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

单词	flop
释义	flop I. \ˈfläp\ verb (flopped ; flopped ; flopping ; flops) Etymology: alteration of flap (II) *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to move irregularly to and fro or up and down : flap < scarf flopping about her ears > < the fledgling's wings flopped again and again but it could not get off the ground > b. : to move or drop with heavy clumsiness as if inert < flopped over on his other side for a last nap > c. : to strike about with something broad and flat < the fish flopped helplessly on the bank > d. : to progress by flopping < pelicans flopping across the sky > 2. a. : to throw oneself down heavily, clumsily, or in a completely relaxed manner < so tired that I flopped into the hammock without another word > b. slang : to dispose oneself for rest or sleep; specifically : to go to bed < it's time to flop > 3. : to change or turn suddenly (as from one course to another) 4. : to fail abysmally < anyone may flop once without disgrace > < in spite of good reviews the show flopped > *transitive verb* 1. slang Britain : to strike especially heavily < flopped his rival on the head > 2. a. : to turn or drop suddenly and usually heavily or noisily < sat flopping the pages of the book > < flopped her bundles on the table > b. : to settle (oneself) with a heavy clumsy movement : plump < flopped himself into a chair > < flopped himself over without awaking > 3. a. : to make (as a photoengraving) or print (as a picture) so that an image appears with right and left sides transposed b. : to reverse (as a two-color form) so that the colors are transposed II. adverb 1. : right, just, exactly < fell flop on his face > < jumped flop back into the hole > 2. : with a sound of flopping < tumbled flop into the mud > III. noun (-s) 1. a. : an act or sound of flopping < the fish gave a flop and landed back in the water > < squelched through the mud with loud flops at every step > b. : about-face : a sudden change (as of policy) 2. a. : a sudden decline < stocks took a flop yesterday > : fall, collapse b. : something that falls flat : fizzle, dud < everyone expected his new play to be a flop > c. : something or someone lacking success, effectiveness, or adequacy : failure < was a flop as a reporter > < the new economic plan was a flop from the very beginning > 3. slang : a place to sleep; usually : a cheap rooming house or hotel catering to impoverished men or a bed in such a place — compare flophouse
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