词汇 | flat-out |
释义 | flat outphrase informal as fast or as hard as possible: 全速;全力以赴 My car only does about 60 mph, even when it's going flat out.我的车即使全速行驶,也只能跑到每小时60英里左右。 We've been working flat out to get this done.为了完成这项工作,我们一直在全力以赴。 Oil refineries are currently running flat out to satisfy the demand. They were galloping flat out along the beach. She's been working flat out all summer and she really needs a break. See also flatadverb(COMPLETELY) flat out adverb (alsoflat-out)uk /ˌflæt ˈaʊt/ us /ˌflæt ˈaʊt/ at the maximum speed, level, rate, etc. that is possible: When you're working flat out, that's when relationships can suffer. Many factories are running flat out, so new investment is needed. mainly US in a direct or simple way, without trying to make something sound more pleasant or more polite: (用于强调时)完全地 She finally just asked him flat out what he wanted. He flat out said he wouldn't do it. mainly US completely or simply; used for emphasis: He just flat out lied to the American people. It is unacceptable and just flat-out wrong. Global production is going flat out to meet demand from the US and China. I'm a racing driver. I can only go flat out. It's what I do. I've been working flat out trying to get my consultancy off the ground. Sometimes people feel attacked when friends flat out tell them they're doing something wrong. I need them to clean their rooms which they just flat out refuse to do! She said flat-out that the document was a forgery. I can tell you absolutely flat out, no way am I paying that money. I just flat out lost the race. After five years she realized she was flat-out bored. Maximum and minimum (at) full steamidiom (at) full stretchidiom at capacity at leastidiom bare credit limit flat chat give a hundred percentidiom least limit mass maximal maximally maximum min. minimum outside peak percent the full monty You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fast and rapid Busy and active Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour Linguistics: very & extreme Complete and whole flat out adjective (alsoflat-out)uk /ˌflæt ˈaʊt/ us /ˌflæt ˈaʊt/ working or going at the maximum speed, level, rate, etc. that is possible: Over two and a half miles he was flat out all the way. I'm just doing bits and pieces of work at the moment. I'm not flat out. [ before noun ]mainly US complete, simple; used for emphasis: (用于强调时)完全的 The movie was a flat out bore. That was just a flat-out lie.那是一个彻头彻尾的谎言。 Medical teams in the city are likely to be flat out during the festival dealing with minor casualties. Oil refineries are currently are almost flat out, according to the Centre for Global Energy Studies. When I saw it I swear I had a flat out anxiety attack. That is a flat-out bribe, nothing more. Maximum and minimum (at) full steamidiom (at) full stretchidiom at capacity at leastidiom bare credit limit flat chat give a hundred percentidiom least limit mass maximal maximally maximum min. minimum outside peak percent the full monty You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fast and rapid Busy and active Complete and whole flat out | American Dictionaryflat outidiom as fast as possible: I ran flat out and won the race by inches. Examples of flat outflat out I think that we must go flatout for this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ought we not to run the whole machine flatout? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no incentive for anyone to go flatout or to risk capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he must be right when he says that we cannot run the economy permanently absolutely flatout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Others have said that we should go flatout until stocks are exhausted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is in spite of the fact that the building industry has been working flatout ever since the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had one man working flatout, and that man was due to leave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, these career civil servants who should not be political neuters have to work flatout for the government of the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Experience has shown that we cannot run this economy flatout the whole time without running into balance of payments difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fallacy is that both of them were talking as if our economy is now going flatout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely it is only fair that, following eight weeks of unmitigated pressure, the shop staff who have been working flatout deserve a break. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it their intention to go flatout for a nuclear energy policy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our chaps are flatout doing exactly that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of our services are directly involved and are now working flatout to produce their contribution. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English At the end of 1973, industry was working flatout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of flat out These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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