flop

[US]/flɒp/
[UK]/flɑp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 移动或落下;
n. 失败
Word Forms
过去式flopped
第三人称单数flops
过去分词flopped
现在分词flopping
复数flops

Phrases & Collocations

fosbury flop

背越式跳高;福斯贝利式跳高

Example Sentences

flop into an armchair

蓦地坐到扶手椅上

fall flop into the water

噗通一声掉到水里

his flip-flop on taxes.

他在税收上的政策突变。

I'm going to flop here for the night.

今晚我在这儿过夜。

he did a Garbo after his flop in the play.

他表演失败后就模仿嘉宝。

I thought I'd sort of flop back and be a vegetable for a bit.

我想我会放缓一点,当一会儿闲人。

The door flip-floped in high wind.

门在大风中摇摆不定。

The get-together was a complete flop and nobody enjoyed it.

"那次聚会是一个彻底的失败,人人都感到不愉快。"

Real-world Examples

They'll often leap off trees in big belly flops.

它们经常会带着大肚子从树上重重地跳下来。

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Oh, come on, Dunphy. You know I flopped.

拜托 邓菲 你明知道我是假摔。

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

It was a flop and shut two years later.

这个举措很失败,并在两年后闭店。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" It was the Canon Cat, and it was a total flop, " Atkinson said.

“就是佳能猫,这是一个彻底的败笔,”阿特金森说。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

So, sometimes a movie might get a lot of buzz but then it's a flop.

所以,有时一部电影也许热度很高,但是之后票房惨淡(flop)。

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

" Urnbridge hates part-humans, " said Hermione bitterly, flopping down into an armchair.

“乌姆里奇讨厌半人类,”赫敏痛苦地说,猛地倒在扶手椅上。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yeah. A movie that's a big flop is kind of a disaster for its makers.

一部票房惨淡的电影对于制片人来说无疑是一场灾难。

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

Put that on top. Flop it on top!

把它放在最上面。把它放在上面!

Source: Gourmet Base

Okay, flop that, you know what I mean.

好吧,乱说的啦,你知道我的意思。

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

It has consistently flopped as a commercial proposition.

作为一项商业提议,它屡屡失败。

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

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