flop

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++flop1 /flɒp $ flɑːp/ verb (flopped, flopping) [intransitive]  1  [always + adverb/preposition]SIT to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc 猛然坐下，猛然躺下 He flopped down onto the bed. 他一头倒在床上。 I got home and flopped in front of the TV. 我回到家，一屁股坐在电视机前。2  [always + adverb/preposition]CLUMSY to hang or fall loosely, in an uncontrolled way 〔不自主地〕垂下，落下 His head flopped back pathetically. 他脑袋向后仰着，一副可怜相。3. informalFAIL if something such as a product, play, or idea flops, it is not successful because people do not like it 〔产品、戏剧、想法等因无人喜欢而〕失败，砸锅→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

flop• With few exceptions, the new shows have flopped.• The musical flopped after its first week on Broadway.• It was better than having your screenplay flopping back on the mat by return of post.• She sat down on the bed, or rather, she flopped down on it.• Mana put a huge amount of money into their boot and binding, but it flopped in the market.• He flopped on the bench and almost passed out.• The newspaper slowly unfolded itself on the mat, flopping open to reveal some glossy law magazine that had been placed inside.• Flustered, she reversed, and the groceries she had bought enroute fell off the back seat and flopped to the floor.flop2 noun  1  [countable] informalFAIL a film, play, product etc that is not successful 〔电影、戏剧、产品等的〕失败之作 OPP hitdisastrous/spectacular etc flop The film was a complete flop. 这部影片一败涂地。2  [singular]SOUNDDOWN the movement or noise that something makes when it falls heavily 重重坠下；重坠声，扑通声 He fell with a flop into the water. 他扑通一声掉进水里。 → belly flop

Examples from the Corpus

flop• He had been a flop there too because, after a couple of years, he had left amidst rumours of misconduct.• Windows for Workgroups is a flop, says Rekhi.• Six years later, one of the federal agencies that administers the program calls it a flop.• Akai tried a similar idea a few years back with their U4 phrase trainer, but that was, surprisingly, a flop.• But Eo was a monumental flop.• "Heaven's Gate" was a box-office flop.• The papers screamed superlatives, and La Scala, sulking after a resounding flop with Don Carlos, scowled and spat.• Gino's party was a total flop.disastrous/spectacular etc flop• Another famous invention, the Sinclair C5 electric car, was a spectacular flop, but he's still inventing.• There was a general tone of ill-concealed glee in the reporting of this most spectacular flop in the corporation's history.From Longman Business Dictionaryflopflop /flɒpflɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle flopped, present participle flopping) [intransitive] if a product or an attempt to do something flops, it fails completelyA £16 million rights issue in the company flopped yesterday with only 2.4 % of the 151 million shares on offer taken up.Some members of the board pointed out that many of sales director’s schemes have flopped. → compare bomb2 → see also issue flop —flop noun [countable]The movie was a complete flop, and the production company never recovered.→ See Verb tableOrigin flop1 (1600-1700) → FLAP2

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flop¹ /flɒp $ flɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle flopped, present participle flopping) [intransitive]1. [always + adverb/preposition] to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc:
    He flopped down onto the bed.
    I got home and flopped in front of the TV.
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to hang or fall loosely, in an uncontrolled way:
    His head flopped back pathetically.
3. informal if something such as a product, play, or idea flops, it is not successful because people do not like it

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flop² noun
1. [countable] informal a film, play, product etc that is not successful
   OPP  hit
    disastrous/spectacular etc flop
    The film was a complete flop.
2. [singular] the movement or noise that something makes when it falls heavily:
    He fell with a flop into the water.
⇨ belly flop
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ failure noun [countable] someone or something that is not successful: The book was a complete failure. | I felt a complete failure.
   ▪ flop noun [countable] informal something that is not successful because people do not like it – used especially about a film, play, product, or performance: Despite the hype, the movie was a flop at the box office. | Their next computer was a flop.
   ▪ disaster noun [countable] used when saying that something is extremely unsuccessful: Our first date was a disaster. | Their marriage was a total disaster.
   ▪ fiasco noun [countable usually singular] something that is completely unsuccessful and goes very badly wrong – used especially about things that have been officially planned, which go very wrong: The baggage system broke down on the first day the airport was open. It was a complete fiasco. | The fiasco came close to ending de Gaulle's political career.
   ▪ debacle noun [countable usually singular] formal an event or situation that is a complete failure, because it does not happen in the way that it was officially planned: the banking debacle that has put our economy at risk
   ▪ shambles noun [singular] especially British English if a situation or event is a shambles, it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized, and no one seems to know what to do: The first few shows were a shambles, but things soon got better.
   ▪ washout noun [singular] informal a failure – used when something is so bad that it would be better if it had not happened: The play wasn’t a complete washout; the acting was okay. | His most recent and ambitious project, a big-budget Hollywood film, was a washout with both critics and audiences alike.
   ▪ turkey noun [countable] informal something that is so bad and unsuccessful that you think the people involved should be embarrassed about it – a very informal use: At the time most people thought the car was a complete turkey. | Since then he has appeared in a string of turkeys.