flap
flap 英 [flæp] 美 [flæp]
n. 拍打；机翼；封盖； v. 拍动；神经紧张
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- You're probably familiar with the verb to "flap," which is what birds do with their wings. But as a noun, a flap is a fuss, an argument, or a gossipy feud.
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- n. 拍打；机翼；封盖；
- v. 拍动；神经紧张
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1. the flap of an envelope
信封的封盖
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2. I zipped the tent flaps shut.
我拉上了帐篷门帘的拉链。
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3. With a flap of its wings, the bird was gone.
鸟扑打着翅膀飞走了。
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4. the flap of the sails
风帆的鼓胀
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5. She gets in a flap over the slightest thing.
极小的事也能令她不安。
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6. The bird flapped its wings and flew away.
鸟振翅飞去。
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7. The gulls flew off, wings flapping.
海鸥扑打着双翅飞走了。
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8. The sails flapped in the breeze.
风帆在微风中摆动。
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9. A gust of wind flapped the tents.
一阵风吹动了帐篷。
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10. There's no need to flap—I've got everything under control.
不必担心，一切都已在我控制之中。
- flap (n.) mid-14c., flappe "a blow, slap, buffet," probably imitative of the sound of striking. Sense of "device for slapping or striking" is from early 15c. Meaning "something that hangs down" is first recorded 1520s, probably from flap (v.). Sense of "motion or noise like a bird's wing" is 1774; meaning "disturbance, noisy tumult" is 1916, British slang.
- flap (v.) early 14c., "dash about, shake, beat (the wings);" later "strike, hit" (mid-14c.); probably ultimately imitative. Meaning "to swing about loosely" is from 1520s. Related: Flapped; flapping.
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