flops

英 [flɒps]

美 [flɑːps]

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
flop的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• He was dressed in casual clothes in court Tuesday, including flip flops on his feet, the same clothes he was wearing when arrested.
  星期二，他在法庭穿着休闲服装，包括当他被捕时脚上所穿的一双人字拖鞋。
• When it announced in June that both the fields that had entered production were flops, the collapse began.
  今年6月份，该公司在宣布两个投入生产的油田都遭遇失败，崩溃过程就开始了。
• When the hat has been poured full, he flops it over to fill the other side.
  当帽子被灌满后，他又将帽子翻过来再灌。
• Making it cheaper to develop a broader range of models means being less vulnerable to flops.
  以更低廉的成本开发更广泛的产品，意味着降低了企业遭受重挫的可能性。
• So, when a book with a large print run flops, publishers end up with an expensive pile of recycling.
  所以当一本印数巨大的书滞销时，出版商只能会花巨资回收。
• Every muddy step would suck the flip flops off your feet!
  每一个泥泞的步骤将吸触发器把你的脚！
• He can't swim much, he just flops about in the water.
  他不大会游泳，只能在水中乱扑打。
• Some of her ventures have succeeded her interview show has been one of the past decade's megahits while others, including her Sun TV network, have been huge flops.
  她的冒险有的成功了&她的访谈节目至今仍被人们认为是过去十年的经典，而包括她的阳光卫视网络在内的其他项目却是巨大的失败。
• He has had his share of flops, too.
  但他也有败走麦城的时候。
• Some quipped that someone should forward the memo to all the foreigners arriving in sweat pants and flip flops.
  一些人嘲弄说，应该把这个小册子转发给所有穿着运动裤和人字拖来北京的外国人。