flop

verb

1. （因疲惫而）猛然坐下，沉重地躺下
   to sit or lie down in a heavy and sudden way because you are very tired
   1. Exhausted, he flopped down into a chair.
      他筋疲力尽，一屁股坐到椅子上。
2. （沉重、笨拙或不自主地）落下，移动，悬挂
   to fall, move or hang in a heavy or awkward way, without control
   1. Her hair flopped over her eyes.
      她的头发耷拉下来遮住了眼睛。
   2. The young man flopped back, unconscious.
      那年轻人仰面倒下，不省人事。
   3. The fish were flopping around in the bottom of the boat.
      鱼在船底扑腾。
3. 砸锅；完全失败
   to be a complete failure
   1. The play flopped on Broadway.
      这出戏在百老汇砸了锅。

noun

1. （电影、戏剧、聚会等）失败，不成功
   a film/movie, play, party, etc. that is not successful

1. VERB 猛然坐下;重重地坐下
   If you flop into a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired.
   1. Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet...
      邦伯里重重地倒在了床上，让他疲惫的双脚休息一下。
   2. She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa.
      她精疲力竭，一屁股坐在沙发上。
2. VERB 凌乱地垂下;猛落下
   If something flops onto something else, it falls there heavily or untidily.
   1. The briefcase flopped onto the desk...
      公文包重重地落在桌上。
   2. His hair flopped over his left eye.
      他的头发凌乱地垂在左眼前。
3. N-COUNT 彻底失败;惨败
   If something is a flop, it is completely unsuccessful.
   1. 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。
4. VERB 彻底失败;惨败
   If something flops, it is completely unsuccessful.
   1. The film flopped badly at the box office.
      这部电影票房惨淡。

1. In the absence of any well-placed pub, this was the perfect spot to flop down for a packed lunch.
   由于找不到位置合适的酒馆，这里就是随便吃顿盒饭再好不过的地方了。
2. Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet
   邦伯里重重地倒在了床上，让他疲惫的双脚休息一下。
3. She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa.
   她精疲力竭，一屁股坐在沙发上。
4. The briefcase flopped onto the desk
   公文包重重地落在桌上。
5. His hair flopped over his left eye.
   他的头发凌乱地垂在左眼前。
6. 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。
7. The film flopped badly at the box office.
   这部电影票房惨淡。
8. A: The whole play is a flop.
   整个剧是个失败。
9. So will 3D TV flop in China, or is it just crazy enough to work?
   那么，3D电视在中国是会失败，还是会受到热捧而大获成功？
10. What should I do if I go on a date, and early on it's clear the evening is going to be a huge flop?
    我应该怎么做，如果我去的约会显然将是一个巨大的失败？
11. So it was called "box office flop".
    所以被称为“票房毒药”。
12. My flip flop sandals were getting entangled in the debris and I kicked them off.
    我脚上穿的那双拖鞋与废墟缠在一起，我将它踢到一旁。
13. Doug: What happens if you belly flop from that high up?
    道格：如果从那么高的地方腹部落水会怎样？
14. The teaching method of fosbury flop, used in physical education colleges and universities were expounded.
    阐述了体育院校在背越式跳高教学中的教学方法。
15. Without a break I will flop.
    不休息一下我会倒地不起。
16. He fell flop on his face.
    他正好摔了个狗啃泥。
17. The party was a complete flop.
    这台晚会完全是个失败。
18. He can flop at my place.
    他可以在我这儿住下。
19. The play was a flop.
    这出戏是个失败。
20. He fell with a flop on the bed.
    他扑通一声往床上一倒。
21. If the show doesn't flop in the first week, we'll be ok.
    如果表演在第一周不失败，我们就万事大吉了。
22. The movie may have been a flop at the box office.
    那部电影的票房也许是个败笔。
23. This film is a big flop at the box office.
    这个电影的票房很失败。
24. Personally, I think it's a flop.
    就我个人来说，我觉得我它蛮失败的。
25. Peter: Let's face it: your advertising campaign was a real flop.
    面对现实吧：你的广告实在很失败。
26. The film was a commercial flop.
    这部电影从商业上来说彻底地失败了。
27. I remember actually saying that I meant to belly flop.
    我记得我跳的时候的姿势跟你一样。
28. But, as the league has found out, it's not just defensive players who flop.
    但是，联盟发现并不是只有防守队员才假摔。
29. I just want to flop into bed and go to sleep!
    我只想倒在床上睡个觉！

  failure defeat fiasco flop【导航词义：失败】

  failure n. 失败；失败的人，失败的事

〔辨析〕指做某事时未能达成目标，也可指不成功的人或事。

  defeat n. 失败

〔辨析〕多指在与某一方的对抗中所遭遇的失败，如在战争、比赛、竞选等中的失利，也可泛指未能做成某事。

  fiasco n. 惨败

〔辨析〕指让人十分难堪或失望的彻底失败。

  flop n. 〈非正式〉失败之作

〔辨析〕指不受欢迎的产品、电影、戏剧等。

noun

1. the act of throwing yourself down
   1. he landed on the bed with a great flop

   Synonym:    collapse

2. a complete failure
   1. the play was a dismal flop

   Synonym:    bustfizzle

3. someone who is unsuccessful

   Synonym:    dudwashout

4. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
   1. this computer can perform a million flops per second

   Synonym:    floating-point operation

verb

1. fall suddenly and abruptly

2. fall loosely
   1. He flopped into a chair

3. fail utterly
   1. The project foundered

   Synonym:    fall throughfall flatfounder

adv

1. exactly
   1. he fell flop on his face

   Synonym:    right

2. with a flopping sound
   1. he tumbled flop into the mud