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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++plop1 /plɒp $ plɑːp/ noun [countable]  SOUNDthe sound made by something when it falls or is dropped into liquid 〔物体掉入液体中的〕扑通声,啪嗒声with a plop The soap fell into the bath with a loud plop. 肥皂掉进了浴缸里,发出很响的扑通声。see thesaurus at sound
Examples from the Corpus
plopThere was a plop as it landed in the water, then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down.The frog reached the stream and jumped in with a plop.He eyed them and tossed the small ones over his shoulder into the water with a plop.Three quiet days went past in the slow slap and plop of the river.And suddenly, with the water, out came the long slimy newt straight into the glass, plop!A prim plop as it landed, sank.It came out with a sickening plop and a gushing gout of blood.with a plopHe eyed them and tossed the small ones over his shoulder into the water with a plop.
plop2 verb (plopped, plopping)  1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]SOUND to fall somewhere, making a sound like something dropping into water 扑通[啪嗒]地落下plop into/out of/onto etc The frog plopped back into the pond. 青蛙扑通一声跳回了池塘。2 [transitive]PUT to drop something, especially into a liquid, so that it makes a sound 扑通[啪嗒]一声放入〔液体里〕plop something into something I plopped a couple of ice cubes into the drink. 我把几块冰啪嗒啪嗒放入饮料之中。3 plop (yourself) down SITto sit down or lie down heavily 重重地坐下[躺下] She plopped down on the sofa beside me. 她重重地坐在了沙发上。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
plopThe hobo could not flow, could not plop.The frog plopped back into the river.Our friend Joan strolls into the bank and plops down $ 100 to open an account.Carefully, slowly, not at all certain why, they plopped down on to the branch.Tom plopped himself askew in one of the Venetian chairs.The green ones held on tighter, didn't plop into her palms but had to be tugged.Although I was evading the wall and finding the goal, the ball was plopping into the net.Noah threw a stone high into the air and it plopped into the river.Several letters plopped onto the doormat.The gas plops out, and I butter the toast listening to matches struck in the dark.
Origin plop2 (1800-1900) From the sound
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plop
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plop1 /plɒp $ plɑːp/ noun [countable]
the sound made by something when it falls or is dropped into liquid
    with a plop
    The soap fell into the bath with a loud plop.
     
THESAURUS
■ made by a liquid
    splash the sound that a liquid makes when something hits it, or when it hits against another thing: She jumped into the pool with a big splash. | the splash of the waves against the rocks
    gurgle the low sound that water makes when it flows gently over or through something: the gurgle of a stream | She listened to the gurgle as the water drained out of the bath.
    plop the sudden short sound when something is dropped into a liquid: Kate dropped the ice into her glass with a plop.

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plop2 verb (past tense and past participle plopped, present participle plopping)
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: From the sound
1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to fall somewhere, making a sound like something dropping into water
    plop into/out of/onto etc
    The frog plopped back into the pond.
2. [transitive] to drop something, especially into a liquid, so that it makes a sound
    plop something into something
    I plopped a couple of ice cubes into the drink.
3. plop (yourself) down to sit down or lie down heavily:
    She plopped down on the sofa beside me.


plopBrE /plɒp/ 🔊NAmE /plɑːp/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] a short sound like that of a small object dropping into water (物体落入水的)扑通声,咚
plopBrE /plɒp/ 🔊NAmE /plɑːp/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they plop BrE /plɒp/ 🔊 NAmE /plɑːp/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it plops BrE /plɒps/ 🔊 NAmE /plɑːps/ 🔊past simple plopped BrE /plɒpt/ 🔊 NAmE /plɑːpt/ 🔊past participle plopped BrE /plɒpt/ 🔊 NAmE /plɑːpt/ 🔊 -ing form plopping BrE /ˈplɒpɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈplɑːpɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to fall, making a plop 咚的落下The frog plopped back into the water. 青蛙扑通一声跳回水中。🔊🔊A tear plopped down onto the page she was reading. 一滴眼泪啪哒一声落在她正在读的书页上。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth + adv./prep. to drop sth into sth, especially a liquid, so that it makes a plop 扑通一声把…放入(尤指液体)Can you just plop some ice in my drink? 能在我的饮料中放点冰块吗?🔊🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (yourself) (down) to sit or lie down heavily or in a relaxed way (重重地或懒洋洋地)坐下,躺下<titled tranID="22" status="1">many / a lot of / lots of</titled>
  • Many is used only with countable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences. * many 只与可数名词连用,主要用于疑问句和否定句中Do you go to many concerts? 你常去听音乐会吗? How many people came to the meeting? 多少人来参加了会议?I don't go to many concerts. 我不常去听音乐会。 Although it is not common in statements, it is used after so, as and too. 该词在陈述句中不很常用,但用于 so、as 和 too 之后You made too many mistakes. 你犯的错误太多了。
  • In statements a lot of or lots of (informal) are much more common. 在陈述句中 a lot of 或 lots of(非正式)常用得多I go to a lot of concerts. 我常去听音乐会。'How many CDs have you got?' 'Lots!' “你有几张光盘?” “多着呢!” However, they are not used with measurements of time or distance. 不过,上述词语不与表示时间和距离的量词连用I stayed in England for many/quite a few/ten weeks. 我在英格兰逗留了许多周/好几周/十周。I stayed in England a lot of weeks. When a lot of/lots of means 'many', it takes a plural verb. * a lot of/lots of 意为 many 时,谓语动词用复数Lots of people like Italian food. 许多人喜欢意大利食物。 You can also use plenty of (informal). 亦可用 plenty of(非正式)Plenty of stores stay open late. 许多商店都营业到很晚。 These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences. 以上短语亦可用于疑问句和否定句中。
  • A lot of/lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in BrE, so in formal writing it is better to use many or a large number of in statements. * a lot of/lots of 在英式英语中尤被视为非正式,因此在正式的书面陈述句中较宜用 many 或 a large number of。
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