English Dictionary

flat

/flæt/

adv

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.

She pressed the clothes flat.

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.