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词汇 level out
释义
Phr V
level out
levels, levelling, levelled
American & Australian also levels, leveling, leveled
level off/out
if a rate or amount levels off, it stops rising or falling and it stays at the same level
European exports have now levelled off after soaring during the 1980's.House prices are finally levelling out after the steep falls of the past two years.
if an aircraft levels off, it begins to travel at a fixed height after having moved up or down
The plane rose sharply before levelling off as it left the coast.
level off/out (sth) or level (sth) off/out
to become flat, or to make the surface of something smooth and flat
They've put a wooden seat where the ground levels off, halfway up the hill.Add six spoonfuls of sugar, levelling off each spoonful with a knife to ensure the precise amount.
phraselevel out1. level off/out if the amount or rate of something levels off, it stops increasing or decreasing and stays at the level it has reached: Car sales in Japan levelled out in September after several months of growth.+ at The world population could level off at around 8.5 billion by the middle of the next century.■ SIMILAR TO: stabilize formal ► compare drop off2. level off/out if an aircraft levels off, it begins to travel forward at the height it has reached instead of going up or down: Mark undid his seatbelt as the jet leveled off.3. level off/out if a road levels off, it begins to go forward on one level instead of going up or down: At the top of the hill the road levelled out and we stopped to look at the view.4. level sth off/out • level off/out sth to make the surface of something flat and smooth: Put the cake mixture in a tin and level it off with a spoon. You should level out the soil with a rake before sowing the seeds.■ SIMILAR TO: flatten

level out

To add to or subtract from the surface of something in order to make it level or smooth. A noun or pronoun can be used between "level" and "out." The timber was a bit uneven where they had cut it with the hand saw, so I leveled it out with my power sander. He kept adding soil to try to level out the area in front of the house, but the whole is just a mess now.

level something out

to cause something to assume a more level course or path. Level this path out before you open it to the public. They have to level out this roadway.

level out

[for something that was going up and down] to assume a more level course or path. The road leveled out after a while and driving was easier. As we got down into the valley, the land leveled out and traveling was easier.
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