c. 1600, "to flap," probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound. Sense of "fall or drop heavily" is 1836; that of "collapse, fail" is 1919; though the figurative noun sense of "a failure" is recorded from 1893. Related: Flopped; flopping.
flop (n.)
1823, "act of flopping; any action that produces the sound 'flop;' the sound itself," from flop (v.). Figurative sense of "a failure; that which is a failure" is by 1893, from the notion of a sudden break-down or collapse. Extended form flopperoo attested from 1936. The Fosbury flop high-jumping technique (1968) is so called in reference to U.S. athlete Dick Fosbury (b.1947), who used it to win the 1968 Olympic gold medal.
中文解释
1、flap + drop.2. 谐音“飞落扑、飞落噗、飞落拍”。
实用例句
1. Very good use of the term flip - flop, by the way.
那一个立场不坚定,经常flip -flop 的人可就不能这么说咯!来自互联网
2. It is the public who decide if a film is a smash or a flop.
影片成败与否取决于公众。来自柯林斯例句
3. He seemed so sure of his decision, how could he flip-flop so dramatically now?
他当时好像对自己的决定非常肯定，现在怎么会突然有如此巨大的转变呢？来自柯林斯例句
4. It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
决定一部电影会走红还是惨败的是大众。来自柯林斯例句
5. In the absence of any well-placed pub, this was the perfect spot to flop down for a packed lunch.
