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核心义 AI

拍打；飘动；片状垂悬物

释义 AI

1（使）上下或左右摆动，拍打
to move up and down or from side to side, often making a noise
The bird flapped its wings and flew away.
那只鸟拍打着翅膀飞走了。
2（鸟）振翅飞翔
to fly by moving wings up and down
A heron flapped slowly over the lake.
一只苍鹭从湖面上缓缓飞过。
3（衣物等）飘动，摆动
to move loosely, especially in the wind
The curtains flapped in the breeze.
窗帘在微风中飘动。

1拍打（声），摆动
a quick movement up and down or from side to side, or the sound it makes
The flap of the sails woke me up.
船帆的拍打声把我吵醒了。
2片状垂悬物（如信封盖、口袋盖、飞机襟翼）
a flat piece of material that is attached to something on one side and hangs loose
He licked the flap of the envelope and sealed it.
他舔了舔信封的封口盖，然后把它封上。
3（非正式）激动，慌乱，争论
a state of excitement, worry, or confusion
There was a flap when the star arrived late.
那位明星迟到时引起了一阵骚动。

例句 AI

The bird flapped its wings.

鸟拍打着翅膀。基础

The flag flapped in the wind.

旗子在风中飘动。基础

She sealed the envelope and pressed down the flap.

她封好信封，按下了封口盖。自然

The pilot lowered the flaps to slow the plane down.

飞行员放下襟翼以减慢飞机速度。场景

Don't get into a flap about the exam; you've studied hard.

别为考试慌乱，你学习很努力。场景

搭配 AI

flap one's arms挥动双臂

flap open（盖子等）掀开

the flap of an envelope信封的封口盖

aircraft flaps飞机襟翼

in a flap慌乱，紧张

短语与习语 AI

flap about/around（无目的地）拍打，摆动；忙乱

get into a flap陷入慌乱

语域与场景 AI

作动词时中性，常用于描述鸟、旗帜、衣物等摆动；作名词时指拍打声或片状物。口语中“in a flap”表示慌乱，较非正式。英美用法无显著差异。

近义词辨析 AI

wave更常用，指挥手或物体摆动，不强调拍打声

flutter指快速、轻微地颤动，如蝴蝶翅膀

beat强调有节奏地拍打，如心脏跳动或鸟翅

反义词 AI

still静止不动，与拍打、飘动相对

易混词 AI

flip指快速翻转，如翻书页；flap 是上下摆动

flop指沉重地落下或失败；flap 是轻拍

常见错误 AI

✕ ~~The bird flapped it's wings.~~

✓ The bird flapped its wings.

its 是物主代词，it's 是 it is 的缩写

词形变化

flapped过去式 / 过去分词

flapping现在分词

flaps复数 / 第三人称单数

词族 AI

flappern.拍击物；苍蝇拍；（20世纪20年代）时髦女郎

助记 AI

想象一只鸟在拍打（flap）翅膀，发出“啪嗒”声，像手掌拍打（flap）桌面。

词源与构词 AI

可能源自中古英语 flappe，模拟拍打声的拟声词。

词频与标签

当代语料词频第 8,113 位较少见

BNC 词频第 8,726 位较少见

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