Definition of flap in English:

flap

verbflapped, flapping, flaps flapflæp

1with object (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly.
（鸟）拍动（翅膀），振翅
a pheasant flapped its wings
一只野鸡拍动着双翼。
no object gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries
海鸥振翅飞翔，叫声怪异。
Example sentencesExamples
- The six-week-old chicks flap their wings and attempt to fly in their section of the nursery.
- Birds flapped their colorful wings as they settled here and there.
- During flight, hummingbirds sometimes flap their wings so rapidly that it causes the hum which gave the birds their name.
- A colorful bird had stepped out of the forest, and was flapping its wings and turning around, as if trying to chase its tail.
- An unusual physiotherapy session involving holding the buzzard while it flaps its wings, is now planned, to prepare the bird for release.
- Hummingbirds can flap their wings up to 80 times per second.
- In birds, the nestlings vocalize, stretch their bodies, flap their wings, and jockey for favorable feeding positions in the nest.
- A bird dashed across the window, flapped its wings and shot off in to the black void.
- If you took a parrot or a bird of prey, you'd hear it flapping its wings.
- I've seen our power lines go down when a bird flaps its wings near them, so I'm thinking we may be in the dark tonight.
- Rather than flapping the wings from back to belly, as other birds do, the partridges flap from head to tail.
- Hummingbirds flap their wings at fantastic speeds which allow them to hover in midair while they feed.
- The bird flapped its newly usable wing, bowed its little head towards Jace, and flew off.
- Scientists have discovered that as each bird flaps its wings it creates uplift for the bird immediately following.
- Perched atop a man's shoulder, this bird flaps her wings to the sounds during Thursday night's concert.
- The dumb birds swarmed me, flapping their wings like crazy, making clucking sounds, and pecking at my legs.
- These tiny birds can flap their wings up to 70 times per second.
- A miniature bird flapped around his head, squawking indignantly.
- He then moves his arm slightly so the bird wobbles, and flaps its wings to keep its balance.
- On the side of the road a male pigeon flaps his wings around a female.
Synonyms
beat, flutter, move up and down, agitate, wave, wag, waggle, shake, swing, twitch
thresh, thrash, flail
vibrate, quiver, tremble, oscillate
1. 1.1no object (of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around.
  （附着于一点或系得不紧的东西）摆动，飘动，飘舞
  lines of washing flapped in the wind
  Example sentencesExamples
  The fibre doors flap in the stiff wind; a cursory glance is enough to tell me the toilets are yet to be used.
  But he missed three greens in his first nine holes Saturday as he battled swirling wind that had flags flapping.
  As the plants were locked away in a closed section next to the cafe, I strained my neck to see the price tags flapping furiously in the wind.
  Shelley Singer stood in the doorway, her coat flapping in the chill wind.
  The guy had a long thin coat wrapped around him, its corners flapping as he walked.
  The skylights billow like sheets flapping in the wind and dancing curtains shine green and faintly red.
  They flapped in the wind, but only rarely were snapped in two by bashing against the toggle on your duffle coat.
  Emery, known for steadiness, emerged, the lapels on his blue blazer flapping as he waved people out.
  Jamie lifted his head and looked at the green tent as it flapped and waved in the wind and rain.
  He has a close up of the scarf flapping in the wind.
  Tending the flagstick, the polite golfer is considerate enough to hold the flag against the pin to keep it from flapping if the wind is blowing.
  A thin breeze caught some strands of her short hair and sent some waves flapping in the wind.
  My wife says that one of her first memories of me is when she saw me cycling past her bus, with my mane flapping against the wind.
  A vintage sports car passed me and disappeared into the distance, the headscarf of the lady passenger flapping in the wind.
  You see them everywhere: on the roadsides, clogging up ditches, flapping in the hot winds down dusty streets.
  She closed her eyes and listened to the cloth flapping in the breeze.
  The result: tight and shapely arms that you'll be proud to wave, and the confidence of knowing that nothing is flapping in the wind.
  There was nothing really on that corner, but it look a though it was flapping in the wind.
  This motion always tended to loosen that sleeve from its anchor until finally (to the relief of the class) it flapped loosely about as a cape might.
  The sheets have been flapping furiously on the washing lines as if heralding the new front approaching from the west.
  Synonyms
  flutter, swing, sway, ripple, undulate, stir, shake, quiver, shiver, tremble, fly, blow
2. 1.2 Move (something) up and down or to and fro.
  挥（臂）；挥（手）
  he flapped the envelope in front of my face
  Example sentencesExamples
  The process has been compared to moving a rug by flapping one end of it to create a wave, causing the rug to inch along bit by bit.
  He flapped a clip board at me.
  He then picked up all the real money and flapped it in my face.
  He then flapped the script in my direction, which in the circumstances was probably not that hygienic.
  They flap an umbrella, and walk it through the restaurant, dripping on the flagstones.
  ‘You're not going to school without them,’ said Hysterical Mum Brenda, holding the boots out and flapping them in the air.
3. 1.3with object and adverbial of direction Strike at (something) loosely, especially to drive it away.
  she flapped my hands away as she sat up
2British informal no object Be agitated or panicky.
〈非正式〉激动；焦虑不安；惊慌失措
it's all right, Mother, don't flap
没事儿的，妈妈，不要慌张。
Example sentencesExamples
- I was still in an agitated state, so I spent the first few songs flapping about.
- The comment is restrained, yet behind the scenes you know technicians are flapping and executives are panicking.
- The maid flapped and fussed and settled her mistress in the chair, arranging cushions and shawls.
- But she found that other people tended to flap and fuss over her problems more than she herself did, and if you wanted something done about the subject, it was best to do it yourself.
Synonyms
panic, go into a panic, become flustered, be agitated, fuss
informal press the panic button, be in a state, be in a tizzy, be in a dither, be in a twitter

