flop

flɒp

Collins 2

n. someone who is unsuccessful
n. a complete failure
n. the act of throwing yourself down
v. fall loosely

n. 砰然落下, 拍击声, 失败
vi. 笨重地摔, 猛落
vt. 笨拙地抛下
adv. 噗通

Collins 星级

11,940

BNC 频率

9,863

使用频率

flop 本身是一个简单的词，没有明显的词根或词缀。它的意思是“失败”或“扑通一声倒下”，通常用来形容某事物未能成功。

例句

1. The movie was a huge flop at the box office.

这部电影在票房上大失败。

2. I tried to bake a cake, but it was a total flop.

我试着烤蛋糕，但完全失败了。

3. His presentation flopped because he was not well-prepared.

他的演讲失败了，因为他没有充分准备。