| 单词 | flatten |
| 释义 | flatten /flætn/ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1.if a price or number flattens or sb/sth flattens it, it stops increasing or continues to increase at a slower rate （使）停止增长，减缓增长◆sales of its portable computers have flattened. 便携式计算机的销量已停止增长。◆there has been a flattening trend in industrial production. 工业生产已经出现增长减缓的趋势。 (hr 人力资源) if sb/sth flattens an organization or it flattens, the number of levels between the top and the bottom are reduced （使）扁平化◆we flattened the organization by removing several layers of management. 我们通过去除多个管理层级使组织结构扁平化。◆as a business flattens, it tends to become more productive. 当企业结构实现了扁平化，企业生产率通常会提高。 ●flatten out/offto stay at a steady level of development or progress after a period of sharp rises or falls （大涨或大跌后）恢复平稳◆oil prices are now flattening out. 石油价格目前趋于稳定。◆there are signs that the economy has hit bottom or flattened out. 有迹象显示经济已触底或保持稳定。 syn level off/out ☞ flattenflatten [transitive] to destroy a building, town, tree, garden, etc. completely, so that no part of it is left standing摧毁，夷平（建筑物、城镇、树木、花园等）◆the hurricane flattened thousands of homes.飓风摧毁了成千上万的住宅。◆most of the factory was flattened by the explosion.工厂的大部份被爆炸夷为平地。note 辨析 level or flatten?places are often levelled deliberately, so that the land can be used again, or when bombed by terrorists. places are more often flattened by accident, by natural forces or by explosions. * level 常指故意把建筑物摧毁以便将地皮用作他途，或是被恐怖分子炸毁； flatten 则更多指建筑物被意外事故、自然力或爆炸所摧毁。flatten/ˈflætn ||; ˈflætṇ/verb [i,t] flatten (sth) (out) to become or make sth flat （使）变平；弄平: ◇the countryside flattens out as you get nearer the sea. 越靠近海边郊野地势变得平坦。◇the storms have flattened crops all over the country. 暴风雨吹倒了全国各处的作物。 flattensee ⇨ flat/not flat 3 ⇨ press 2 ⇨ squash 1 flat·ten /`flætṇ; ˈflætn/v [i,t]to make something flat or to become flat （使）变平:◇their crops had been flattened by the heavy rain. 大雨使他们的庄稼都倒伏下来。 |
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