flattener

/ˈflat(ᵊ)nə(r)/ (ame, mw)

flattener — noun

1. a tool that presses something to make it flat and smooth — for example, a kitche

1.名詞B2
釋義

a tool that presses something to make it flat and smooth — for example, a kitchen roller for pizza dough or a hand tool for smoothing paper.

例句

Lin used a small flattener to smooth the creases in the book page.

used for smoothing creases in paper

The bakery uses a dough flattener to prepare pizza bases quickly.

compound noun: dough flattener

同義詞
  • press

    a broader term; a press can flatten, shape, or squeeze out liquid

  • roller

    a cylindrical tool that flattens by rolling over a surface, not by pressing down directly

用法筆記

Often combined with a noun describing the material or purpose, as in dough flattener or paper flattener.

常見錯誤

❌He used a flattener to crush the soda can.
✅He used a flattener to smooth the metal sheet.
💡A flattener presses things flat and even; it does not crush or break them apart.

2. a worker in a factory whose job is to press materials such as metal, leather, pa

2.名詞C1
釋義

a worker in a factory whose job is to press materials such as metal, leather, paper, or glass so that they become flat and even in thickness.

例句

The packaging company hired an experienced flattener to work on its leather production line.

flattener as job title in manufacturing

As a flattener at the glass plant, Aisha checked that every sheet came out perfectly smooth.

同義詞
  • press operator

    a more common modern job title that may include flattening among other press-related tasks

用法筆記

This sense refers to a specific job role in manufacturing and is not used for general pressing tasks around the home.

常見錯誤

❌My mother is a flattener because she irons clothes.
✅My mother works as a flattener at a leather factory.
💡This job title is used only in industrial manufacturing, not for household tasks.

3. a machine used in industry to press plates or sheets of material such as steel,

3.名詞C1
釋義

a machine used in industry to press plates or sheets of material such as steel, aluminum, or glass into a flat, straight shape with no curves or uneven parts.

例句

The steel plates passed through a heavy flattener before being cut to size.

passive: passed through [a/the] flattener

Technicians adjusted the flattener's rollers to handle thinner sheets of aluminum.

同義詞

用法筆記

In industrial settings, a flattener is distinguished from a press by its focus on straightening sheets or plates rather than shaping or stamping them.

常見錯誤

❌The flattener stamped a pattern onto the metal.
✅The flattener pressed the metal sheet until it was perfectly straight.
💡A flattener makes materials flat and straight; it does not add patterns or shapes.