| 单词 | flop |
| 释义 | flop —flopper, n. /flop/, v. , flopped, flopping, n. v.i. 1. to fall or plump down suddenly, esp. with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes fol. by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch. 2. to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often fol. by over). 3. to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally. 4. Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house. 5. to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs. v.t. 6. to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair. 7. to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair. 8. to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed. n. 9. an act of flopping. 10. the sound of flopping; a thud. 11. a failure: The new comedy was a flop. 12. Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast. [1595-1605; 1890-95 for def. 11; var. of FLAP] Syn. 11. fiasco, disaster, debacle; bomb, dog. |
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