| 单词 | flap |
| 释义 | flap (flæp ) Word forms: flaps , flapping , flapped 1. verb If something such as a piece of cloth or paper flaps or if you flap it, it moves quickly up and down or from side to side. Grey sheets flapped on the clothes line. [VERB] They would flap bath towels from their balconies as they chatted. [VERB noun] Synonyms: flutter, wave, swing, swish 2. verb If a bird or insect flaps its wings or if its wings flap, the wings move quickly up and down. The bird flapped its wings furiously. [VERB noun] A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower. [VERB] Synonyms: beat, wave, thrash, flutter 3. verb If you flap your arms, you move them quickly up and down as if they were the wings of a bird. ...a kid running and flapping her arms. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun A flap of cloth or skin, for example, is a flat piece of it that can move freely up and down or from side to side because it is held or attached by only one edge. He drew back the tent flap and strode out into the blizzard. ...a loose flap of skin. Synonyms: cover, covering, tail, fold 5. countable noun A flap on the wing of an aircraft is an area along the edge of the wing that can be raised or lowered to control the movement of the aircraft. ...the sudden slowing as the flaps were lowered. 6. countable noun A flap is a sudden noise or movement made by a bird's wing or by a piece of paper or cloth when it flaps. Nothing to be heard but the soft flap of a silk banner. 7. singular noun [a NOUN, oft in a N] Someone who is in a flap is in a state of great excitement, worry, or panic. [informal] Why did people get in a flap over nuclear energy? Wherever he goes there's always a flap. Synonyms: panic, state [informal], agitation, commotion Collocations: cat flap They've even got a cat flap in the back door for when it's up here - a magnetic one, of course - only lets in the family cat. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK (2002) Within seconds they had both disappeared through the cat flap. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2002) Another idea is an easily accessible cat flap so your kitty can come and go without scratching the door. The Sun (2014) She is used to the cats using the cat flap, so she must have heard something that spooked her. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 拍打, 一端固定、可自由掀动的布或皮 Japanese: パタパタ動かす, 布・皮などのパタパタするもの |
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