flop
[flɑ:p]
vi.
(指书、戏剧等)彻底失败;
(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;
(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;
砸锅;
vt.
笨拙地抛下;
n.
失败;
adv.
扑通一声;
例句:
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It is the public who decide if a film is a smash or a flop.
影片成败与否取决于公众。
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He seemed so sure of his decision, how could he flip-flop so dramatically now?
他当时好像对自己的决定非常肯定,现在怎么会突然有如此巨大的转变呢?
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It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
决定一部电影会走红还是惨败的是大众。
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That wasn't the end of Yasay's flip-flop.
来自CNN
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David...pushed a flop of hair back off his forehead.
来自P. Arrowsmith
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So you think Facebook's flotation was a flop?
来自THETIMES