vi. (指书、戏剧等)彻底失败;(因疲惫而)猛然坐下;(笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地)移动或落下;砸锅
vt. 笨拙地抛下
n. 〈非正〉失败
adv. 扑通一声
It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
决定一部电影是成功还是失败的是公众。
He seemed so sure of his decision, how could he flip-flop so dramatically now?
他似乎对自己的决定非常肯定,现在怎么会戏剧性地改变立场呢?
Julia Gillard pronounced Australia and America great mates, but by the standards of a world-transforming president with a Nobel prize, the trip was a flop.
朱莉娅·吉拉德称澳大利亚和美国是挚友,但是作为诺贝尔和平奖得奖者,以有改变世界的能力这一标准来衡量,这次出国访问完全失败了。
A: The whole play is a flop.
整个剧是个失败。
Or it could be another almighty flop.
或者,这有可能是另一个大失败。