flap

flap

F0166600 (flăp)n.1. a. A projecting or hanging piece usually attached to something on one side and often intended to protect or cover: the flap of an envelope.b. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers.c. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag.d. Medicine A piece of tissue that has been partially detached and used in surgical grafting to fill an adjacent defect or cover the cut end of a bone after amputation.2. a. The act of waving or fluttering: the flap of the flag in the wind.b. The sound produced by this motion.3. Linguistics A sound articulated by a single, quick touch of the tongue against the teeth or alveolar ridge, as (t) in water. Also called tap¹.4. Informal A commotion or disturbance: a flap in Congress over the defense budget.5. Archaic A blow given with something flat; a slap.v. flapped, flap·ping, flaps v.tr.1. To move (wings or arms, for example) up and down.2. To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion: The wind is flapping the tent fly.3. To cause to strike against something: flapped the paper on the table.v.intr.1. a. To move wings or the arms up and down.b. To fly by beating the air with the wings: The crow flapped away.2. To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter: banners flapping in the breeze.

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[Middle English flappe, slap.]

flap

(flæp) vb, flaps, flapping or flapped1. to move (wings or arms) up and down, esp in or as if in flying, or (of wings or arms) to move in this way2. to move or cause to move noisily back and forth or up and down: the curtains flapped in the breeze. 3. (intr) informal to become agitated or flustered; panic4. to deal (a person or thing) a blow with a broad flexible object5. (sometimes foll by: down) to toss, fling, slam, etc, abruptly or noisily6. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) phonetics to pronounce (an (r) sound) by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvulan7. the action, motion, or noise made by flapping: with one flap of its wings the bird was off. 8. a piece of material, etc, attached at one edge and usually used to cover an opening, as on a tent, envelope, or pocket9. a blow dealt with a flat object; slap10. (Aeronautics) a movable surface fixed to the trailing edge of an aircraft wing that increases lift during takeoff and drag during landing11. (Surgery) surgery a piece of tissue partially connected to the body, either following an amputation or to be used as a graft12. informal a state of panic, distress, or agitation13. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an (r) produced by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula[C14: probably of imitative origin]

flap

(flæp)

v. flapped, flap•ping,
n. v.i. 1. to swing or sway back and forth loosely, esp. with noise. 2. to move up and down, as wings or arms. 3. to strike a blow with something broad and flexible. 4. Slang. to talk in a foolish manner; babble. v.t. 5. to move (wings, arms, etc.) up and down. 6. to cause to swing or sway loosely, esp. with noise. 7. to strike with something broad and flat. 8. to toss, fold, shut, etc., smartly, roughly, or noisily. 9. to pronounce (a sound) with a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge. n. 10. something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening. 11. either of the two segments of a book jacket folding under the book's front and back covers. 12. one leaf of a folding door, shutter, or the like. 13. a flapping motion. 14. the noise produced by something that flaps. 15. Informal. a. a state of nervous excitement. b. an emergency situation. c. scandal; trouble. 16. a movable surface used for increasing the lift or drag of an airplane. 17. a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge, as in the r-sound in a common British pronunciation of very or the t-sound in a common American pronunciation of water. 18. a. Also called flap′ hinge`. a hinge having a strap or plate for screwing to the face of a door, shutter, or the like. b. one leaf of a hinge. [1275–1325; Middle English flappe a blow]

Flap

 of nuns—Lipton, 1970.

flap

Past participle: flapped
Gerund: flapping

Imperative
flap
flap

Present
I flap
you flap
he/she/it flaps
we flap
you flap
they flap

Preterite
I flapped
you flapped
he/she/it flapped
we flapped
you flapped
they flapped

Present Continuous
I am flapping
you are flapping
he/she/it is flapping
we are flapping
you are flapping
they are flapping

Present Perfect
I have flapped
you have flapped
he/she/it has flapped
we have flapped
you have flapped
they have flapped

Past Continuous
I was flapping
you were flapping
he/she/it was flapping
we were flapping
you were flapping
they were flapping

Past Perfect
I had flapped
you had flapped
he/she/it had flapped
we had flapped
you had flapped
they had flapped

Future
I will flap
you will flap
he/she/it will flap
we will flap
you will flap
they will flap

Future Perfect
I will have flapped
you will have flapped
he/she/it will have flapped
we will have flapped
you will have flapped
they will have flapped

Future Continuous
I will be flapping
you will be flapping
he/she/it will be flapping
we will be flapping
you will be flapping
they will be flapping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flapping
you have been flapping
he/she/it has been flapping
we have been flapping
you have been flapping
they have been flapping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flapping
you will have been flapping
he/she/it will have been flapping
we will have been flapping
you will have been flapping
they will have been flapping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flapping
you had been flapping
he/she/it had been flapping
we had been flapping
you had been flapping
they had been flapping

Conditional
I would flap
you would flap
he/she/it would flap
we would flap
you would flap
they would flap

Past Conditional
I would have flapped
you would have flapped
he/she/it would have flapped
we would have flapped
you would have flapped
they would have flapped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"barndoor - an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areascoattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waistcodpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breechescovering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)earflap, earlap - one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warmdag, jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothingoverlap, lap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"pocket flap - a flap that covers the access to a pocketfly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly, fly - flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tenttongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
	2.	flap - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"dither, fuss, pother, tizzyagitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	3.	flap - the motion made by flapping up and downflapping, fluttering, flutterundulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	4.	flap - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the bodyanimal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animalsuvula - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palatesoft palate, velum - a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speakingprotective fold - a flap of tissue that protects what it coversleaflet, cusp - a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
	5.	flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or dragflapsaerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flightlanding flap - a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landingwing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Verb	1.	flap - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"undulate, wave, rollmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
	2.	flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
	3.	flap - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"beatmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"flutter - flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"flap, beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"bate - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falconsclap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
	4.	flap - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"beatmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"flap, beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"flail, thresh - move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
	5.	flap - make a fuss; be agitateddither, potherfret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
	6.	flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar soundsenounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

flap

verb1. flutter, wave, swing, swish, flail Sheets flapped on the clothes line.2. beat, wave, thrash, flutter, agitate, wag, vibrate, shake, thresh The bird flapped its wings furiously.3. (Informal) panic, fuss, dither (chiefly Brit.) There's no point in you flapping around in the kitchen, making your guest feel uneasy.noun1. cover, covering, tail, fold, skirt, tab, overlap, fly, apron, lapel, lappet He drew back the tent flap and strode out.2. flutter, beating, waving, shaking, swinging, bang, banging, swish the gunshot flap of a topsail3. (Informal) panic, state (informal), agitation, commotion, sweat (informal), stew (informal), dither (chiefly Brit.), fluster, twitter (informal), tizzy (informal), mind-fuck (taboo slang) Wherever he goes, there's always a flap.

flap

nounInformal. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar.Informal: to-do.verb1. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:beat, flitter, flop, flutter, waggle, wave.2. To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge:flutter, fly, wave.3. To move through the air with or as if with wings:flit, flitter, flutter, fly, sail, wing.

Translations

拍打下垂物惊慌慌乱

flap

(flӕp) noun1. anything broad or wide that hangs loosely. a flap of canvas. 下垂物 下垂物2. the sound made when such a thing moves. We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind. 拍打聲 拍打3. great confusion or panic. They are all in a terrible flap. 慌亂 慌乱 verb – past tense, past participle flapped – 1. to (make something) move with the sound of a flap. the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings. 拍打 拍打2. to become confused; to get into a panic. There is no need to flap. 驚慌 惊慌

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