flop

失敗する、こける

特に人気や注目を得られず、成功しない。

やさしい英語で： To be unsuccessful, especially because few people like or notice it.

• The show flopped.
• Her new album flopped despite the advertising.
• Why did their product launch flop so badly?

類義語： fail, bomb

反対語： succeed

よく使う表現： flop badly, flop at something, flop commercially

倒れ込む、どさっと座る

疲れたりくつろいだりして、どさっと座る、または横になる。

やさしい英語で： To sit or lie down heavily because you are tired or relaxed.

• I flopped onto the bed.
• After work, she flops down on the sofa.
• He flopped into a chair and closed his eyes.

使い方： flop onto/into something (She flopped onto the sofa.)

類義語： collapse, slump

よく使う表現： flop down, flop onto something

ばたつく、ばたばたする

幅広く平たい部分などが、力なく落ちたり上下にばたついたりする。

やさしい英語で： To fall or move up and down loosely, often with a broad, flat part.

• The fish flopped on the ground.
• Her wide hat brim flopped as she ran.
• The bird’s injured wing flopped against its side.

類義語： flap

よく使う表現： flop about, flop around

垂れる、垂らす

力なく垂れたり落ちたりする。また、物をそのように垂らす。

やさしい英語で： To hang or drop loosely, or make something do this.

• His hair flopped over his eyes.
• The elephant flopped its ears forward.
• The puppy’s ears flop down on either side of its head.

類義語： droop

よく使う表現： flop forward, flop something down

ファウルを装う

相手に罰を与えるため、傷つけられたり倒されたりしたふりをする。

やさしい英語で： To pretend another player has hurt or knocked you down so that they receive a penalty.

• The player flopped.
• He flopped when the defender barely touched him.
• The referee warned her not to flop again.

類義語： dive

よく使う表現： flop on contact, flop deliberately

失敗作、大失敗

全く成功しなかったもの。特に映画や公演、商品など。

やさしい英語で： Something that is completely unsuccessful, especially a film, show, or product.

• The party was a flop.
• Their expensive film became a box office flop.
• Nobody expected the new restaurant to be such a flop.

類義語： failure, disaster

反対語： success, hit

よく使う表現： a total flop, box office flop

落下、転倒

物や体が、ある面にどさっと落ちること。

やさしい英語で： A heavy fall or sudden drop onto a surface.

• He landed with a flop.
• Her flop onto the sofa shook the cushions.
• We heard a heavy flop as the bag hit the floor.

類義語： fall

よく使う表現： with a flop, a heavy flop

べたっと、ばったり

ある面に直接、重みをかけて落ちる様子。

やさしい英語で： Directly and heavily onto a surface.

• He fell flop down.
• She landed flop on the floor.
• The sack dropped flop onto the ground.

類義語： flat, squarely

よく使う表現： fall flop down, land flop down