英语词汇“flop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

flopflop1 /flɑp/ verb (flopped, flopping)

ETYMOLOGYflop¹

Origin: 1600-1700 ➔ FLAP²

VERB TABLE

flop

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	flop
	he, she, it	flops
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	flopped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have flopped
	he, she, it	has flopped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had flopped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will flop
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have flopped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am flopping
	he, she, it	is flopping
	you, we, they	are flopping
Past	I, he, she, it	was flopping
	you, we, they	were flopping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been flopping
	he, she, it	has been flopping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been flopping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be flopping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been flopping

1[intransitive always + adv./prep.] (also flop down) to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair, etc.: flop in/onto/across etc. Karl came in and flopped onto the sofa.2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to hang or fall in an awkward or uncontrolled way: flop around/along/onto etc. His head flopped back pathetically. Her blonde hair flopped over her eyes.3informal if something such as a product, play, or plan flops, it is completely unsuccessful: The musical flopped after its first week on Broadway.

verb | noun

flopflop2 noun

COLLOCATIONS► box-office flop

The movie was a box-office flop (=very few people went to see it).

1[countable] informal a movie, play, product, etc. that is completely unsuccessful OPP hit: His first play was a flop. The movie was a box-office flop (=very few people went to see it).2[singular] a heavy falling movement or the noise that something makes when it falls heavily: He landed with a flop in the water. → see also belly flop, flip-flop1