flatlining

美 [?flæt?la?n] 　英 ['flæt.la?n]

• adj.(腦電圖)呈平直線的
• n.(人死后腦電圖呈現(xiàn)的)平線
• v.〈婉辭〉死亡
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)水平線；心腦電圖平線；保持在較低水平

詞形變化

第三人稱單數(shù)：flatlines  現(xiàn)在分詞：flatlining  過去式：flatlined  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (人死后腦電圖呈現(xiàn)的)平線
v.	1. 〈婉辭〉死亡
adj.	1. (腦電圖)呈平直線的

英英解釋

n.	1. a situation in which someone or something is dead or no longer operating
v.	1. to die 2. to fall to a very low level

例句

The disappointing news on Germany came a few days after new figures showed France's economy flatlining in the second quarter.

新數(shù)據(jù)已經(jīng)顯示法國第二季度經(jīng)濟(jì)停滯不前，而僅僅數(shù)天之后就傳來德國的這一令人失望消息。

It's a good sign the U. S. personal savings rate is now running at over 6% after flatlining for years.

美國的個(gè)人儲(chǔ)蓄率在多年的低迷之后如今在6%以上，這也是一個(gè)好跡象。

In the lay vernacular of Hollywood, asystole is known as "flatlining. "

在好萊塢的俗話中，心跳停止被稱為“flatlining?！?/jz>

His EKG is flatlining! Get me a defib start!

他的心跳很弱，給我起搏器！