flatten
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they flatten | |
| he / she / it flattens | |
| past simple flattened | |
| past participle flattened | |
| -ing form flattening |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to become flat or flatter; to make something flat or flatter （使）变平；把…弄平 The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking. 曲奇饼烤时会略微变平。 - flatten something
These exercises will help to flatten your stomach. 这些身体锻炼有助你腹部变平。 He flattened his hair down with gel. 他用发胶把头发弄平。 The bird is recognizable by its flattened beak. 这种鸟可以通过它扁平的喙认出来。 Roll the dough into balls and flatten slightly. 把面团擀成球，稍微压平。
- [transitive] flatten something
to destroy or knock down a building, tree, etc. 摧毁，推倒，弄倒（建筑物、树木等） Most of the factory was flattened by the explosion. 工厂的大部分被爆炸夷为平地。 The hurricane flattened thousands of homes. 飓风摧毁了成千上万的住宅。
- [transitive]
to press something/your body against somebody/something 使平贴；把…紧贴着 - [transitive] flatten somebody (informal)
to defeat somebody easily in a competition, an argument, etc. 轻易击败 - [transitive] flatten somebody (informal)
to hit somebody very hard so that they fall down 击倒；打倒