flatten

US /ˈflæt̬.ən/
UK /ˈflæt̬.ən/
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1.

壓平, 弄平

make or become flat or flatter

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The steamroller will flatten the road.
壓路機將壓平道路。
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The dough needs to be flattened before baking.
麵團在烘烤前需要壓平。
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levelsmoothevenpresscompress
2.

擊倒, 推倒

knock (someone) to the ground

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The strong wind threatened to flatten the trees.
強風威脅要吹倒樹木。
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He was flattened by a tackle during the game.
他在比賽中被一次鏟球放倒了。
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knock downknock overtopplefelllevel
3.

降低, 減弱

make (a sound or musical note) less sharp or less intense

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The singer tried to flatten the high note to make it sound softer.
歌手試圖降低高音，使其聽起來更柔和。
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The sound engineer used a compressor to flatten the dynamic range of the recording.
音響工程師使用壓縮器來壓縮錄音的動態範圍。
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dampenmutesoftenreduce
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flatten out