flatly

美 [ˈflætli]英 [ˈflætli]
  • adv.断然;斩钉截铁地;枯燥地;缺乏热情地;无趣地
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adv.

1

断然;斩钉截铁地
in a way that is very definite and will not be changed

to flatly deny/reject/oppose sth

断然否认 / 拒绝 / 反对某事

I flatly refused to spend any more time helping him.

我断然拒绝再花时间帮助他。

2

枯燥地;无趣地;缺乏热情地
in a dull way with very little interest or emotion

‘Oh, it's you,’ she said flatly.

“哦,是你。”她冷冷地说。

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  • 1
    N-COUNT (一间)公寓;(一套)单元房
    A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom.

    Sara lives with her husband and children in a flat in central London...

    萨拉和丈夫还有孩子们住在伦敦中心城区的一间公寓里。

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 平的;平展的;平滑的
    Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven.

    Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry...

    只要表面平整、坚固而且干燥,瓷砖就可以贴住。

  • 4
    ADJ 水平的;非竖直的
    Flat means horizontal and not upright.

    Two men near him threw themselves flat...

    他身旁的两个男人直挺挺趴倒在地上。

  • 5
    ADJ-GRADED 浅的;不深的;矮的;扁的
    A flat object is not very tall or deep in relation to its length and width.

    Ellen is walking down the drive with a square flat box balanced on one hand.

    埃伦正一手托着一个方形的扁盒子沿私人车道走着。

  • 6
    ADJ-GRADED (地势)平的,平坦的,无起伏的
    Flat land is level, with no high hills or other raised parts.

    To the north lie the flat and fertile farmlands of the Solway plain...

    北边是索尔韦平原平坦而肥沃的农田。

  • Notice the flatness and the rich, red earth.

    注意那平坦的地势和肥沃的红土地。

  • 8
    N-COUNT 平地;(尤指)低洼地,浅滩
    A low flat area of uncultivated land, especially an area where the ground is soft and wet, can be referred to as flats or a flat .

    The salt marshes and mud flats attract large numbers of waterfowl.

    盐碱地和泥滩吸引了大量水鸟。

  • 9
    N-COUNT 平面;平坦部分
    You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object.

    He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.

    他用手掌使劲拍打着柜台。

  • 10
    ADJ-GRADED (鞋)平跟的,平底的
    Flat shoes have no heels or very low heels.

    People wear slacks, sweaters, flat shoes, and all manner of casual attire for travel.

    人们穿着宽松的长裤、运动衫、平底鞋和各式适合旅行的休闲服装。

  • 11
    ADJ-GRADED (轮胎、球、气球等)瘪的,没气的
    A flat tyre, ball, or balloon does not have enough air in it.

  • 12
    N-COUNT 瘪了的轮胎
    A flat is a tyre that does not have enough air in it.

    Then, after I finally got back on the highway, I developed a flat.

    后来,我终于回到公路上后,车胎又瘪了。

  • 13
    ADJ-GRADED (饮料)无泡的,走了气的
    A drink that is flat is no longer fizzy.

    Could this really stop the champagne from going flat?

    这真的能让香槟不走气吗?

  • 14
    ADJ-GRADED (电池)没电的,电耗光的,电不足的
    A flat battery has lost some or all of its electrical charge.

    His car alarm had been going off for two days and, as a result, the battery was flat.

    他的汽车报警器连着响了两天,结果电池耗没电了。

  • 16
    ADJ-GRADED (扁)平足的
    If you have flat feet, the arches of your feet are too low.

    The condition of flat feet runs in families.

    平足会在家族中遗传。

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    ADJ (拒绝或否认)断然的,坚决的
    A flat denial or refusal is definite and firm, and is unlikely to be changed.

    The Foreign Ministry has issued a flat denial of any involvement...

    外交部已经坚决否认参与过此事。

  • Michael flatly denied virtually every rumour...

    迈克尔几乎对每个传闻都坚决否认。

  • 19
    ADJ 飞速的;短短的
    If you say that something happened, for example, in ten seconds flat or ten minutes flat, you are emphasizing that it happened surprisingly quickly and only took ten seconds or ten minutes.

    You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat...

    您面前的引擎,可以在短短 6 秒钟内速度从 0 提升至每小时 60 英里。

  • 20
    ADJ (比率、价格或百分比)固定的,统一的
    A flat rate, price, or percentage is one that is fixed and which applies in every situation.

    Fees are charged at a flat rate, rather than on a percentage basis...

    费用按固定价格收取,而不是基于百分比收取。

  • 21
    ADJ-GRADED (贸易或商业)停滞的,不景气的
    If trade or business is flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing.

    During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat...

    今年前 8 个月,大型货车的销售量增加了 14%,而小轿车的销售仍然不景气。

  • 22
    ADJ-GRADED 枯燥的;无趣的;乏味的
    If you describe something as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting.

    The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty...

    过去这几天似乎比较平淡无聊。

  • Kenworthy detected a certain flatness in the days that followed.

    肯沃西在接下来的几天中感到有些平淡无趣。

  • 24
    ADJ-GRADED (嗓音)平淡的,单调的
    You use flat to describe someone's voice when they are saying something without expressing any emotion.

    'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'...

    “不管你说什么,我都会坐在这里等。”他用一种极为平淡的声音说道。

  • 'I know you,' he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.