nounPlural flaps flapflæp

1A thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something.
（一端固定的布条、纸或金属件等）片状垂悬物；片状封口物
the flap of the envelope
信封的封口。
he pushed through the tent flap
他掀开帐篷的门帘走了进去。
Example sentencesExamples
- To maintain secrecy, the return ballot paper envelope had a detachable flap on which the voter filled in their details.
- She shoved the supplies at him and pointed at the tent flap.
- Through the metal flaps in the vent I could see that it wasn't the police, but it was the F.B.I. instead.
- The neck is covered by flaps attached to the vest.
- He went inside and opened the flap on the keypad for the security alarm.
- Turin opened the entrance flap and allowed her to walk in first.
- The dog-eared flap of cardboard hung on the fence post, stained by a lengthy exposure to the elements.
- Caroline had moved to where his tent stood open, the flaps pinned back to allow easy entrance.
- I pick up my book bag, a black and red mailman style bag, the front flap completely covered in band pins and buttons.
- There was the lilac coloured dress which rested at my ankles and had all these weird flaps of cloth everywhere.
- This was a narrow oblong table with a single broad hinged flap.
- He nodded to Hazel and she left, watching Katrina until the flaps of the tent covered her face.
- Vents are the flaps of cloth below the waist, at the back.
- The cloth flaps were open, invitingly, yet forebodingly, as well.
- In a centered closure, the zipper is concealed by two flaps of cloth running along either side.
- He answered the call and pulled the tent flap to one side.
- He flipped back a flap of the cloth and a crying baby's face was revealed to his sight.
- They are all instant communications that are far less bother than putting pen to paper, finding an envelope, licking the flap, sticking on a stamp and popping it in a post box.
- It was a very large room, looking like a gym only a bit smaller, and there were several holes in the side of the wall that were covered up by metal flaps which looked like they could be opened.
- She threw off her covers and ran to the tent flaps.
Synonyms
fold, overhang, overlap, covering
lappet, lap, tab
1. 1.1 A hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift.
  （飞机的）襟翼
  flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics
  襟翼通常由液压装置驱动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Agglomerations of wings and cowling, flaps, rudders and fuselage rise dramatically from narrow steel legs.
  I finally got things under control, raised the flaps, leveled off at 10,000 feet.
  An aeroplane requires a set of wings for lift, wing flaps and rear rudder for control and engines for propulsion.
  At the pilot's command, retract the landing gear and raise the wing flaps.
  Pilots need a complex endorsement to fly airplanes with retractable gear, flaps and a constant-speed propeller.
  The wing was also equipped with flaps which lowered the landing speed down to 50-60 mph.
  The ailerons, flaps, and speed brakes are back on the aircraft.
  Maybe they noted that pilots had problems maintaining control of the aircraft in some way while retracting the flaps after taking off.
  The left wing is now finished as are the flaps and ailerons while the wing tips are nearing completion.
  Though the checklist might not say it, open your aircraft's cowl flaps on short final.
  The missile launcher and the trailing edges of the flaps and aileron took most of the damage.
  He reduced power, lowered his flaps and readied the aircraft to land.
  New flaps and ailerons were built and installed.
  The aircraft also have composite ailerons, spoilers, flaps, vertical tail skin and horizontal tail skin, but they have aluminum wings.
  The wing and the center section flaps were interconnected and operated together.
  The problem, he said, had been traced to an actuator - a device that drives flaps and other aircraft control surfaces.
  Initial drawings showed an aircraft with a tightly cowled radial engine, streamlined fuselage, retractable landing gear and flaps.
  Another consideration is to minimize the drag devices: the landing gear, the flaps and the windmilling propeller.
  The landing gear and wing flaps were retracted.
  Retract flaps and the landing gear to prevent ice accumulation on them.
2An act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side.
the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps
那只幸存下来的鸟最后绝望地抖动了几下翅膀。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Butterfly Effect derives its name from the chaos theory which suggests that the simple flap of a butterfly's wings has the potential to set off a tornado thousands of miles away.
- It hovers for two flaps and draws its head back to strike.
- Residents have enjoyed watching the young birds progress from falling to the ground after a couple flaps of their wings to confident flyers.
- He could feel the wind blowing his bangs backwards and could hear the soft flap of his headband.
Synonyms
flutter, fluttering, beat, beating, waving, shaking, flailing
3informal in singular A state of agitation; a panic.
〈非正式〉激动；焦虑；惊恐，恐慌
your Gran was in a flap, worrying she'd put her foot in it
Example sentencesExamples
- Never one to get in a flap, Nigel agreed to give the bird a temporary home while he sought the owner.
- The most important trick is to listen to the answers, which sounds simple but isn't if you are in a flap.
- They might not be the best looking birds, but an ugly turkey contest has got a Cheshire farmer in a flap.
- Clark was booted off the show in a flap over a previous arrest he didn't tell producers about.
- Now, I know Mother well, I know her tendency to get into a flap; I should have expected something.
- However I got up late and having to go to work was in a flap this morning.
- I sheltered behind bales of browned heather, the only place where I could re-fold my map without getting in a flap.
- A rare visitor to Salford has got twitchers all over Britain in a flap.
- We all laugh, and nobody gets in a flap about that.
- A lovesick swan in search of his mate got in a flap when he crash-landed on to railway lines in the centre of York.
- A stork had bird watchers in a flap when it flew away from a stately home.
- There's nothing quite like journalists in a flap to make a cold-ridden Tuesday afternoon more enjoyable.
- Size isn't important, or so the saying goes… but abseilers might think differently after a banner left them, and Rochdale Council, in a flap.
- My neighbour Virginia recently arrived at my house in a flap, having just had lunch in a restaurant and drunk two glasses of wine.
- An injured cygnet had a rescue team in a flap as it took five days to catch in Chippenham.
- I remember a Christmas, not too long ago, when I was in a flap because our new daughter-in-law was coming for Christmas Dinner and I wanted it to be perfect.
- Dot's in a flap, but Sonia gives her a mantra to repeat.
- An Ilkley theatre audience was left in a flap by a mystery guest that entered from the wings - quite literally.
- Kind-hearted Duncan had them all in a flap when he took the lost bird to court to reunite it with its anxious owner.
- It caused mass perturbation in Ireland and had the whole country in a flap when it was published - and no wonder.
Synonyms
panic, fluster, state of panic/agitation
informal state, dither, twitter, blue funk, stew, tizz, tizzy, tiz-woz
North American informal twit
fuss, agitation, commotion, stir, hubbub, excitement, tumult, ado, storm, uproar, flurry
controversy, to-do, palaver, brouhaha, furore
informal ballyhoo, hoopla, hoo-ha, song and dance
British informal carry-on, kerfuffle
4A large broad mushroom.
伞形菇
5Phonetics
A type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the palate very briefly.
〔语音〕闪音

Phrases

someone's ears are flapping

informal Someone is trying to a listen to a conversation between other people.

