noun🔗Share平地, 洼地 An area of level ground."We parked the car on the salt flats near the ocean. "我们把车停在靠近海边的盐碱平地上。areageologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share降半音，降号。 A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪)."The sheet music indicated that the song had several B♭ flats, making it sound melancholic. "乐谱上标明这首歌里有几个B♭降音，这使得它听起来有些忧郁。musicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share瘪胎，轮胎没气了。 A flat tyre/tire."I got two flats on my bicycle on the way to school today, so I had to walk. "今天上学路上，我的自行车轮胎扎了两个瘪胎，所以我只能走路去了。vehicletechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share平底鞋 (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels."She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."她更喜欢穿平底鞋走路，而不是穿高跟鞋。appearancewearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share平底跑鞋，跑步便鞋 (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.""For running on the road, she prefers wearing flats because they are comfortable and lightweight." "她喜欢穿平底跑鞋在路上跑步，因为它们舒适又轻便。sportwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share扁头刷，扁平刷。 A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting."The artist used a variety of flats to create the smooth, even background in her watercolor painting. "这位艺术家用各种扁头刷/扁平刷在她的水彩画中创造了平滑均匀的背景。artutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share平面，平坦处。 The flat part of something:"The artist painted vibrant colors on the flats of the canvas. "艺术家在画布的平面上涂抹了鲜艳的色彩。partChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浅盘，托盘 A wide, shallow container or pallet."a flat of strawberries"一浅盘草莓utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大型邮件，扁平邮件 (mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes."The mail carrier delivered a stack of flats containing magazines and large envelopes to our office today. "今天邮递员给我们办公室送来了一叠大型扁平邮件，里面有杂志和一些大的信封。stationerycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share平板车，敞车 A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar."The lumber company loaded the long wooden beams onto the flats for transport. "木材公司把长长的木梁装载到平板车上进行运输。vehiclemachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share平底船，舢板. A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught."The fisherman used flats to navigate the shallow waters of the bay where larger boats couldn't go. "渔民使用平底船在海湾的浅水中航行，那里大型船只无法进入。nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share低维欧几里得空间，平坦空间. A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension."In a 3D computer model of a building, the walls, floors, and ceilings can be represented as 2D flats, even though the building itself exists in three dimensions. "在一个建筑物的 3D 电脑模型中，墙壁、地板和天花板可以被表示为 2D 平面区域，即使建筑物本身存在于三维空间中。mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share草帽，平顶帽。 A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned."The farmer wiped his brow and adjusted his flats to shield his eyes from the midday sun. "农民擦了擦额头上的汗，调整了一下他的平顶草帽，好遮挡住中午刺眼的阳光。wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share床单，被单 A flat sheet for use on a bed."My mom asked me to fold the clean flats and put them away in the linen closet. "我妈让我把洗干净的床单叠好，放到亚麻布橱里。itemwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share彩车, 花车 A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions."During the town's annual Founder's Day parade, historical scenes were depicted on several flats, each slowly rolling down Main Street. "在镇上的年度建镇纪念日游行中，好几辆花车上都展现了历史场景，每辆都缓缓地驶过主街。festivalcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share矿脉的水平部分，横向矿脉 A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal."The miners followed the main vein deep into the rock, hoping to find lucrative flats branching off horizontally. "矿工们沿着主矿脉深入岩石，希望能找到横向延伸出去、利润丰厚的水平矿脉。geologymineralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share庸才，笨蛋。 A dull fellow; a simpleton.""Don't let him trick you; he might act like a flats, but he's actually quite clever." "别让他骗了你，他可能装得像个庸才，但实际上他很聪明。characterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舞台布景，背景板。 (technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop."The theater crew built the flats to create a realistic representation of the town square in the school play. "剧组搭建了舞台布景，力求在学校的戏剧中真实再现城镇广场。technicalartentertainmentbuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share花弄蝶， 展翅弄蝶 Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land."While hiking, we saw several flats resting on wildflowers, their wings spread wide in the afternoon sun. "徒步旅行时，我们看到几只展翅弄蝶停在野花上，在午后的阳光下张开翅膀。animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share扁平玩具士兵，纸片兵。 An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design."My grandfather's collection included antique lead flats, painted to look like Napoleonic soldiers. "我爷爷的收藏品里包括一些古老的铅制扁平玩具士兵（纸片兵），被涂成拿破仑士兵的样子。entertainmenthistorygameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share过牌，不加注跟牌 To make a flat call; to call without raising."After Maria bet five dollars, David decided to flats and see what Maria had. "玛丽亚下了五美元的注后，大卫决定过牌跟注，看看玛丽亚有什么牌。gamesportbusinessbetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变平，压平。 To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface."The dough flats as I roll it out to make cookies. "当我把面团擀开做饼干的时候，面团会逐渐变平。appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share降调，变调 To fall from the pitch."The singer's voice flats slightly on the high note. "那位歌手唱到高音时，声音稍微有点降调了。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share降调, 降半音 To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone."The singer unintentionally flats the high notes during the performance, making them sound slightly lower. "歌手在演出时不小心把高音降调了，听起来略微低沉。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弄平，压平. To make flat; to flatten; to level."He carefully flats the clay with a rolling pin before cutting out shapes for the cookies. "他小心地用擀面杖把黏土压平，然后才切割出饼干的形状。actionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使…乏味, 使…沮丧 To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress."The constant rain flats my mood and makes me want to stay in bed all day. "连绵不断的雨使我的心情变得很糟糕，只想一整天都待在床上。attitudemindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share公寓，单元房 An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room."My grandparents recently downsized and moved from a large house into smaller flats near the city center. "我的祖父母最近缩小了住房面积，从一栋大房子搬到了市中心附近较小的公寓里。propertybuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拍打，敲打 To beat or strike; pound"The baker flats the dough with a rolling pin to make a thin crust. "面包师用擀面杖拍打面团，做成薄皮。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扔，掷。 To dash or throw"The chef, frustrated with the lumpy sauce, flats it against the kitchen wall in a burst of anger. "厨师对那团状的酱汁感到沮丧，怒火中烧之下，一把将它摔到厨房的墙上。actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share冲， 奔， দ্রুতগতিতে যাওয়া。 To dash, rush"Hearing the ice cream truck's music, the children flats toward the street. "听到冰淇淋车的声音，孩子们朝街上猛冲过去。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
