In fact, he was sort of a flop. A great big, fat flop.

“事实上，他有点失败。巨大的失败。”

They'll often leap off trees in big belly flops.

它们常会带着大肚子从树上重重地跳下来。

And yet they manage to make multi million dollar flops all the time anyway.

然而，无论如何，他们总是能成功地失败，造成数百万损失。

And the base is crispy enough that it's not just flopping.

因为饼底足够酥脆，所以不会翻转倒掉。

Oh, come on, Dunphy. You know I flopped.

拜托 邓菲 你明知道我是假。

It was a flop and shut two years later.

这个举措很失败，并在两后闭店。

I live in these flip flops during the summer.

整个夏天我都在穿人拖鞋。

" It was the Canon Cat, and it was a total flop, " Atkinson said.

“就是佳能猫，这是一个彻底的败笔，”阿特金森说。

And yes, we had tons of flops, even more than ever.

是的，我们有很多失败的作品，甚至比以往任何时候都多。

So, sometimes a movie might get a lot of buzz but then it's a flop.

所以，有时一部电影也许热度很高，但是之后票房惨淡（flop）。

It really is. Can we wear shorts and flip flops to work?

确实是。我能可以穿短裤和人拖上班吗？

So, we hope this Words to the Wise has not been a flop.

所以，我们希望这期的《一点就通》不是一期失败的节目。

How do you handle it when a movie that you've worked on flops?

你自己参与其中的电影一旦表现不佳，你怎么面对这样的结果？

Given their total obscurity today, it's clear these toys were a massive flop.

既然如今谁也没听说过这种玩具，很明显这种玩具当初扑街了。

He flopped back into his seat, looking depressed.

倒在座位上，显得很沮丧。

" Urnbridge hates part-humans, " said Hermione bitterly, flopping down into an armchair.

“乌姆里奇讨厌半人类，”赫敏痛苦地说，猛地倒在扶手椅上。

The baby dragon flopped onto the table.

小龙在桌上摇摇摆摆地扑腾着。

Yeah. A movie that's a big flop is kind of a disaster for its makers.

一部票房惨淡的电影对于制片人来说无疑是一场灾难。

If something flops, that's your cue to go back to observing, orienting, deciding, and acting again.

如果事情失败了，那就是你回到观察、定位、决策和再次行动的信号。

Okay, flop that, you know what I mean.

好吧，乱说的啦，你知道我的意思。