释义 |
: capable of being folded into a more compact shape folding chairs a folding door as in flopping -
flopping -
collapsing -
failing -
slipping -
slumping -
washing-out -
declining -
flunking -
waning -
inauspicious -
futureless -
unpromising -
unsuccessful -
bankrupt -
hopeless -
failed -
ruined -
destroyed -
wrecked -
no-good -
kerflooey -
kaputt -
kaput -
successful -
going -
flourishing -
triumphant -
thriving -
coming -
promising -
prosperous -
growing -
robust -
palmy -
booming -
roaring See More present participle of fold 1 as in doubling to lay one part over or against another part of fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk -
doubling -
overlapping -
telescoping -
closing -
shutting -
collapsing -
pleating -
overlaying -
overlying -
plaiting -
unfolding -
opening -
extending -
unrolling -
spreading 2 as in collapsing to be unsuccessful the business folded after just two months -
flopping -
collapsing -
failing -
missing -
struggling -
bombing -
striking out -
tanking -
cratering -
flaming out -
foundering -
flunking -
falling short -
declining -
slumping -
falling flat -
washing out -
slipping -
crashing -
laying an egg -
crumbling -
coming up empty -
falling on one's face -
skidding -
floundering -
dying on the vine -
coming to grief -
coming a cropper -
sinking -
waning -
misfiring -
imploding -
going under -
miscarrying -
self-destructing -
going -
delivering -
cooking -
succeeding -
clicking -
working out -
flourishing -
winning -
prospering -
thriving -
coming off -
panning out -
prevailing -
going over -
triumphing See More |