flattener

/ˈflat(ᵊ)nə(r)/ (ame, mw)

flattener — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

壓平器

使某物變平的裝置或工具

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.

Lin 用一個小型壓平器將書頁上的皺褶弄平。

used for smoothing creases in paper

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

那家烘焙坊用麵團壓平器快速製作披薩餅皮。

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

壓平工

工廠裡負責壓平材料的工人

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.

這家包裝公司聘請了一位經驗豐富的壓平工來負責皮革生產線。

flattener as job title in manufacturing

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

Aisha 在玻璃廠擔任壓平工，負責檢查每片玻璃是否完全平滑。

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

整平機

壓平金屬板或板材的工業機器

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.

鋼板在切割成適當尺寸之前，先經過一台重型整平機。

passive: passed through [a/the] flattener

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

技術人員調整了整平機的滾輪，以便處理更薄的鋁板。

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.