Derivatives

flappy

adjectiveflappier, flappiest

The only minus is that the sleeves are kind of flappy.
Example sentencesExamples
- She wiped her cheeks with the hem of her big flappy shirt, exposing a bit of tan stomach.
- But now and again, I'd wake up to see 2 little dark shapes with little flappy wings gouging at my legs.
- So if muscular men in tight trousers and flappy shirts is more your thing, you know where to go.
- In particular, the sleeves were just the right width - not too narrow, not too flappy.

Origin

Middle English: probably imitative.

flab from [1950s]:
Flab was formed in the 1950s from the late 17th-century flabby, itself a form of flappy (late 16th century) from Middle English flap, which probably, along with its further variant flop (early 17th century), imitates the sound of something flapping. The slang use be in a flap about something dates from the early 20th century. Flabbergast, first mentioned in 1772 as a new piece of fashionable slang and probably an arbitrary invention, may have been modelled on flabby. Flaccid (early 17th century) comes from flaccus, the Latin for ‘flabby’.

Rhymes

bap, cap, chap, clap, dap, entrap, enwrap, frap, gap, giftwrap, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nappe, pap, rap, sap, schappe, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap

Definition of flap in US English:

flap

verbflapflæp

[with object]

1(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly.
（鸟）拍动（翅膀），振翅
a pheasant flapped its wings
一只野鸡拍动着双翼。
no object gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries
海鸥振翅飞翔，叫声怪异。
Example sentencesExamples
- He then moves his arm slightly so the bird wobbles, and flaps its wings to keep its balance.
- Hummingbirds can flap their wings up to 80 times per second.
- Scientists have discovered that as each bird flaps its wings it creates uplift for the bird immediately following.
- On the side of the road a male pigeon flaps his wings around a female.
- The bird flapped its newly usable wing, bowed its little head towards Jace, and flew off.
- An unusual physiotherapy session involving holding the buzzard while it flaps its wings, is now planned, to prepare the bird for release.
- A colorful bird had stepped out of the forest, and was flapping its wings and turning around, as if trying to chase its tail.
- Perched atop a man's shoulder, this bird flaps her wings to the sounds during Thursday night's concert.
- During flight, hummingbirds sometimes flap their wings so rapidly that it causes the hum which gave the birds their name.
- These tiny birds can flap their wings up to 70 times per second.
- Hummingbirds flap their wings at fantastic speeds which allow them to hover in midair while they feed.
- A miniature bird flapped around his head, squawking indignantly.
- A bird dashed across the window, flapped its wings and shot off in to the black void.
- In birds, the nestlings vocalize, stretch their bodies, flap their wings, and jockey for favorable feeding positions in the nest.
- The dumb birds swarmed me, flapping their wings like crazy, making clucking sounds, and pecking at my legs.
- The six-week-old chicks flap their wings and attempt to fly in their section of the nursery.
- I've seen our power lines go down when a bird flaps its wings near them, so I'm thinking we may be in the dark tonight.
- If you took a parrot or a bird of prey, you'd hear it flapping its wings.
- Rather than flapping the wings from back to belly, as other birds do, the partridges flap from head to tail.
- Birds flapped their colorful wings as they settled here and there.
Synonyms
beat, flutter, move up and down, agitate, wave, wag, waggle, shake, swing, twitch
1. 1.1no object (of something attached at one point or loosely fastened) flutter or wave around.
  （附着于一点或系得不紧的东西）摆动，飘动，飘舞
  the tent bent with the gale, and the corners flapped furiously
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sheets have been flapping furiously on the washing lines as if heralding the new front approaching from the west.
  This motion always tended to loosen that sleeve from its anchor until finally (to the relief of the class) it flapped loosely about as a cape might.
  The skylights billow like sheets flapping in the wind and dancing curtains shine green and faintly red.
  Jamie lifted his head and looked at the green tent as it flapped and waved in the wind and rain.
  They flapped in the wind, but only rarely were snapped in two by bashing against the toggle on your duffle coat.
  Emery, known for steadiness, emerged, the lapels on his blue blazer flapping as he waved people out.
  A vintage sports car passed me and disappeared into the distance, the headscarf of the lady passenger flapping in the wind.
  My wife says that one of her first memories of me is when she saw me cycling past her bus, with my mane flapping against the wind.
  You see them everywhere: on the roadsides, clogging up ditches, flapping in the hot winds down dusty streets.
  Shelley Singer stood in the doorway, her coat flapping in the chill wind.
  The fibre doors flap in the stiff wind; a cursory glance is enough to tell me the toilets are yet to be used.
  The result: tight and shapely arms that you'll be proud to wave, and the confidence of knowing that nothing is flapping in the wind.
  The guy had a long thin coat wrapped around him, its corners flapping as he walked.
  A thin breeze caught some strands of her short hair and sent some waves flapping in the wind.
  But he missed three greens in his first nine holes Saturday as he battled swirling wind that had flags flapping.
  She closed her eyes and listened to the cloth flapping in the breeze.
  As the plants were locked away in a closed section next to the cafe, I strained my neck to see the price tags flapping furiously in the wind.
  There was nothing really on that corner, but it look a though it was flapping in the wind.
  He has a close up of the scarf flapping in the wind.
  Tending the flagstick, the polite golfer is considerate enough to hold the flag against the pin to keep it from flapping if the wind is blowing.
  Synonyms
  flutter, swing, sway, ripple, undulate, stir, shake, quiver, shiver, tremble, fly, blow
2. 1.2 Wave (something) around or at something or someone.
  四下挥舞（某物，尤指布）；朝着…挥舞（某物，尤指布）
  she flapped the duster angrily
  她愤怒地乱舞了一通掸子。
  she began flapping her arms to drive away the permeating cold
  Example sentencesExamples
  Do you stand there and keep flapping the tray about until the traymat dislodges itself?
  I was almost mauled by an easily excitable Olympic volunteer flapping her security pass around because I tried to take the quicker way out of the train station.
3. 1.3 Strike or attempt to strike (something) loosely with one's hand, a cloth, or a broad implement, especially to drive it away.
  （尤指为驱赶而用手、布或扁平物）轻击；拍打

