flatline
verb /ˈflætlaɪn/
/ˈflætlaɪn/
(informal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they flatline | /ˈflætlaɪn/ /ˈflætlaɪn/ |
| he / she / it flatlines | /ˈflætlaɪnz/ /ˈflætlaɪnz/ |
| past simple flatlined | /ˈflætlaɪnd/ /ˈflætlaɪnd/ |
| past participle flatlined | /ˈflætlaɪnd/ /ˈflætlaɪnd/ |
| -ing form flatlining | /ˈflætlaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈflætlaɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to be at a low level and fail to improve or increase
处于低潮；没有起色 - He said the party had been ‘flatlining’—failing to increase its level of support—for eight years.
他说，该党八年来一直表现平平——未能提高支持率。
- He said the party had been ‘flatlining’—failing to increase its level of support—for eight years.
- [intransitive] to die; to become clinically dead even if you later recover
死；断气 - I flatlined twice and was on life support for several days.
我瘪了两次，靠生命维持了几天。
- I flatlined twice and was on life support for several days.
词源1980s: from flat ‘level’ + line (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death).