flap

【发音】
美 /flæp/ 英 /flæp/
【翻译】
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vi. 飘动, 拍动; 振翅
英释:if a bird flaps its wings, it moves them up and down in order to fly
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n.片状垂悬物;飘动,摆动,振动;激动,慌忙状态
英释:a thin flat piece of cloth, paper, skin etc that is fixed by one edge to a surface, which you can lift up easily
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vt.使拍动,使飘动
英释:to move quickly up and down or from side to side, often making a noise
【记忆】
f(看作fly, 飞) + lap(拍打) → (鸟)振翅(飞行)
【短语】
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skin flap : 皮瓣
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pocket flap : 袋盖
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valve flap : 阀瓣
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flap gate : 铰链式闸门;舌瓣闸门;翻转板
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flap valve : 瓣阀;片状阀
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flap wheel : 翼片砂轮
【例句】
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The flags were flapping in the breeze.
旗帜在微风中飘扬。
【单词相关测试】
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The wings of the bird still ______ after it had been shot down.
正确答案:C
解释:句意: 鸟被射落后, 翅膀仍在拍动。slap: 拍击, 掌击; scratch: 抓, 擦伤; fluctuate: 波动, 动摇。
A. slappedB. scratchedC. flappedD. fluctuated
【同、近义词】
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n.拍打,拍打声;[航]副翼
aileron/
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vi.拍动;鼓翼而飞;(帽边等)垂下
hang/
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vt.拍打;扔;拉下帽边;飘动
wash/throw into/
【同根词】
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adj
flapping : 摇摆运动的;挥动的
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n
flapper : 苍蝇拍;轻佻女子;刚学飞的小禽
flapping : 拍动;摇摆运动
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v
flapping : 拍打,轻拍(flap的ing形式)