nounflapflæp

1A piece of something thin, such as cloth, paper, or metal, hinged or attached only on one side, that covers an opening or hangs down from something.
（一端固定的布条、纸或金属件等）片状垂悬物；片状封口物
the flap of the envelope
信封的封口。
he pushed through the tent flap
他掀开帐篷的门帘走了进去。
Example sentencesExamples
- He flipped back a flap of the cloth and a crying baby's face was revealed to his sight.
- I pick up my book bag, a black and red mailman style bag, the front flap completely covered in band pins and buttons.
- He nodded to Hazel and she left, watching Katrina until the flaps of the tent covered her face.
- The neck is covered by flaps attached to the vest.
- The cloth flaps were open, invitingly, yet forebodingly, as well.
- The dog-eared flap of cardboard hung on the fence post, stained by a lengthy exposure to the elements.
- Turin opened the entrance flap and allowed her to walk in first.
- He answered the call and pulled the tent flap to one side.
- They are all instant communications that are far less bother than putting pen to paper, finding an envelope, licking the flap, sticking on a stamp and popping it in a post box.
- In a centered closure, the zipper is concealed by two flaps of cloth running along either side.
- She threw off her covers and ran to the tent flaps.
- Vents are the flaps of cloth below the waist, at the back.
- He went inside and opened the flap on the keypad for the security alarm.
- Caroline had moved to where his tent stood open, the flaps pinned back to allow easy entrance.
- She shoved the supplies at him and pointed at the tent flap.
- To maintain secrecy, the return ballot paper envelope had a detachable flap on which the voter filled in their details.
- It was a very large room, looking like a gym only a bit smaller, and there were several holes in the side of the wall that were covered up by metal flaps which looked like they could be opened.
- There was the lilac coloured dress which rested at my ankles and had all these weird flaps of cloth everywhere.
- Through the metal flaps in the vent I could see that it wasn't the police, but it was the F.B.I. instead.
- This was a narrow oblong table with a single broad hinged flap.
Synonyms
fold, overhang, overlap, covering
1. 1.1 A hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift.
  （飞机的）襟翼
  flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics
  襟翼通常由液压装置驱动。
  a final approach at sixty knots with 45° of flap
  襟翼45°、速度60节的进场着陆。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Though the checklist might not say it, open your aircraft's cowl flaps on short final.
  The missile launcher and the trailing edges of the flaps and aileron took most of the damage.
  Another consideration is to minimize the drag devices: the landing gear, the flaps and the windmilling propeller.
  The aircraft also have composite ailerons, spoilers, flaps, vertical tail skin and horizontal tail skin, but they have aluminum wings.
  The landing gear and wing flaps were retracted.
  An aeroplane requires a set of wings for lift, wing flaps and rear rudder for control and engines for propulsion.
  At the pilot's command, retract the landing gear and raise the wing flaps.
  The ailerons, flaps, and speed brakes are back on the aircraft.
  Initial drawings showed an aircraft with a tightly cowled radial engine, streamlined fuselage, retractable landing gear and flaps.
  He reduced power, lowered his flaps and readied the aircraft to land.
  The problem, he said, had been traced to an actuator - a device that drives flaps and other aircraft control surfaces.
  Maybe they noted that pilots had problems maintaining control of the aircraft in some way while retracting the flaps after taking off.
  Agglomerations of wings and cowling, flaps, rudders and fuselage rise dramatically from narrow steel legs.
  I finally got things under control, raised the flaps, leveled off at 10,000 feet.
  New flaps and ailerons were built and installed.
  Pilots need a complex endorsement to fly airplanes with retractable gear, flaps and a constant-speed propeller.
  The left wing is now finished as are the flaps and ailerons while the wing tips are nearing completion.
  The wing was also equipped with flaps which lowered the landing speed down to 50-60 mph.
  Retract flaps and the landing gear to prevent ice accumulation on them.
  The wing and the center section flaps were interconnected and operated together.
2A movement of a wing or an arm from side to side or up and down.
（翅膀的）振动；（手臂的）挥动
the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps
那只幸存下来的鸟最后绝望地抖动了几下翅膀。
Example sentencesExamples
- It hovers for two flaps and draws its head back to strike.
- Residents have enjoyed watching the young birds progress from falling to the ground after a couple flaps of their wings to confident flyers.
- He could feel the wind blowing his bangs backwards and could hear the soft flap of his headband.
- The Butterfly Effect derives its name from the chaos theory which suggests that the simple flap of a butterfly's wings has the potential to set off a tornado thousands of miles away.
Synonyms
flutter, fluttering, beat, beating, waving, shaking, flailing
3informal in singular A state of agitation; a panic.
〈非正式〉激动；焦虑；惊恐，恐慌
they're in a flap over who's going to take Henry's lectures
他们因不知谁会受休的训斥而焦虑不安。
Example sentencesExamples
- Clark was booted off the show in a flap over a previous arrest he didn't tell producers about.
- Never one to get in a flap, Nigel agreed to give the bird a temporary home while he sought the owner.
- I remember a Christmas, not too long ago, when I was in a flap because our new daughter-in-law was coming for Christmas Dinner and I wanted it to be perfect.
- A stork had bird watchers in a flap when it flew away from a stately home.
- They might not be the best looking birds, but an ugly turkey contest has got a Cheshire farmer in a flap.
- A rare visitor to Salford has got twitchers all over Britain in a flap.
- I sheltered behind bales of browned heather, the only place where I could re-fold my map without getting in a flap.
- Kind-hearted Duncan had them all in a flap when he took the lost bird to court to reunite it with its anxious owner.
- It caused mass perturbation in Ireland and had the whole country in a flap when it was published - and no wonder.
- An Ilkley theatre audience was left in a flap by a mystery guest that entered from the wings - quite literally.
- Now, I know Mother well, I know her tendency to get into a flap; I should have expected something.
- The most important trick is to listen to the answers, which sounds simple but isn't if you are in a flap.
- However I got up late and having to go to work was in a flap this morning.
- My neighbour Virginia recently arrived at my house in a flap, having just had lunch in a restaurant and drunk two glasses of wine.
- We all laugh, and nobody gets in a flap about that.
- An injured cygnet had a rescue team in a flap as it took five days to catch in Chippenham.
- Size isn't important, or so the saying goes… but abseilers might think differently after a banner left them, and Rochdale Council, in a flap.
- There's nothing quite like journalists in a flap to make a cold-ridden Tuesday afternoon more enjoyable.
- A lovesick swan in search of his mate got in a flap when he crash-landed on to railway lines in the centre of York.
- Dot's in a flap, but Sonia gives her a mantra to repeat.
Synonyms
panic, fluster, state of agitation, state of panic
fuss, agitation, commotion, stir, hubbub, excitement, tumult, ado, storm, uproar, flurry
4A large broad mushroom.
伞形菇
5Phonetics
A type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the alveolar ridge very briefly.
〔语音〕闪音

Origin

Middle English: probably imitative.

