flatten

US /ˈflæt̬.ən/
UK /ˈflæt̬.ən/
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1.

压平, 弄平

make or become flat or flatter

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The steamroller will flatten the road.
压路机将压平道路。
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The dough needs to be flattened before baking.
面团在烘烤前需要压平。
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levelsmoothevenpresscompress
2.

击倒, 推倒

knock (someone) to the ground

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The strong wind threatened to flatten the trees.
强风威胁要吹倒树木。
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He was flattened by a tackle during the game.
他在比赛中被一次铲球放倒了。
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knock downknock overtopplefelllevel
3.

降低, 减弱

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.
歌手试图降低高音，使其听起来更柔和。
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The sound engineer used a compressor to flatten the dynamic range of the recording.
音响工程师使用压缩器来压缩录音的动态范围。
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dampenmutesoftenreduce
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flatten out