| 词汇 | flop |
| 释义 | flop verb uk /flɒp/ us /flɑːp/-pp- flopverb (FALL)[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to fall or drop heavily: 重重地落下（或掉下） flop overHugh's hair keeps flopping over his eyes. flop intoShe flopped into the chair with a loud sigh. flop downWhen she gets home from school, she's so tired all she can do is flop down in front of the television.放学回家后，她累得除了一屁股坐在电视机前之外，什么也做不了。 Moving downwards base jumping cascade descend descent downwardly drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom fall fall down go down nosedive parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put something/someone down rain rain (something) down stone touch flopverb (FAIL)[ I ] If a book, play, film, etc. flops, it is not successful: （书、戏剧、电影等）砸锅，完全失败 Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller.她的第一本书很失败，但是第二本成了畅销书。 to not work or happen as intended failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. Failing and doing badly abjectly at-risk backbencher balls (something) up be on your beam endsidiom blow (someone/something) up bomb egg flog flog a dead horseidiom flub flunk out founder fray around/at the edgesidiom mess running on emptyidiom sclerotic screw screw (something) up sign someone's death warrant flop noun uk /flɒp/ us /flɑːp/ flopnoun (FAILURE)[ Cusually singular ]informal a failure: 失败，不成功 complete flopThe play was a complete flop. total flopThe first dinner she cooked him was a total flop. someone or something that is not successful failureThe shuttle launch was a complete failure. successThe operation was a success. turkeyI really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey. clunkerUSThat pitch was a real clunker. bombUSHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet. dudMy charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud. Failures another/the final nail in the coffinidiom bloodbath brain freeze breakdown busted flush car crash false dawn fiasco flameout foul (something) up freefall hash lemon loser parody post-crash pratfall reversal slim pickings slush pile flopnoun (FALL)[ S ] an occasion when someone or something falls or drops heavily: 重重地落下（或掉下） He fell with a flop on the bed.他重重地倒在床上。 Moving downwards base jumping cascade descend descent downwardly drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom fall fall down go down nosedive parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put something/someone down rain rain (something) down stone touch See alsoFLOPS flop | American Dictionaryflop verb us/flɑp/-pp- flopverb (FALL)[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] to fall or drop heavily: A newborn baby’s head flops backward if you don’t support it. flopverb (FAIL)[ I ]infml to fail: Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller. flop noun us/flɑp/ flopnoun (FAILURE)[ Cusually sing ]infml a failure: The movie was a complete flop. flopnoun (FALL)[ U ] a heavy drop or fall: He fell with a flop on the bed. flop | Business Englishflop noun[ C ] informaluk /flɒp/us an unsuccessful product, plan, etc.: The film was the first commercial flop of the director's career. The plan to create a separate internet subsidiary proved a flop. a complete/total/expensive flopThe new mobile technology turned out to be an expensive flop. flop verb[ T ] informaluk /flɒp/us to be unsuccessful: Many of the big internet companies in the US have flopped badly in China. Examples of flopflop We cannot go flopping along like this every year, with incomes roaring ahead, and then a large increase in income tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer to that is that at the same time and in the same period there were other quotations which were not flops at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have here a story of three flops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cash is being poured out because the buy-your-home campaign has flopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it would be bad for this country if it flopped and went bust, which could happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not also the case that that ill thought out plan has flopped badly and is monumentally unpopular with employers and its potential clients? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the issue flops because the share price has been set too high, we hear the same yells of derision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not the truth that it was one of its biggest flops? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cinema industry is a mixture of many flops and occasional successes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new programme appears to be flopping because it is not attracting enough people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When it came to the substance, he flopped it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will conduct experiments in so-called open enrolment and opting out, and in budget management by head teachers that has flopped wherever it has been rehearsed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The album failed to chart a major hit, with the title track flopping in comparison to previous lead singles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Behind those forgotten hits and semi-hits lurked hundreds, if not thousands, of regional hits and flops from the same era, most even rawer and cruder.... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most of the films he directed during the period ended up being flops. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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