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flap n.拍打；拍打声；片状垂悬物；副翼；<口>不安v.拍打；鼓翼而飞 (1) 鲸尾轻轻一拍便把小船打翻了。(2) 这群鸟不停地振翅吸引了一只猫的注意力。(3) 我舔了舔信封盖口,把它封好。(4) 我把苍蝇赶走，但一会儿又飞回来了。(5) 窗帘在敞开的窗户前摆动。(6) 一阵破晓时的喧闹将从一家飞到另一家。 A big part of the pleasure of reality TV shows is watching how quickly a person can start a flap. A dumb remark, a furtive glance, a missed phone call: any of these things can start the characters bickering. And the flap can go on for an entire season! One way to remember the meaning of the verb to flap is to imagine the sound of many wings flapping. That's the sound a flap might make if you could hear it. The leak from the senator's press agent might have caused a firestorm. Instead it resulted in just a minor flap.

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英 [flæp] 美 [flæp] (1) A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat.(2) The flap of the birds drew the attention of a cat.(3) I licked the flap of the envelope and sealed it.(4) I flap the flies away but soon they fly back.(5) The curtains were flapping at the open window.(6) A dusky tumult would flap its wings from one house to another. You're probably familiar with the verb to "flap," which is what birds do with their wings. But as a noun, a flap is a fuss, an argument, or a gossipy feud. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)飘动；摆动；抖搂 If something such as a piece of cloth or paper flaps or if you flap it, it moves quickly up and down or from side to side.   [V]  [V n]Grey sheets flapped on the clothes line...灰色的床单在晾衣绳上飘来摆去的。They would flap bath towels from their balconies as they chatted.他们聊天时会在阳台上抖搂浴巾。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]振(翅)；挥(翅)；(翅膀)拍打，抖动 If a bird or insect flaps its wings or if its wings flap, the wings move quickly up and down.   [V pl-n]  [V]The bird flapped its wings furiously...鸟儿使劲地扑打着翅膀。A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。3[VERB 动词]挥动，舞动(手臂) If you flap your arms, you move them quickly up and down as if they were the wings of a bird.   [V n]...a kid running and flapping her arms.边跑边挥舞着手臂的小孩子4[N-COUNT 可数名词](布、皮等)扁平下垂物，垂下的部分 A flap of cloth or skin, for example, is a flat piece of it that can move freely up and down or from side to side because it is held or attached by only one edge.   [usu with supp]He drew back the tent flap and strode out into the blizzard.他拉开帐篷的门帘，大步走进暴风雪中。...a loose flap of skin.耷拉着快要掉下的一块皮5[N-COUNT 可数名词](飞机的)襟翼，副翼，阻力板 A flap on the wing of an aircraft is an area along the edge of the wing that can be raised or lowered to control the movement of the aircraft. ...the sudden slowing as the flaps were lowered.襟翼放下时的突然减速6[N-COUNT 可数名词](鸟翼、布条、纸片的)拍打声，拍动，拍打 A flap is a sudden noise or movement made by a bird's wing or by a piece of paper or cloth when it flaps. Nothing to be heard but the soft flap of a silk banner.万籁俱寂，只有一面绸制旗子轻轻飘动的响声。7[N-SING 单数名词]激动；焦虑；惊慌 Someone who is in a flap is in a state of great excitement, worry, or panic.   [a N]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Why did people get in a flap over nuclear energy?...为什么人们对核能惶恐不安呢？Wherever he goes there's always a flap.无论他到哪里，都会引起一阵骚动。

英语单词	flap
英美音标	英 [flæp] 美 [flæp]
中文释义	n.拍打；拍打声；片状垂悬物；副翼；<口>不安 v.拍打；鼓翼而飞
英语例句	(1) A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat. (2) The flap of the birds drew the attention of a cat. (3) I licked the flap of the envelope and sealed it. (4) I flap the flies away but soon they fly back. (5) The curtains were flapping at the open window. (6) A dusky tumult would flap its wings from one house to another.
中文例句	(1) 鲸尾轻轻一拍便把小船打翻了。 (2) 这群鸟不停地振翅吸引了一只猫的注意力。 (3) 我舔了舔信封盖口,把它封好。 (4) 我把苍蝇赶走，但一会儿又飞回来了。 (5) 窗帘在敞开的窗户前摆动。 (6) 一阵破晓时的喧闹将从一家飞到另一家。
vocabulary简明	You're probably familiar with the verb to "flap," which is what birds do with their wings. But as a noun, a flap is a fuss, an argument, or a gossipy feud.
vocabulary扩展	A big part of the pleasure of reality TV shows is watching how quickly a person can start a flap. A dumb remark, a furtive glance, a missed phone call: any of these things can start the characters bickering. And the flap can go on for an entire season! One way to remember the meaning of the verb to flap is to imagine the sound of many wings flapping. That's the sound a flap might make if you could hear it. The leak from the senator's press agent might have caused a firestorm. Instead it resulted in just a minor flap.
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)飘动；摆动；抖搂 If something such as a piece of cloth or paper flaps or if you flap it, it moves quickly up and down or from side to side. [V] [V n] Grey sheets flapped on the clothes line... 灰色的床单在晾衣绳上飘来摆去的。 They would flap bath towels from their balconies as they chatted. 他们聊天时会在阳台上抖搂浴巾。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]振(翅)；挥(翅)；(翅膀)拍打，抖动 If a bird or insect flaps its wings or if its wings flap, the wings move quickly up and down. [V pl-n] [V] The bird flapped its wings furiously... 鸟儿使劲地扑打着翅膀。 A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower. 一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。 3 [VERB 动词]挥动，舞动(手臂) If you flap your arms, you move them quickly up and down as if they were the wings of a bird. [V n] ...a kid running and flapping her arms. 边跑边挥舞着手臂的小孩子 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](布、皮等)扁平下垂物，垂下的部分 A flap of cloth or skin, for example, is a flat piece of it that can move freely up and down or from side to side because it is held or attached by only one edge. [usu with supp] He drew back the tent flap and strode out into the blizzard. 他拉开帐篷的门帘，大步走进暴风雪中。 ...a loose flap of skin. 耷拉着快要掉下的一块皮 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](飞机的)襟翼，副翼，阻力板 A flap on the wing of an aircraft is an area along the edge of the wing that can be raised or lowered to control the movement of the aircraft. ...the sudden slowing as the flaps were lowered. 襟翼放下时的突然减速 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词](鸟翼、布条、纸片的)拍打声，拍动，拍打 A flap is a sudden noise or movement made by a bird's wing or by a piece of paper or cloth when it flaps. Nothing to be heard but the soft flap of a silk banner. 万籁俱寂，只有一面绸制旗子轻轻飘动的响声。 7 [N-SING 单数名词]激动；焦虑；惊慌 Someone who is in a flap is in a state of great excitement, worry, or panic. [a N] [INFORMAL 非正式] Why did people get in a flap over nuclear energy?... 为什么人们对核能惶恐不安呢？ Wherever he goes there's always a flap. 无论他到哪里，都会引起一阵骚动。

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