单词	flap
释义	Definition of flap in English: flap verbflapped, flapping, flaps flapflæp 1with object (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly. （鸟）拍动（翅膀），振翅 a pheasant flapped its wings 一只野鸡拍动着双翼。 no object gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries 海鸥振翅飞翔，叫声怪异。 Example sentencesExamples The six-week-old chicks flap their wings and attempt to fly in their section of the nursery. Birds flapped their colorful wings as they settled here and there. During flight, hummingbirds sometimes flap their wings so rapidly that it causes the hum which gave the birds their name. A colorful bird had stepped out of the forest, and was flapping its wings and turning around, as if trying to chase its tail. An unusual physiotherapy session involving holding the buzzard while it flaps its wings, is now planned, to prepare the bird for release. Hummingbirds can flap their wings up to 80 times per second. In birds, the nestlings vocalize, stretch their bodies, flap their wings, and jockey for favorable feeding positions in the nest. A bird dashed across the window, flapped its wings and shot off in to the black void. If you took a parrot or a bird of prey, you'd hear it flapping its wings. I've seen our power lines go down when a bird flaps its wings near them, so I'm thinking we may be in the dark tonight. Rather than flapping the wings from back to belly, as other birds do, the partridges flap from head to tail. Hummingbirds flap their wings at fantastic speeds which allow them to hover in midair while they feed. The bird flapped its newly usable wing, bowed its little head towards Jace, and flew off. Scientists have discovered that as each bird flaps its wings it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. Perched atop a man's shoulder, this bird flaps her wings to the sounds during Thursday night's concert. The dumb birds swarmed me, flapping their wings like crazy, making clucking sounds, and pecking at my legs. These tiny birds can flap their wings up to 70 times per second. A miniature bird flapped around his head, squawking indignantly. He then moves his arm slightly so the bird wobbles, and flaps its wings to keep its balance. On the side of the road a male pigeon flaps his wings around a female. Synonyms beat, flutter, move up and down, agitate, wave, wag, waggle, shake, swing, twitch thresh, thrash, flail vibrate, quiver, tremble, oscillate 1.1no object (of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around. （附着于一点或系得不紧的东西）摆动，飘动，飘舞 lines of washing flapped in the wind Example sentencesExamples The fibre doors flap in the stiff wind; a cursory glance is enough to tell me the toilets are yet to be used. But he missed three greens in his first nine holes Saturday as he battled swirling wind that had flags flapping. As the plants were locked away in a closed section next to the cafe, I strained my neck to see the price tags flapping furiously in the wind. Shelley Singer stood in the doorway, her coat flapping in the chill wind. The guy had a long thin coat wrapped around him, its corners flapping as he walked. The skylights billow like sheets flapping in the wind and dancing curtains shine green and faintly red. They flapped in the wind, but only rarely were snapped in two by bashing against the toggle on your duffle coat. Emery, known for steadiness, emerged, the lapels on his blue blazer flapping as he waved people out. Jamie lifted his head and looked at the green tent as it flapped and waved in the wind and rain. He has a close up of the scarf flapping in the wind. Tending the flagstick, the polite golfer is considerate enough to hold the flag against the pin to keep it from flapping if the wind is blowing. A thin breeze caught some strands of her short hair and sent some waves flapping in the wind. My wife says that one of her first memories of me is when she saw me cycling past her bus, with my mane flapping against the wind. A vintage sports car passed me and disappeared into the distance, the headscarf of the lady passenger flapping in the wind. You see them everywhere: on the roadsides, clogging up ditches, flapping in the hot winds down dusty streets. She closed her eyes and listened to the cloth flapping in the breeze. The result: tight and shapely arms that you'll be proud to wave, and the confidence of knowing that nothing is flapping in the wind. There was nothing really on that corner, but it look a though it was flapping in the wind. This motion always tended to loosen that sleeve from its anchor until finally (to the relief of the class) it flapped loosely about as a cape might. The sheets have been flapping furiously on the washing lines as if heralding the new front approaching from the west. Synonyms flutter, swing, sway, ripple, undulate, stir, shake, quiver, shiver, tremble, fly, blow 1.2 Move (something) up and down or to and fro. 挥（臂）；挥（手） he flapped the envelope in front of my face Example sentencesExamples The process has been compared to moving a rug by flapping one end of it to create a wave, causing the rug to inch along bit by bit. He flapped a clip board at me. He then picked up all the real money and flapped it in my face. He then flapped the script in my direction, which in the circumstances was probably not that hygienic. They flap an umbrella, and walk it through the restaurant, dripping on the flagstones. ‘You're not going to school without them,’ said Hysterical Mum Brenda, holding the boots out and flapping them in the air. 1.3with object and adverbial of direction Strike at (something) loosely, especially to drive it away. she flapped my hands away as she sat up 2British informal no object Be agitated or panicky. 〈非正式〉激动；焦虑不安；惊慌失措 it's all right, Mother, don't flap 没事儿的，妈妈，不要慌张。 Example sentencesExamples I was still in an agitated state, so I spent the first few songs flapping about. The comment is restrained, yet behind the scenes you know technicians are flapping and executives are panicking. The maid flapped and fussed and settled her mistress in the chair, arranging cushions and shawls. But she found that other people tended to flap and fuss over her problems more than she herself did, and if you wanted something done about the subject, it was best to do it yourself. Synonyms panic, go into a panic, become flustered, be agitated, fuss informal press the panic button, be in a state, be in a tizzy, be in a dither, be in a twitter nounPlural flaps flapflæp 1A thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something. （一端固定的布条、纸或金属件等）片状垂悬物；片状封口物 the flap of the envelope 信封的封口。 he pushed through the tent flap 他掀开帐篷的门帘走了进去。 