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flap/flæp/ v. & n.●v. (flapped, flapping) 1a tr. move (wings, the arms, etc.) up and down when flying, or as if flying 上下摆动(翅膀、双臂等) b intr. (of wings, the arms, etc.) move up and down; beat (翅膀、双臂等)上下摆动，拍动，拍打 2 intr. colloq. be agitated or panicky [口]激动；焦虑；惊慌 3 intr. (esp. of curtains, loose cloth, etc.) swing or sway about; flutter (尤指帷帘、松垂的布料等)摆动，飘动 4 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 away, off) strike (flies etc.) with something broad; drive (用宽扁的物体)拍打(苍蝇等)；驱赶 5 intr. colloq. (of ears) listen intently [口] (耳朵)注意地听 ●n. 1 a piece of cloth, wood, paper, etc. hinged or attached by one side only and often used to cover a gap, e.g. a pocket-cover, the folded part of an envelope, a table leaf (一端固定、常用以覆盖开口的)布片(或木片、纸片等) (如衣兜盖、信封封盖、桌子活动面板) 2 one up-and-down motion of a wing, an arm, etc. (翅膀、胳膊等的)上下摆动，拍动 3 colloq. a state of agitation; panic [口]激动(或忧虑)的状态；慌乱 don't get into a flap 别慌乱；别激动 4 a hinged or sliding section of a wing used to control lift (控制升力的)襟翼，阻力板 5 a light blow with something broad (宽扁物体的)轻拍，轻击 6 an open mushroom-top (伞菌)张开的伞 □ flappy adj.[Middle English, probably imitative] |