- [countable]
a flat piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc. that is attached to something along one side and that hangs down or covers an opening (附於某物的)片狀下垂物,封蓋,口蓋,袋蓋 the flap of an envelope 信封的封蓋 I zipped the tent flaps shut. 我拉上了帳篷門簾的拉鏈。 The jacket was fastened with a complicated buttoned flap. 這件夾克衫是用一個複雜的帶扣的翻蓋扣緊的。 He was wearing a deerstalker hat with flaps to cover the ears. 他戴着一頂獵鹿人帽,帽子上有蓋耳。
Extra ExamplesThe officer undid the flap of his holster and drew his gun. 軍官打開槍套蓋拔出了手槍。 a loose flap of skin 快脫落的一小塊表皮
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- loose
- tent
- …
- lift
- lift back
- lift up
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
a quick often noisy movement of something up and down or from side to side (上下或左右)拍打,振(翅),拍擊 - [singular] (informal, especially British English)
a state of worry and excitement 憂慮;困惑;激動 She gets in a flap over the slightest thing. 極小的事也能令她不安。 Harry’s in a bit of a flap over this interview tomorrow. 哈裏對明天的面試有點緊張。
Extra ExamplesHaving to cook for everyone at Christmas put his mother in a real flap. 得在聖誕節給所有人做飯,這使他媽媽很是着急。 I've never seen her in a flap; she's always so calm. 我從沒看見她慌亂過,她總是那樣鎮靜。
- [singular] (North American English)
public anger or criticism caused by something a public figure has said or done 公衆不同意;群衆憤怒;大衆批評 the flap about the President’s business affairs 公衆對總統公務的批評 a flap over nuclear issues 核問題導致的恐慌
- [countable] (specialist)
a part of the wing of an aircraft, at the back of the wing, that can be moved up or down to control movement in either direction (飛機的)襟翼 The wing flaps were not extended at the time of the accident. 事故發生時,副翼沒有展開。 The pilot lowered the flaps as the aircraft came into land. 飛機着陸時飛行員放下了襟翼。
- (also tap)[countable] (
phonetics )語音學 a speech sound that is produced by striking the tongue quickly and lightly against the part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth 皮瓣: 一種語音,是通過輕輕地將舌頭撞擊上前牙後面的口腔部分而産生的
flat piece of paper, etc.平整的紙等
movement動作
worry/excitement憂慮;激動
public anger/criticism
part of aircraft飛行器部分
phonetics語音學
Word OriginMiddle English: probably imitative.