flop
flop — 副詞
1. lands or is placed exactly at a stated spot, with no space on either side.
恰好
正好在某個位置
lands or is placed exactly at a stated spot, with no space on either side.
The coin landed flop in the centre of the fountain, where the children were playing.
那枚硬幣恰好落在噴泉正中央，就是孩子們玩耍的地方。
flop + prepositional phrase for exact location
Arun stepped flop into a deep puddle and soaked his new leather shoes completely.
Arun 恰好踩進一個深水坑，把他的新皮鞋完全浸溼了。
A ripe pear dropped flop onto the picnic blanket, landing inches from the basket.
一顆成熟的梨子恰好掉在野餐墊上，落在離籃子只有幾吋的地方。
The tennis ball landed flop on the baseline, too quick for the umpire to see.
那顆網球恰好落在底線上，快得連主審都看不清楚。
用法筆記
This is a fixed adverbial use. It always follows the verb directly and cannot move to the beginning of the sentence.
flop — 名詞
- flopsingular
- flopsplural
1. a project, performance, or product that does not succeed, especially when people
失敗作
不成功的作品或計畫
a project, performance, or product that does not succeed, especially when people expected it to do well.
The restaurant was a complete flop and closed its doors after only four months.
那家餐廳完全是個失敗作，營業才四個月就關門了。
collocation: complete flop / total flop
Critics called the director's new film an expensive flop that wasted its talented cast.
影評人稱該導演的新片是一部昂貴的失敗作，浪費了優秀的演員陣容。
Yuna's first album was a commercial flop, but her second one sold over a million copies.
Yuna 的第一張專輯在商業上是個失敗作，但第二張卻賣了超過一百萬張。
Despite a huge advertising campaign, the new breakfast cereal turned out to be a total flop.
儘管花了大筆廣告費，那款新的早餐麥片到頭來還是個徹底的失敗作。
The school play was such a flop the drama club lost all its ticket revenue.
學校的戲劇表演慘遭滑鐵盧，戲劇社賠光了所有票房收入。
用法筆記
Stronger than a simple 'failure' — a flop is usually noticed and talked about because it was unexpected or costly. Common in entertainment, business, and product reviews.
常見錯誤
2. a sudden, heavy movement in which a person or thing falls, sits, or drops down,
撲通；重跌
沉重落下的動作或聲音
a sudden, heavy movement in which a person or thing falls, sits, or drops down, often producing a soft dull sound.
The exhausted hiker dropped onto the bench with a flop, his backpack crashing beside him.
筋疲力竭的登山客撲通一聲跌坐在公園長椅上，沉重的背包撞在一旁。
pattern: with a flop after a verb of sitting/falling
A bag of groceries hit the counter with a flop when the paper handle tore.
一袋雜貨砰的一聲落在流理臺上，原來是紙袋提把斷了。
Grandma dropped the bag of flour on the table with a flop, wiping her brow.
奶奶把那袋麵粉砰的一聲放在桌上，順手擦了擦額頭上的汗。
Diego collapsed onto the grass with a flop, his lungs burning after the five-kilometre run.
Diego 撲通一聲倒在草地上，跑了五公里後肺部像在燃燒。
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed phrase 'with a flop' describing the manner or sound of the action. Distinguish from the adverb sense — here flop is a noun (the sound or the act itself).
flop — 動詞
- floppresent simple I / you / we / they
- flopshe / she / it
- floppedpast simple
- flopping-ing form
1. to fall, sit, or lie down in a sudden, heavy way, without controlling your movem
倒下
重重地坐下或躺下
to fall, sit, or lie down in a sudden, heavy way, without controlling your movement, often because you are exhausted or relaxed.
After working a double shift at the hospital, Elin flopped onto the sofa and fell asleep immediately.
在醫院連上了兩班之後，Elin 重重倒在沙發上，立刻睡著了。
flop onto [furniture] for exhaustion
After chasing the postman, the old Labrador flopped down on the cool tiles, panting hard.
那隻老拉布拉多追完郵差之後，重重倒在冰涼的磁磚上，氣喘吁吁。
flop down on [surface]
After a twelve-hour night shift, Chidi flopped into the armchair without taking off his shoes.
上了十二小時大夜班之後，Chidi 重重跌進扶手椅裡，連鞋子都懶得脫。
Exhausted from the flight, Santi flopped onto the bed and lay still for an hour.
Santi 下飛機後累壞了，一頭栽倒在床上，整整一個小時動也不動。
Mei-Lin flopped onto her bed fully dressed, too tired even to take off her shoes.
Mei-Lin 穿著整身衣服重重倒在床上，累得連鞋子都懶得脫。
文法句型
flop + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
Almost always used with a following adverb or preposition (down, onto, into, on). The subject is typically a person or animal who is very tired, or a loose heavy object.
常見錯誤
2. if a film, play, book, product, or business venture flops, it fails completely b
慘敗
作品或表演不賣座
if a film, play, book, product, or business venture flops, it fails completely because not enough people are interested in it or buy it.
The Broadway musical flopped after only six performances, losing the investors millions of dollars.
那齣百老匯音樂劇只演了六場就慘敗，讓投資人損失了數百萬美元。
flop + time period for commercial failure
The tech company's newest tablet flopped when reviewers criticised its slow processor.
那家科技公司的最新平板電腦因為評論者批評處理器太慢而慘敗。
Hana's comedy show in Seattle flopped badly; fewer than twenty people bought tickets.
Hana 在西雅圖的喜劇表演慘敗收場；買票的人不到二十個。
Most small independent films flop at the box office because they cannot afford big advertising campaigns.
大多數小型獨立電影在票房上都慘敗，因為負擔不起大型廣告宣傳。
The fashion label's winter collection flopped so badly that the company had to close half its stores.
該時裝品牌的冬季系列慘敗到公司不得不關閉一半的分店。
用法筆記
Subject is nearly always a creative or commercial product (film, album, restaurant, product launch). Not used for personal failure (exams, relationships, sports). Stronger than 'fail' — a flop is noticeable, often costly, and publicly known.