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flapping

/ˈflæpɪŋ/

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noun

拍打，扑打

An instance where one flaps.

Examples :

"The tired bird gave one last, weak flapping of its wings before landing heavily on the branch. "

那只疲惫的鸟在沉重地落在树枝上之前，最后无力地拍打了一下翅膀。

action animal bird

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noun

闪音化

A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /ɾ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.

Examples :

"Linguistics students studied the flapping in the professor's pronunciation of "butter" and "budder." "

语言学专业的学生们研究了教授在发"butter"和"budder"时出现的闪音化现象。

phonetics linguistics language word

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noun

震荡, 摆动。

The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.

Examples :

"The flapping of the school's internet connection made it impossible to finish the online test. "

学校网络连接的频繁震荡导致无法完成在线测试。

technology computing internet signal communication technical system frequency

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adjective

拍打的，飘动的

That flaps or flap

Examples :

"flapping sails"

拍打着的船帆

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