flopKK [ˈflɑp] ｜ /ˈflɑp/
GEPT 中高級
C2verb
to fall or hang loosely and without form
The wet towel was left to flop over the bathtub edge.
軟垂；無力垂掛
C2verb
to fall suddenly and heavily
The exhausted athlete crossed the finish line and then flopped onto the ground with a heavy sigh.
重重倒下；撲倒
C2verb
to fail miserably or collapse completely
The new restaurant in town was a complete flop as they didn’t do any market research and the food was terrible.
C2noun
the act of falling or hanging loosely and without form
The kite started to flop in the sky when the wind died down.
C2noun
a complete failure or collapse
The new restaurant in town was a flop. The food was bad, the service was slow, and no one seemed to want to go back.
C2noun
an unsuccessful person or thing
The new restaurant in town was a flop, with almost no customers showing up for weeks.
C2adverb
with a loose and limp motion
The cat flopped onto its side and began to purr contentedly.
C2adverb
precisely or exactly
The teacher asked the students to recreate the experiment flop by flop.