单词 | flap |
释义 | verb | noun flapflap1 /flæp/ ●○○ verb (flapped, flapping) 1[intransitive, transitive] if a bird flaps its wings or if the wings flap, it moves its wings up and down in order to fly: The bird flapped its wings and took flight.2[intransitive] if a piece of cloth, paper, etc. flaps, it moves around quickly and makes noise: The ship’s sails flapped in the wind.3[intransitive, transitive] if you flap your arms, hands, or legs, or if they flap, they move quickly up and down or backward and forward: He flapped his arms against his coat.4flap your lips/gums spoken to talk a lot without saying anything important verb | noun flapflap2 ●○○ noun 1[countable] a thin flat piece of cloth, paper, skin, etc. that is attached by one edge to a surface, which you can lift up easily: Make sure you zip up the tent flap.2[countable] informal a situation in which people are excited, confused, and upset: Kelly resigned over a flap about vacation time.3[singular] the noisy movement of something such as cloth in the air: All we could hear was the flap of the sails.4[countable] a part of the wing of an airplane that can be raised or lowered to help the airplane go up or down |
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