flap

🇬🇧 UK/flæp/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

A broad, flat piece attached at one edge and hanging loosely; a hinged surface on an aircraft wing.

垂悬物,盖片;(飞机的)襟翼

v.

To move something broad and loose up and down or back and forth; to wave or beat.

拍打,扑动;飘动

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
flapother
=flap

Common Collocations

  • 1.envelope flap信封口
  • 2.flap wings拍动翅膀

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The flap of the envelope stuck and tore when she pulled it open.

  • 2.

    The bird's wings flap vigorously as it takes off from the ground.

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