flattened

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Bằng phẳng, phẳng

BrE /ˈflætənd/ AmE /ˈflætənd/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 SHAPE [adjective] A2

Bằng phẳng, phẳng

having a flat surface; not raised or bumpy

Collocations flattened ground · flattened terrain

  • The land was completely flattened by the storm.

    Đất đã bị bão làm phẳng hoàn toàn.

2 DESTROY [adjective] B1

Bị phá hủy, bị san phẳng

destroyed or damaged so that it is no longer standing; reduced to a flat surface

Collocations flattened buildings · flattened city

  • The earthquake left the town completely flattened.

    Động đất đã để lại thị trấn hoàn toàn bị phá hủy.

3 PRESS [transitive] B1

Bẹp dí, làm phẳng

to press something down so that it is flat or level; to make something flat

  • flatten sth
  • He flattened the paper with a book.

    Anh ấy đã dùng cuốn sách để làm phẳng tờ giấy.

1 LOSE [transitive] B2

Giảm bớt, giảm đi

to lose weight and become thinner; to make something smaller or less important

  • flatten sth
  • The company has flattened its profit margins.

    Công ty đã giảm biên độ lợi nhuận của mình.

2 LOSE [intransitive] B2

Giảm bớt, giảm đi

to become less important or noticeable; to reduce in size, importance, etc.

Collocations flatten out

  • The number of cases has flattened out.

    Số lượng trường hợp đã giảm bớt.