flatten
['flætn]
vt.使变平, 打倒
vi.变平
例句与用法：
Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.
用手把生面团压平。
The graph flattens out gradually after a steep fall.
图表上的曲线突降之後逐渐趋於平稳。
The land flattens out near the coast.
海岸附近地势变得很平坦。
He was totally flattened by her sarcasm.
她说的挖苦话使他无地自容。
词形变化：
名词: flattener | 动词过去式: flattened | 动词过去分词: flattened | 动词现在分词: flattening | 动词第三人称单数: flattens |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 使平坦; 弄平
The workman flattened a piece of metal by hammering it.
工匠将一块金属锤平。
2. 击倒, 击败; 摧毁
The storm flattened the crops.
暴风雨使庄稼都倒下来了。
vi.
变平坦[(+out)]
The lump had almost flattened out.
这肿块差不多消失了。