flop

英 [flɒp]

美 [flɑːp]

v. (因疲惫而)猛然坐下，沉重地躺下; (沉重、笨拙或不自主地)落下，移动，悬挂; 砸锅; 完全失败
n. (电影、戏剧、聚会等)失败，不成功

过去式：flopped　现在分词：flopping　复数：flops　过去分词：flopped　第三人称单数：flops　

TEM8 BEC

Collins.2 / BNC.11940 / COCA.9863

同义词辨析

failure defeat fiasco flop【导航词义：失败】

failuren. 失败；失败的人，失败的事

〔辨析〕

指做某事时未能达成目标，也可指不成功的人或事。

〔例证〕

Their action ended in failure.
他们的行动以失败而告终。
She felt she was a failure in the others' eyes.
她觉得在别人眼中自己是个失败的人。
His election campaign was a complete failure.
他的竞选活动完全失败。

defeatn. 失败

〔辨析〕

多指在与某一方的对抗中所遭遇的失败，如在战争、比赛、竞选等中的失利，也可泛指未能做成某事。

〔例证〕

a narrow defeat
惜败
The commander admitted defeat in the battle.
指挥官承认此次战役失败了。

fiascon. 惨败

〔辨析〕

指让人十分难堪或失望的彻底失败。

〔例证〕

His first audition was a fiasco.
他第一次试镜彻底失败。
He hoped that the supper his girlfriend made would not be a fiasco.
他希望女朋友做的晚饭不会完全无法下咽。

flopn. 〈非正式〉失败之作

〔辨析〕

指不受欢迎的产品、电影、戏剧等。

〔例证〕

The flop of the novel discouraged the writer.
小说的失败让作者非常沮丧。
The monotonous dialogue made the film a complete flop.
单调的对白使这部电影一败涂地。

牛津词典

verb

（因疲惫而）猛然坐下，沉重地躺下
to sit or lie down in a heavy and sudden way because you are very tired
1. Exhausted, he flopped down into a chair.
  他筋疲力尽，一屁股坐到椅子上。
（沉重、笨拙或不自主地）落下，移动，悬挂
to fall, move or hang in a heavy or awkward way, without control
1. Her hair flopped over her eyes.
  她的头发耷拉下来遮住了眼睛。
2. The young man flopped back, unconscious.
  那年轻人仰面倒下，不省人事。
3. The fish were flopping around in the bottom of the boat.
  鱼在船底扑腾。
砸锅；完全失败
to be a complete failure
1. The play flopped on Broadway.
  这出戏在百老汇砸了锅。

noun

（电影、戏剧、聚会等）失败，不成功
a film/movie, play, party, etc. that is not successful

柯林斯词典

VERB 猛然坐下;重重地坐下
If youflopinto a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired.
1. Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet...
  邦伯里重重地倒在了床上，让他疲惫的双脚休息一下。
2. She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa.
  她精疲力竭，一屁股坐在沙发上。
VERB 凌乱地垂下;猛落下
If somethingflopsonto something else, it falls there heavily or untidily.
1. The briefcase flopped onto the desk...
  公文包重重地落在桌上。
2. His hair flopped over his left eye.
  他的头发凌乱地垂在左眼前。
N-COUNT 彻底失败;惨败
If something is aflop, it is completely unsuccessful.
1. It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
  决定一部电影会走红还是惨败的是大众。
VERB 彻底失败;惨败
If somethingflops, it is completely unsuccessful.
1. The film flopped badly at the box office.
  这部电影票房惨淡。

英英释义

noun

the act of throwing yourself down
1. he landed on the bed with a great flop
Synonym:collapse
a complete failure
1. the play was a dismal flop
Synonym:bustfizzle
someone who is unsuccessful
Synonym:dudwashout
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
1. this computer can perform a million flops per second
Synonym:floating-point operation

verb

fall suddenly and abruptly
fall loosely
1. He flopped into a chair
fail utterly
1. The project foundered
Synonym:fall throughfall flatfounder

adv

exactly
1. he fell flop on his face
Synonym:right
with a flopping sound
1. he tumbled flop into the mud

双语例句

It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
决定一部电影会走红还是惨败的是大众。
The teaching method of fosbury flop, used in physical education colleges and universities were expounded.
阐述了体育院校在背越式跳高教学中的教学方法。
His hair flopped over his left eye.
他的头发凌乱地垂在左眼前。
She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa.
她精疲力竭，一屁股坐在沙发上。
The film was a commercial flop.
这部电影从商业上来说彻底地失败了。
So will 3D TV flop in China, or is it just crazy enough to work?
那么，3D电视在中国是会失败，还是会受到热捧而大获成功？
A: The whole play is a flop.
整个剧是个失败。
The play was a flop.
这出戏是个失败。
But, as the league has found out, it's not just defensive players who flop.
但是，联盟发现并不是只有防守队员才假摔。
In the absence of any well-placed pub, this was the perfect spot to flop down for a packed lunch.
由于找不到位置合适的酒馆，这里就是随便吃顿盒饭再好不过的地方了。