| 词汇 | flat |
| 释义 | flat Ⅰ 1. adjective 1 without money, broke. A shortening of 'flat broke' US, 1832. 2 (of a prison sentence) full, unqualified US, 1972. 3 (used of a bet) unvarying in amount US, 1978.► that's flat; and that's flatused for emphasis or for concluding a preceding remark. An early usage (late C16) can be found in act 1, scene 3 of Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 UK, 1598 2. adverb completely US, 1992 3. noun 1 a flat area for spectators in the centre of a racecourse AUSTRALIA, 1846. 2 in an illegal number gambling lottery, a bet that two digits will appear in the winning number US, 1949. 3 a police officer. Probably a shortening of FLATFOOT UK, 1966. 4 good quality tobacco, as opposed to prison issue tobacco AUSTRALIA, 1902. 5 a case of beer containing 24 bottles CANADA, 2001. 6 a conventional, law-abiding, boring person UK, 1753. 7 a smooth-sided subway (underground) carriage that lends itself to graffiti art US, 1997. 8 a credit card UK, 1977 Ⅱ ⇨ flat blue; flat; blue flat noun a tablet of LSD US, 1971 Flat noun the season of flat horse racing UK, 1937—see
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