平板píngbǎn 1.平淡死板,没有曲折变化{mundane and rigid; dull and stereotyped; without variation}: 样式～{in a flat style}|他一句一句～地说下去。{He spoke sentence after sentence in a monotone.} 2.钳工刮研用的工具,用很厚的铸铁板制成,一面很平。{flat sheet; flatbed; tool made of a thick cast-iron slab, with one side smooth, usu. used by a locksmith for scraping}