flop
verb- [intransitive]
to sit or lie down in a heavy and sudden way because you are very tired (因疲惫而)猛然坐下,沉重地躺下 - flop (down/back) into/on something
Exhausted, he flopped down into a chair. 他筋疲力尽,一屁股坐到椅子上。 - flop down/back
The young man flopped back, unconscious. 那年轻人仰面倒下,不省人事。
- flop (down/back) into/on something
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to fall, move or hang in a heavy way, without control (沉重、笨拙或不由自主地)落下,移动,悬挂 Her hair flopped over her eyes. 她的头发耷拉下来遮住了眼睛。 The fish were flopping around in the bottom of the boat. 鱼在船底扑腾。
- [intransitive] (informal)
to be a complete failure 砸锅;完全失败 The play flopped on Broadway. 这出戏在百老汇砸了锅。 England flopped in the European Championship. 英格兰队在欧洲锦标赛中失败了。 Many of his ambitious schemes have flopped in the past. 过去他的许多雄心大计都失败了。
see also flip-flop
Word Originearly 17th cent.: variant of flap.