flat-out

adverb
🔊/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
🔊/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
(especially North American English)
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  1. in a way that is definite and direct; completely直截了当的;完全的
    • She just flat-out hated me.她就是恨透了我。🔊🔊

flat-out

adjective
🔊/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
🔊/ˌflæt ˈaʊt/
[only before noun] (especially North American English)
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  1. definite and direct; complete直截了当的;完全的
    • His story was full of contradictions and flat-out lies.他的话充满矛盾和不折不扣的谎言。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFlat-out is used with these nouns:
    • lie
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