flat 是什麼意思

The horse reared itself up on its hind-legs and threw the rider flat on his back.

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jammin

2019年12月1日

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英語 (美國)

@fk9 flat in this case means in a horizontal position, like to lay flat on the floor, it is used to emphasize that he fell on his back

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jammin

2019年12月1日

英語 (美國)

@fk9 flat in this case means in a horizontal position, like to lay flat on the floor, it is used to emphasize that he fell on his back

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MinoruT

2019年12月1日

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@SteveD

Thank you for your great comment! Is my rephrasing below correct?

The rider was thrown away because the horse he rode started rearing, and he fell down to the ground severely on his back (looking upwards).

jammin

2019年12月1日

英語 (美國)

@fk9 it would be natural to say the rider was thrown because the horse he rode started rearing, and he fell to the ground landing on his back. Severely would not sound natural in this case

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MinoruT

2019年12月1日

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@SteveD Oh Thank you for your comment. In what case/ what kind of sentences do you think is severely proper?

jammin

2019年12月1日

英語 (美國)

@fk9 you would say someone’s arm was severely broken, a flag was severely torn, a dog was severely malnourished....

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jammin

2019年12月1日

英語 (美國)

You would say he landed flat on his back (flat emphasizing how he landed) severely hurting himself (emphasizing how badly he hurt himself)

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MinoruT

2019年12月1日

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@SteveD I see it seemed to me that "severely" can be used when something horrible has happened already. In case of falling down, just falling down is merely the process and does not necessarily mean the rider was injured. That must be the reason why severely can not be suit to modify "falling down".