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in Vietnamese Máy bay cánh cố định, cánh quạt; vẫy cánh

BrE /flæp/ AmE /flæp/

verb / noun en → vi

past flapped pp flapped ing flapping

1 MOVE/FLY [intransitive] B1

Máy bay cánh cố định, cánh quạt; vẫy cánh

to move your wings or a piece of cloth up and down quickly, especially when you are flying

  • flap wings

Collocations flap your arms/wings · flap in the wind

  • The bird flapped its wings and took off.

    Con chim vẫy cánh và cất cánh.

2 NOISE [intransitive] B1

Rè rè; kêu rít

to make a noise when something moves quickly in the air or water, for example because of wind or waves

  • flap against

Collocations flap against the window · flap in the wind

  • The flag was flapping in the strong wind.

    Cờ đang phất phới trong gió mạnh.

3 BODY PART [singular noun] B2

Da mỏng có thể di chuyển; da lồi

a piece of skin that can move, for example on an animal's mouth or ears

  • the flap of something

Collocations ear flap · lip flap

  • The dog's ears had long flaps.

    Tai của con chó có những mảng da dài.

4 OPENING [singular noun] B1

Cánh cửa; miếng vải có thể mở ra đóng lại

a piece of material that can be opened and closed, for example on a bag or door

  • a flap of something

Collocations door flap · bag flap

  • The flap on the envelope was torn.

    Miếng dán trên phong bì bị rách.