flapped

n.拍打；拍打声；片状垂悬物；副翼；不安

v.拍打；鼓翼而飞

A flap from the tail of the whale upset the boat. 鲸尾轻轻一拍便把小船打翻了。

I licked the flap of the envelope and sealed it. 我舔了舔信封盖口,把它封好。

I flap the flies away but soon they fly back. 我把苍蝇赶走，但一会儿又飞回来了。

The curtains were flapping at the open window. 窗帘在敞开的窗户前摆动。

A dusky tumult would flap its wings from one house to another. 一阵破晓时的喧闹将从一家飞到另一家。

flap的基本意思是使某事物上下或左右地移动,也可指人以软而平之物轻轻拍打某物,还可指旗帜等飘动、摆动,还常用于鸟类振翅飞行。引申可表示“讲蠢话”“乱吹”,俚语里还可表示“激动起来”“被搞糊涂”。

flap可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,跟简单宾语。

flap的过去式和过去分词是flapped。