English Dictionary

flat

IPA（発音記号）

/flæt/

副詞

前置詞句 時間単位用法 俗語

So as to be flat. / Bluntly. / (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely. / (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement. / Completely.

日本語の意味

平らな状態を保つ／なるように（～を平らにするために） / ぶっきらぼうに、率直に / 正確に、ぴったりと（特に計測やタイミングにおいて） / （時間や距離などの単位とともに用いられ）非常に小さいことを強調して / 完全に

He smoothed the paper flat before sliding it into the book.

彼は本に差し込む前に、紙を平らに整えた。

意味（1）

So as to be flat.

Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.

意味（2）

Bluntly.

I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.

意味（3）

(of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.

Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.

意味（4）

(with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.

He can run a mile in four minutes flat.

意味（5）

Completely.

I am flat broke this month.

意味（6）

Directly; flatly.

Sin is flat opposite to the Almighty.

意味（7）

(finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.

The bonds are trading flat.

more flat （ comparative ）

most flat （ superlative ）