Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense plops, present participle plopping, past tense, past participle plopped
1N-COUNT; SOUND (某物落入水中而未溅泼的)扑通声,啪嗒声 A plop is a soft, gentle sound, like the sound made by something dropping into water without disturbing the surface much. (某物落入水中而未溅泼的)扑通声,啪嗒声
Another drop of water fell with a soft plop.
又一滴水嘀嗒一声落下。
2VERB 扑通落下;啪嗒落下 If something plops somewhere, it drops there with a soft, gentle sound. 扑通落下;啪嗒落下
The ice cream plopped to the ground. [VERB prep.]
冰激凌啪的一声掉地上了。
3VERB 轻轻地放下;轻巧地放下 If you plop something somewhere, you drop it there gently and without making a loud noise. 轻轻地放下;轻巧地放下 [informal]
Just plop the noodles over the center of the sauce. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
把面条轻放在调味汁中间就行了。
She picked up the coffee pot, then plopped it down and went into the living room. [VERB noun prep./adv.]