Example sentencesExamples To maintain secrecy, the return ballot paper envelope had a detachable flap on which the voter filled in their details. She shoved the supplies at him and pointed at the tent flap. Through the metal flaps in the vent I could see that it wasn't the police, but it was the F.B.I. instead. The neck is covered by flaps attached to the vest. He went inside and opened the flap on the keypad for the security alarm. Turin opened the entrance flap and allowed her to walk in first. The dog-eared flap of cardboard hung on the fence post, stained by a lengthy exposure to the elements. Caroline had moved to where his tent stood open, the flaps pinned back to allow easy entrance. I pick up my book bag, a black and red mailman style bag, the front flap completely covered in band pins and buttons. There was the lilac coloured dress which rested at my ankles and had all these weird flaps of cloth everywhere. This was a narrow oblong table with a single broad hinged flap. He nodded to Hazel and she left, watching Katrina until the flaps of the tent covered her face. Vents are the flaps of cloth below the waist, at the back. The cloth flaps were open, invitingly, yet forebodingly, as well. In a centered closure, the zipper is concealed by two flaps of cloth running along either side. He answered the call and pulled the tent flap to one side. He flipped back a flap of the cloth and a crying baby's face was revealed to his sight. They are all instant communications that are far less bother than putting pen to paper, finding an envelope, licking the flap, sticking on a stamp and popping it in a post box. It was a very large room, looking like a gym only a bit smaller, and there were several holes in the side of the wall that were covered up by metal flaps which looked like they could be opened. She threw off her covers and ran to the tent flaps. Synonyms fold, overhang, overlap, covering lappet, lap, tab 1.1 A hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift. （飞机的）襟翼 flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics 襟翼通常由液压装置驱动。 Example sentencesExamples Agglomerations of wings and cowling, flaps, rudders and fuselage rise dramatically from narrow steel legs. I finally got things under control, raised the flaps, leveled off at 10,000 feet. An aeroplane requires a set of wings for lift, wing flaps and rear rudder for control and engines for propulsion. At the pilot's command, retract the landing gear and raise the wing flaps. Pilots need a complex endorsement to fly airplanes with retractable gear, flaps and a constant-speed propeller. The wing was also equipped with flaps which lowered the landing speed down to 50-60 mph. The ailerons, flaps, and speed brakes are back on the aircraft. Maybe they noted that pilots had problems maintaining control of the aircraft in some way while retracting the flaps after taking off. The left wing is now finished as are the flaps and ailerons while the wing tips are nearing completion. Though the checklist might not say it, open your aircraft's cowl flaps on short final. The missile launcher and the trailing edges of the flaps and aileron took most of the damage. He reduced power, lowered his flaps and readied the aircraft to land. New flaps and ailerons were built and installed. The aircraft also have composite ailerons, spoilers, flaps, vertical tail skin and horizontal tail skin, but they have aluminum wings. The wing and the center section flaps were interconnected and operated together. The problem, he said, had been traced to an actuator - a device that drives flaps and other aircraft control surfaces. Initial drawings showed an aircraft with a tightly cowled radial engine, streamlined fuselage, retractable landing gear and flaps. Another consideration is to minimize the drag devices: the landing gear, the flaps and the windmilling propeller. The landing gear and wing flaps were retracted. Retract flaps and the landing gear to prevent ice accumulation on them. 2An act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side. the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps 那只幸存下来的鸟最后绝望地抖动了几下翅膀。 Example sentencesExamples The Butterfly Effect derives its name from the chaos theory which suggests that the simple flap of a butterfly's wings has the potential to set off a tornado thousands of miles away. It hovers for two flaps and draws its head back to strike. Residents have enjoyed watching the young birds progress from falling to the ground after a couple flaps of their wings to confident flyers. He could feel the wind blowing his bangs backwards and could hear the soft flap of his headband. Synonyms flutter, fluttering, beat, beating, waving, shaking, flailing 3informal in singular A state of agitation; a panic. 〈非正式〉激动；焦虑；惊恐，恐慌 your Gran was in a flap, worrying she'd put her foot in it Example sentencesExamples Never one to get in a flap, Nigel agreed to give the bird a temporary home while he sought the owner. The most important trick is to listen to the answers, which sounds simple but isn't if you are in a flap. They might not be the best looking birds, but an ugly turkey contest has got a Cheshire farmer in a flap. Clark was booted off the show in a flap over a previous arrest he didn't tell producers about. Now, I know Mother well, I know her tendency to get into a flap; I should have expected something. However I got up late and having to go to work was in a flap this morning. I sheltered behind bales of browned heather, the only place where I could re-fold my map without getting in a flap. A rare visitor to Salford has got twitchers all over Britain in a flap. We all laugh, and nobody gets in a flap about that. A lovesick swan in search of his mate got in a flap when he crash-landed on to railway lines in the centre of York. A stork had bird watchers in a flap when it flew away from a stately home. There's nothing quite like journalists in a flap to make a cold-ridden Tuesday afternoon more enjoyable. Size isn't important, or so the saying goes… but abseilers might think differently after a banner left them, and Rochdale Council, in a flap. My neighbour Virginia recently arrived at my house in a flap, having just had lunch in a restaurant and drunk two glasses of wine. An injured cygnet had a rescue team in a flap as it took five days to catch in Chippenham. I remember a Christmas, not too long ago, when I was in a flap because our new daughter-in-law was coming for Christmas Dinner and I wanted it to be perfect. Dot's in a flap, but Sonia gives her a mantra to repeat. An Ilkley theatre audience was left in a flap by a mystery guest that entered from the wings - quite literally. Kind-hearted Duncan had them all in a flap when he took the lost bird to court to reunite it with its anxious owner. It caused mass perturbation in Ireland and had the whole country in a flap when it was published - and no wonder. Synonyms panic, fluster, state of panic/agitation informal state, dither, twitter, blue funk, stew, tizz, tizzy, tiz-woz North American informal twit fuss, agitation, commotion, stir, hubbub, excitement, tumult, ado, storm, uproar, flurry controversy, to-do, palaver, brouhaha, furore informal ballyhoo, hoopla, hoo-ha, song and dance British informal carry-on, kerfuffle 4A large broad mushroom. 伞形菇 5Phonetics A type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the palate very briefly. 