flap
n. 拍打，拍打声；神经紧张；[航] 副翼
vi. 拍动；神经紧张；鼓翼而飞；（帽边等）垂下
vt. 拍打；扔；拉下帽边；飘动
中文词源
flap 封盖，拍打
来自辅音丛fl, 扑腾，拍打，拟声词。引申词义封盖等。
英文词源
- flap (n.)
- mid-14c., flappe "a blow, slap, buffet," probably imitative of the sound of striking. Sense of "device for slapping or striking" is from early 15c. Meaning "something that hangs down" is first recorded 1520s, probably from flap (v.). Sense of "motion or noise like a bird's wing" is 1774; meaning "disturbance, noisy tumult" is 1916, British slang.
- flap (v.)
- early 14c., "dash about, shake, beat (the wings);" later "strike, hit" (mid-14c.); probably ultimately imitative. Meaning "to swing about loosely" is from 1520s. Related: Flapped; flapping.
中文解释
1. probably imitative of the sound of striking.2. 以及模拟鸟拍动翅膀的声音。3. and something that hangs down that can swing to make flap noise.4. 对比三个拟声词：clap, slap, flap. 他们都是对拍打、拍击的声音惊醒模拟，这也就是为什么三个词的末尾同为-lap, 因为它们模拟的是同一类动作产生的声音。5. 首先，clap 模拟的是手掌相互拍击的声音，很显然这类声音非常的清脆响亮，所以使用了c -> /k/ 音，其次，slap 模拟的扇耳光的声音，这个声音相对于 clap 而言要尖锐一些，所以使用了s -> /s/ 音， 最后，flap 则模拟的是翅膀拍击空气的声音，跟风吹动空气说形成的生意差不多，就像是呼呼的声音，大家知道呼在一些方言里面念(fu), 所以这个单词用f -> /f/ 音来模拟拍打空气的声音是很贴切的。6. fly + lap (轻拍, 拍打) => flap.7. 谐音“飞来扑、飞来拍”---飞起来扑打翅膀。
实用例句
- 1. They would flap bath towels from their balconies as they chatted.
- 他们聊天时会在阳台上抖搂浴巾。
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- 2. Why did people get in a flap over nuclear energy?
- 为什么人们对核能惶恐不安呢？
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- 3. He drew back the tent flap and strode out into the blizzard.
- 他拉开帐篷的门帘，大步走进暴风雪中。
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- 4. She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish.
- 她把信折好，用力舔了舔信封的折口。
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- 5. Nothing to be heard but the soft flap of a silk banner.
- 万籁俱寂，只有一面绸制旗子轻轻飘动的响声。
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