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flappers

/ˈflæpərz/

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noun

时髦女郎，摩登女郎

A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum; now particularly associated with the 1920s.

Examples :

"During the 1920s, many flappers challenged traditional expectations for women by wearing shorter dresses and dancing to jazz music. "

在二十世纪二十年代，许多时髦女郎/摩登女郎穿着更短的裙子、跳着爵士舞，挑战了当时社会对女性的传统期望。

person history culture age society style wear

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noun

拍板，襟翼

Something that flaps.

Examples :

"The old window had loose flappers that rattled in the wind. "

老窗户上松动的拍板在风中 rattle 作响。

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noun

雏鸭，小野鸭

A young wild duck.

Examples :

"The farmer watched the young flappers waddle across the field. "

农夫看着那些小野鸭摇摇摆摆地走过田野。

animal bird nature

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noun

鳍，蹼。

A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.

Examples :

"The sea turtle propelled itself forward with powerful strokes of its flappers. "

海龟用强有力的鳍一下一下地划水，推动自己前进。

animal anatomy biology part

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noun

瓣阀，单向阀。

A flapper valve.

Examples :

"The mechanic replaced the faulty flapper valve in the water tank to stop the leaks. "

修理工更换了水箱里坏掉的瓣阀，以阻止漏水。

machine part device

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noun

皮瓣伤，撕脱伤

Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.

Examples :

"After the roughhousing on the playground, two students went to the school nurse, one with a scraped knee and the other with painful flappers on their fingers from trying to climb the brick wall. "

在操场上打闹了一番之后，两个学生去了校医室，一个擦破了膝盖，另一个因为试图爬砖墙，手指上出现了疼痛的皮瓣伤/撕脱伤。