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单词 plop
释义 plop
I. \ˈpläp\ verb
(plopped ; plopped ; plopping ; plops)
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water
 < the first large drops … plopping loudly on the tar-paper roofs — Donald Windham >
 < terrapins sliding down the mud banks and plopping into the water — Gerald Durrell >
 < began to shake the branches … oranges plopped down — Evelyn Eaton >
2. : to allow the body to drop heavily
 < she plopped into a chair >
 < weary troops … plopped down beside their infantry kits — W.R.Moore >
transitive verb
: to put down, drop, or throw with a plop
 < plopped the tray on the coffee table — Nancy Rutledge >
 < picked up the silvery wriggling fish … and plopped them into burlap bags — J.M.Brinnin >
II. noun
(-s)
: the sound made in plopping : a dull faintly explosive sound
 < the soft plop of a fish jumping — Shirley A. Grau >
 < the plop of a toad on the stones — Josephine Johnson >
 < the plop of the heavy ball against the leather of the mitt — Donald Windham >
— often used interjectionally
III. adverb
: with a plop : plump
 < emptied its contents … plop, from a height on to my solar plexus — Aldous Huxley >
 < plop came the ball down to the corner of the green — Harry Vardon >
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