flap

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flap1 /flæp/ noun

1 flat piece of STH 某物的一片 [countableC]PIECE a thin flat piece of cloth, paper, skin etc that is fixed by one edge to a surface, which you can lift up easily 〔布、纸、皮等做的〕片状垂悬物

the tent flap

帐篷门帘

A loose flap of skin covered the wound.

伤口上覆盖着一片快要脱落的皮。

→ cat flap

2 movement 动作 [singular]SOUND the noisy movement of something such as cloth in the air 〔布等在空中的〕拍打，拍动

the flap of the sails

船帆的拍动

3 EXCITEMENT/WORRY 兴奋/担忧a flap informalEXCITED a situation in which people feel very excited or worried about something 激动；慌乱，焦急

be in a flap

Rafi’s in a bit of a flap over the wedding plans.

拉菲对婚礼的安排有点焦虑不安。

→ unflappable

4. part of aircraft 飞机的一部分 [countableC]TTA a part of the wing of an aircraft that can be raised or lowered to help the aircraft go up or down 〔飞机的〕襟翼，副翼

Examples from the Corpus

flap• Kelly resigned over a flap about videotaping interviews with job seekers.• The headgear was so tight around the forehead that my brain began to ache, but the ear flaps dangled.• With undercarriage down and full flap these symptoms are further exaggerated, and the speed comes back to below eighty.• He prefers to suffer quietly through the periodic flaps.• Cars and lorries hooting, accelerating and braking put Dawn into a real flap.• They had thick flat soles, to each side of which was stretched a straight flap of leather.• The return address was on the flap of the envelope.• Remembering the cup in her pocket, she pressed her hand over the flap to hide it.• All we could hear was the flap of the sails.• Two hours later, when the flaps of the box folded down, the antenna unfurled.• The flap over the name is only the latest that has made Marana the butt of local jokes.

flap2 verb (flapped, flapping)

1. [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBBSHAKE if a bird flaps its wings, it moves them up and down in order to fly 〔鸟〕振（翼），扑动（翅膀）

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHAKE to move quickly up and down or from side to side, often making a noise 〔发出响声地〕飘动，（使）摆动

The flags were flapping in the breeze.

旗帜在微风中飘扬。

Flap your arms to keep warm.

摆动手臂以保持暖和。

3 [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informalEXCITED to behave in an excited or nervous way 激动；紧张

There’s no need to flap!

没有必要紧张！

Examples from the Corpus

flap• Her wings flapped, and the duck took immediate flight.• With his arm on the window well, he cruised down the street, the breeze flapping his sleeve.• His shirt-tails flapping in the breeze, he faced the green at an angle of forty-five degrees and sliced every shot.• Gloria lead Dot up the outside steps from the basement to look at the cotton flags flapping in the sun.• The ship's sails flapped in the wind.• Intangible winds gripped the wizard's robe, flapping it out in eddies of blue and green sparks.• A pair of night birds circled above, the flapping of their wings and their eerie screeches penetrating the thickening mist.• She watched the next scene; nurses running towards a hospital, their unbuttoned navy-blue coats flapping over pale uniforms.

Origin flap2

(1300-1400) Perhaps from the sound

flap1 nounflap2 verb

Chinese

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