    “我认识你。”他平淡地说道,就事论事,不带任何感情。

  • 26
    ADJ (用于表示音符的字母后)降半音的,降音的
    Flat is used after a letter representing a musical note to show that the note should be played or sung half a tone lower than the note which otherwise matches that letter. Flat is often represented by the symbol after the letter.

    ...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99).

    舒伯特降 B 调钢琴三重奏(第 99 号作品)

  • 27
    ADV-GRADED (演唱或乐器)比标准音低的,音偏低的
    If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be.

    Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat.

    至少可以说,她的音域不够宽,而且令人不舒服的是,她总是音高偏低。

  • 28
    PHRASE 非常平坦的;完全平展的
    If you say that something is as flat as a pancake, you are emphasizing that it is completely flat.

    My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake...

    我的故乡伊利诺伊州一马平川。

  • 29
    PHRASE 摔倒;跌倒
    If you fall flat on your face, you fall over.

    A man walked in off the street and fell flat on his face, unconscious.

    一个男人从街上走进来,趴倒在地,不省人事。

  • 30
    PHRASE 失败;不成功
    If an event or attempt falls flat or falls flat on its face, it is unsuccessful.

    Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat...

    利兹本想开个玩笑,结果却没有达到效果。

  • 31
    PHRASE 一文不名;身无分文;一贫如洗
    If you say that you are flat broke, you mean that you have no money at all.

    Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole.

    两年后,他一贫如洗,靠失业救济金生活。

  • 32
    PHRASE 全速;全力以赴;竭尽全力
    If you do something flat out, you do it as fast or as hard as you can.

    Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible...

    每个人都在全力以赴,设法捉住那些罪魁祸首。

  • 33
    PHRASE 完完全全的;确确实实的
    You use flat out to emphasize that something is completely the case.

    That allegation is a flat-out lie...

    那项指控是彻头彻尾的谎言。

  • 34
    PHRASE 在平地上
    On the flat means on level ground.

    He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat.

    他患有心绞痛,在平地上最多能走 200 码。

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    in a flat spin→ see:spin

adv

1
in an unqualified manner
he flatly denied the charges
Synonym: categorically unconditionally

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  1. I flatly refused to spend any more time helping him .

    我断然拒绝再花时间帮助他。

  2. He flatly refused to discuss the matter .

    他断然拒绝商讨这件事。

  3. ' Oh , it 's you , ' she said flatly .

    “哦,是你。”她冷冷地说。

  4. He has flatly denied casting aspersions on the rabbi 's behaviour .

    他已断然否认曾对拉比的行为进行过诋毁。

  5. He flatly denied the charge .

    他矢口否认这个指控。

  6. Though I tried hard to persuade her to do it , she flatly refused .

    尽管我好言相劝,她依然执意不从。

  7. ' I 'm just not like that , 'he says flatly .

    “我不是那样的,”福勒无奈的说。

  8. Police flatly refused a tall person said to me .

    一个高个子警察冷冷地对我说。

  9. They flatly rejected his idea and sent him away .

    这两家公司断然拒绝他的想法并把他打发走。

  10. I tell you flatly that I will not promise anything .

    我直截了当地告诉你我不会答应任何事。

  11. Senior executives flatly refused to comment as they left the meeting .

    高级主管离开会场时断然拒绝作出评论。

  12. He flatly denied being near the scene of the crime .

    他断然否认接近过犯罪现场。

  13. I predicted flatly GM and Ford would soon join us in the loss column .

    我断然预言,通用汽车公司和福特汽车公司很快就会加入我们这些高损企业的行列。

  14. He flatly rejected my suggestion that he meet his daughter the next week .

    他直截了当地拒绝了我要他下一个星期去看女儿的建议。

  15. I would flatly refuse , if I were you .

    我要是你,我就干脆不干。

  16. The child sat in the middle of the floor and flatly refused to move .

    那个孩子坐在地板中间,死活不肯动。

  17. She had a very positive manner , never minded contradicting people flatly .

    她专横自信,动辄顶撞别人。

  18. " He is dead ," said Alice flatly .

    “他死了”,艾丽斯冷漠地说道。

  19. She flatly refused to go onto the electoral register .

    她断然拒绝参加选举登记。

  20. He flatly denied that he saw what had happened .

    他矢口否认他看到过事情发生的情况。

  21. Yet the original teachings of Buddhism and Taoism were almost flatly opposed .

    可佛教原来的教义和道教几乎完全相反。

  22. " There are no nice republicans ," said Melanie flatly .

    “比较好的共和党人是没有的,”媚兰斩钉截铁地说。

  23. The witness responded flatly to the judge 's questions .

    证人没精打采地回答了法官的提问。

  24. I believe that parents should flatly forbid programmes that go in for violence .

    我相信家长应该坚决禁止宣扬暴力的电视节目。

  25. When the proportion was higher than 30 % , values about mixed flour paste flatly changed .

    荞麦粉比例大于30%,混粉评价值变化平缓。

  26. I thought the pianist played rather flatly .

    我觉得那位钢琴家演奏得相当平淡乏味。

  27. He flatly declined to accept a brief on behalf of the accused .

    他断然拒绝为被告辩护。

  28. Although he was seriously wounded , he flatly refused to quit the battle line .

    他虽然身负重伤,但坚决不下火线。

  29. Mr Obama also flatly rejected suggestions by some Republicans that the US could simply pay interest on its debt .

    奥巴马还断然拒绝了一些共和党人的建议,即美国可优先支付国债利息。

  30. He flatly refused to join us .

    他断然拒绝跟我们在一起。