〔语音〕闪音 Phrases someone's ears are flapping informal Someone is trying to a listen to a conversation between other people. Derivatives flappy adjectiveflappier, flappiest The only minus is that the sleeves are kind of flappy. Example sentencesExamples She wiped her cheeks with the hem of her big flappy shirt, exposing a bit of tan stomach. But now and again, I'd wake up to see 2 little dark shapes with little flappy wings gouging at my legs. So if muscular men in tight trousers and flappy shirts is more your thing, you know where to go. In particular, the sleeves were just the right width - not too narrow, not too flappy. Origin Middle English: probably imitative. flab from [1950s]: Flab was formed in the 1950s from the late 17th-century flabby, itself a form of flappy (late 16th century) from Middle English flap, which probably, along with its further variant flop (early 17th century), imitates the sound of something flapping. The slang use be in a flap about something dates from the early 20th century. Flabbergast, first mentioned in 1772 as a new piece of fashionable slang and probably an arbitrary invention, may have been modelled on flabby. Flaccid (early 17th century) comes from flaccus, the Latin for ‘flabby’. Rhymes bap, cap, chap, clap, dap, entrap, enwrap, frap, gap, giftwrap, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nappe, pap, rap, sap, schappe, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap verb.1 phr. Definition of flap in US English: flap verbflapflæp [with object] 1(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly. （鸟）拍动（翅膀），振翅 a pheasant flapped its wings 一只野鸡拍动着双翼。 no object gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries 海鸥振翅飞翔，叫声怪异。 Example sentencesExamples He then moves his arm slightly so the bird wobbles, and flaps its wings to keep its balance. Hummingbirds can flap their wings up to 80 times per second. Scientists have discovered that as each bird flaps its wings it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. On the side of the road a male pigeon flaps his wings around a female. The bird flapped its newly usable wing, bowed its little head towards Jace, and flew off. An unusual physiotherapy session involving holding the buzzard while it flaps its wings, is now planned, to prepare the bird for release. A colorful bird had stepped out of the forest, and was flapping its wings and turning around, as if trying to chase its tail. Perched atop a man's shoulder, this bird flaps her wings to the sounds during Thursday night's concert. During flight, hummingbirds sometimes flap their wings so rapidly that it causes the hum which gave the birds their name. These tiny birds can flap their wings up to 70 times per second. Hummingbirds flap their wings at fantastic speeds which allow them to hover in midair while they feed. A miniature bird flapped around his head, squawking indignantly. A bird dashed across the window, flapped its wings and shot off in to the black void. In birds, the nestlings vocalize, stretch their bodies, flap their wings, and jockey for favorable feeding positions in the nest. The dumb birds swarmed me, flapping their wings like crazy, making clucking sounds, and pecking at my legs. The six-week-old chicks flap their wings and attempt to fly in their section of the nursery. I've seen our power lines go down when a bird flaps its wings near them, so I'm thinking we may be in the dark tonight. If you took a parrot or a bird of prey, you'd hear it flapping its wings. Rather than flapping the wings from back to belly, as other birds do, the partridges flap from head to tail. Birds flapped their colorful wings as they settled here and there. Synonyms beat, flutter, move up and down, agitate, wave, wag, waggle, shake, swing, twitch 1.1no object (of something attached at one point or loosely fastened) flutter or wave around. （附着于一点或系得不紧的东西）摆动，飘动，飘舞 the tent bent with the gale, and the corners flapped furiously Example sentencesExamples The sheets have been flapping furiously on the washing lines as if heralding the new front approaching from the west. This motion always tended to loosen that sleeve from its anchor until finally (to the relief of the class) it flapped loosely about as a cape might. The skylights billow like sheets flapping in the wind and dancing curtains shine green and faintly red. Jamie lifted his head and looked at the green tent as it flapped and waved in the wind and rain. They flapped in the wind, but only rarely were snapped in two by bashing against the toggle on your duffle coat. Emery, known for steadiness, emerged, the lapels on his blue blazer flapping as he waved people out. A vintage sports car passed me and disappeared into the distance, the headscarf of the lady passenger flapping in the wind. My wife says that one of her first memories of me is when she saw me cycling past her bus, with my mane flapping against the wind. You see them everywhere: on the roadsides, clogging up ditches, flapping in the hot winds down dusty streets. Shelley Singer stood in the doorway, her coat flapping in the chill wind. The fibre doors flap in the stiff wind; a cursory glance is enough to tell me the toilets are yet to be used. The result: tight and shapely arms that you'll be proud to wave, and the confidence of knowing that nothing is flapping in the wind. The guy had a long thin coat wrapped around him, its corners flapping as he walked. A thin breeze caught some strands of her short hair and sent some waves flapping in the wind. But he missed three greens in his first nine holes Saturday as he battled swirling wind that had flags flapping. She closed her eyes and listened to the cloth flapping in the breeze. As the plants were locked away in a closed section next to the cafe, I strained my neck to see the price tags flapping furiously in the wind. There was nothing really on that corner, but it look a though it was flapping in the wind. He has a close up of the scarf flapping in the wind. Tending the flagstick, the polite golfer is considerate enough to hold the flag against the pin to keep it from flapping if the wind is blowing. Synonyms flutter, swing, sway, ripple, undulate, stir, shake, quiver, shiver, tremble, fly, blow 1.2 Wave (something) around or at something or someone. 四下挥舞（某物，尤指布）；朝着…挥舞（某物，尤指布） she flapped the duster angrily 她愤怒地乱舞了一通掸子。 she began flapping her arms to drive away the permeating cold Example sentencesExamples Do you stand there and keep flapping the tray about until the traymat dislodges itself? I was almost mauled by an easily excitable Olympic volunteer flapping her security pass around because I tried to take the quicker way out of the train station. 1.3 Strike or attempt to strike (something) loosely with one's hand, a cloth, or a broad implement, especially to drive it away. （尤指为驱赶而用手、布或扁平物）轻击；拍打 nounflapflæp 1A piece of something thin, such as cloth, paper, or metal, hinged or attached only on one side, that covers an opening or hangs down from something. （一端固定的布条、纸或金属件等）片状垂悬物；片状封口物 the flap of the envelope 信封的封口。 he pushed through the tent flap 他掀开帐篷的门帘走了进去。 