten minutes flat.她从起床到出门只需要十分钟。
 ●fall flat(used about a joke, a story, an event, etc.) to fail to produce the effect that you wanted（笑话、故事、事件等）未达到预期效果●flat out (informal) - as fast as possible; without stopping尽快；全速；不停地◆He's been working flat out for two weeks and he needs a break.他马不停蹄地干了两周，需要休息一下。
- (informal) in a definite and direct way; completely直截了当；彻底地◆I told the boss flat out that I quit.我直截了当地告诉老板我不干了。◆That's just flat out wrong!那是绝对错的！
flatflat3 /flæt / noun - [countable] (symbol ♭) (
music音乐) a note which is half a tone lower than the note with the same letter降半音；降音
- [countable] a tire on a vehicle that has no air in it瘪了的轮胎；撒了气的轮胎◆I had a flat on the way to work yesterday.我昨天开车上班时有只轮胎瘪了。
- flats [plural] women's shoes with a very low heel平跟鞋；平底鞋◆a pair of flats一双平底鞋
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