Example sentencesExamples He flipped back a flap of the cloth and a crying baby's face was revealed to his sight. I pick up my book bag, a black and red mailman style bag, the front flap completely covered in band pins and buttons. He nodded to Hazel and she left, watching Katrina until the flaps of the tent covered her face. The neck is covered by flaps attached to the vest. The cloth flaps were open, invitingly, yet forebodingly, as well. The dog-eared flap of cardboard hung on the fence post, stained by a lengthy exposure to the elements. Turin opened the entrance flap and allowed her to walk in first. He answered the call and pulled the tent flap to one side. They are all instant communications that are far less bother than putting pen to paper, finding an envelope, licking the flap, sticking on a stamp and popping it in a post box. In a centered closure, the zipper is concealed by two flaps of cloth running along either side. She threw off her covers and ran to the tent flaps. Vents are the flaps of cloth below the waist, at the back. He went inside and opened the flap on the keypad for the security alarm. Caroline had moved to where his tent stood open, the flaps pinned back to allow easy entrance. She shoved the supplies at him and pointed at the tent flap. To maintain secrecy, the return ballot paper envelope had a detachable flap on which the voter filled in their details. It was a very large room, looking like a gym only a bit smaller, and there were several holes in the side of the wall that were covered up by metal flaps which looked like they could be opened. There was the lilac coloured dress which rested at my ankles and had all these weird flaps of cloth everywhere. Through the metal flaps in the vent I could see that it wasn't the police, but it was the F.B.I. instead. This was a narrow oblong table with a single broad hinged flap. Synonyms fold, overhang, overlap, covering 1.1 A hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift. （飞机的）襟翼 flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics 襟翼通常由液压装置驱动。 a final approach at sixty knots with 45° of flap 襟翼45°、速度60节的进场着陆。 Example sentencesExamples Though the checklist might not say it, open your aircraft's cowl flaps on short final. The missile launcher and the trailing edges of the flaps and aileron took most of the damage. Another consideration is to minimize the drag devices: the landing gear, the flaps and the windmilling propeller. The aircraft also have composite ailerons, spoilers, flaps, vertical tail skin and horizontal tail skin, but they have aluminum wings. The landing gear and wing flaps were retracted. An aeroplane requires a set of wings for lift, wing flaps and rear rudder for control and engines for propulsion. At the pilot's command, retract the landing gear and raise the wing flaps. The ailerons, flaps, and speed brakes are back on the aircraft. Initial drawings showed an aircraft with a tightly cowled radial engine, streamlined fuselage, retractable landing gear and flaps. He reduced power, lowered his flaps and readied the aircraft to land. The problem, he said, had been traced to an actuator - a device that drives flaps and other aircraft control surfaces. Maybe they noted that pilots had problems maintaining control of the aircraft in some way while retracting the flaps after taking off. Agglomerations of wings and cowling, flaps, rudders and fuselage rise dramatically from narrow steel legs. I finally got things under control, raised the flaps, leveled off at 10,000 feet. New flaps and ailerons were built and installed. Pilots need a complex endorsement to fly airplanes with retractable gear, flaps and a constant-speed propeller. The left wing is now finished as are the flaps and ailerons while the wing tips are nearing completion. The wing was also equipped with flaps which lowered the landing speed down to 50-60 mph. Retract flaps and the landing gear to prevent ice accumulation on them. The wing and the center section flaps were interconnected and operated together. 2A movement of a wing or an arm from side to side or up and down. （翅膀的）振动；（手臂的）挥动 the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps 那只幸存下来的鸟最后绝望地抖动了几下翅膀。 Example sentencesExamples It hovers for two flaps and draws its head back to strike. Residents have enjoyed watching the young birds progress from falling to the ground after a couple flaps of their wings to confident flyers. He could feel the wind blowing his bangs backwards and could hear the soft flap of his headband. The Butterfly Effect derives its name from the chaos theory which suggests that the simple flap of a butterfly's wings has the potential to set off a tornado thousands of miles away. Synonyms flutter, fluttering, beat, beating, waving, shaking, flailing 3informal in singular A state of agitation; a panic. 〈非正式〉激动；焦虑；惊恐，恐慌 they're in a flap over who's going to take Henry's lectures 他们因不知谁会受休的训斥而焦虑不安。 Example sentencesExamples Clark was booted off the show in a flap over a previous arrest he didn't tell producers about. Never one to get in a flap, Nigel agreed to give the bird a temporary home while he sought the owner. I remember a Christmas, not too long ago, when I was in a flap because our new daughter-in-law was coming for Christmas Dinner and I wanted it to be perfect. A stork had bird watchers in a flap when it flew away from a stately home. They might not be the best looking birds, but an ugly turkey contest has got a Cheshire farmer in a flap. A rare visitor to Salford has got twitchers all over Britain in a flap. I sheltered behind bales of browned heather, the only place where I could re-fold my map without getting in a flap. Kind-hearted Duncan had them all in a flap when he took the lost bird to court to reunite it with its anxious owner. It caused mass perturbation in Ireland and had the whole country in a flap when it was published - and no wonder. An Ilkley theatre audience was left in a flap by a mystery guest that entered from the wings - quite literally. Now, I know Mother well, I know her tendency to get into a flap; I should have expected something. The most important trick is to listen to the answers, which sounds simple but isn't if you are in a flap. However I got up late and having to go to work was in a flap this morning. My neighbour Virginia recently arrived at my house in a flap, having just had lunch in a restaurant and drunk two glasses of wine. We all laugh, and nobody gets in a flap about that. An injured cygnet had a rescue team in a flap as it took five days to catch in Chippenham. Size isn't important, or so the saying goes… but abseilers might think differently after a banner left them, and Rochdale Council, in a flap. There's nothing quite like journalists in a flap to make a cold-ridden Tuesday afternoon more enjoyable. A lovesick swan in search of his mate got in a flap when he crash-landed on to railway lines in the centre of York. Dot's in a flap, but Sonia gives her a mantra to repeat. Synonyms panic, fluster, state of agitation, state of panic fuss, agitation, commotion, stir, hubbub, excitement, tumult, ado, storm, uproar, flurry 4A large broad mushroom. 伞形菇 5Phonetics A type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the alveolar ridge very briefly. 〔语音〕闪音 Origin Middle English: probably imitative.
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