floppy
gb/flˈɑpi/ us/flˈɑpi/
B1
英語
~ 8400
lekonyuló, leffegő, lelógó, ernyedt, erőtlen, lankadt, flopi, hajlékonylemez
B1
1
用法パターン：
a floppy [noun]
The puppy had big floppy ears that bounced when it ran.
A kiskutyának nagy, lekonyuló fülei voltak, és futás közben ide-oda lengtek.
She wore a wide, floppy hat to protect her face from the sun.
Széles karimájú, puha kalapot viselt, hogy megvédje az arcát a naptól.
His floppy hair kept falling into his eyes during the interview.
The stuffed rabbit was old and floppy, but the child still loved it.
The sleeves were too long and floppy, so she rolled them up.
学習者向け例文
The dog has long, floppy ears.
A kutyának hosszú, lekonyuló fülei vannak.
She bought a floppy hat for the beach.
Puha, széles karimájú kalapot vett a strandra.
His floppy hair covers one eye.
The toy rabbit is soft and floppy.
These shoes are too big and feel floppy.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes mix up 'floppy' with 'loose' or 'baggy'. 'Floppy' usually suggests something soft that bends or hangs down (ears, hat, hair), while 'loose' or 'baggy' often describes clothing that is too big.
意味
soft, loose, and hanging down
コロケーション
floppy ears
|floppy hat
|big floppy hat
|floppy hair
|floppy toy
類義語
limp (Stresses lack of stiffness; can sound a bit more negative or weak than 'floppy'.)
対義語
stiff (Describes something firm and not bending or hanging loosely, the opposite of floppy.)
テーマ
appearance
|objects
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
定義
Soft and not stiff, so it hangs down and does not keep its shape.
Soft and flexible, hanging down loosely instead of staying firm or upright.
B2
2
用法パターン：
[someone] feels floppy
After the long hike in the sun, I felt completely floppy on the couch.
A hosszú, napon tett túra után teljesen erőtlenül rogytam le a kanapéra.
The heat made the kids floppy and quiet by the afternoon.
A hőségtől délutánra a gyerekek ellankadtak és elcsendesedtek.
He went floppy in my arms, so I laid him down on the bed.
The patient was still floppy after the operation and needed help to sit up.
The workout left my legs floppy for the rest of the day.
学習者向け例文
After the run, I felt floppy and tired.
A futás után erőtlennek és fáradtnak éreztem magam.
The baby went floppy in her arms and fell asleep.
A kisbaba elernyedt a karjában, és elaludt.
It is very hot, and I feel floppy.
His arms were floppy after the heavy work.
The long day at work made me feel floppy.
よくある間違い：
Learners may try to use 'floppy' for emotions like sadness or boredom. This sense is mainly physical: it describes a body or muscles that feel weak and soft, not a mood like 'depressed' or 'bored'.
意味
physically limp and without energy
コロケーション
feel floppy
|go floppy
|a bit floppy
|left me floppy
|all floppy
類義語
limp (Very close in meaning; 'limp' is more common for body parts and movements, while 'floppy' is a bit more informal and descriptive.)
対義語
energetic (Describes having a lot of strength and energy, the opposite state of feeling floppy.)
テーマ
health
|body
|emotions
定義
Feeling weak and soft, with no energy in your body or muscles.
Feeling or becoming limp and without physical strength, often because of tiredness, heat, or illness.
名詞
B2
TECHNICAL
3
flopi
B1
用法パターン：
a floppy
We had to load the game from a floppy because the computer had no internet connection.
A játékot flopiról kellett betöltenünk, mert a számítógépnek nem volt internetkapcsolata.
He found a box of old floppies in the office storage room.
Talált egy doboz régi flopit az iroda raktárában.
The program came on a single floppy in the 1990s.
This museum display explains how much data a floppy could hold.
You needed to insert the correct floppy before starting the computer.
学習者向け例文
In the past, people saved files on a floppy.
Régen az emberek flopira mentették a fájlokat.
My old computer still has many floppies next to it.
Még mindig sok flopi van a régi számítógépem mellett.
This game was first sold on a floppy.
A floppy could not store many photos.
Today we use USB drives instead of a floppy.
よくある間違い：
Learners may not realize that 'a floppy' as a noun almost always means a floppy disk, not a soft object in general. It is also somewhat outdated and mostly used when talking about older computer technology.
意味
a removable magnetic computer disk
コロケーション
insert the floppy
|save it to a floppy
|boot from a floppy
|a box of floppies
|old program on a floppy
類義語
floppy disk (The full term; more explicit and slightly more common in modern explanations.)
対義語
hard drive (A fixed internal storage device, contrasted with removable floppy disks.)
テーマ
technology
|computers
定義
An old kind of small, flat disk used to save computer files, also called a floppy disk.
A thin, flexible magnetic disk inside a square or round plastic case, used in older computers to store and move data; short for 'floppy disk'.
文法
辞書形
floppy
IPA
GB/flˈɑpi/
US/flˈɑpi/
音節・強勢
floppy （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (floppy)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: floppy
- Comparative: floppier
- Superlative: floppiest
Noun
- Base: floppy
- Plural: floppies
関連語
Forms
floppies
noun
floppier
adjective
floppiest
adjective
Core family
flop
verb B1
Related words
floppiness
noun
floppily
adverb
表現
floppy disk
1/flˈɑpi dˈɪsk/
fixed phrase
technical
older removable computer storage disk
An old kind of small, flat disk that people used to save and move computer files.
例文
- The software was originally distributed on a single floppy disk.
- He showed the students a floppy disk to explain how people stored data in the 1980s.
- This icon is based on the shape of a floppy disk.
floppy disk drive
1/flˈɑpi dˈɪsk dɹˈaɪv/
fixed phrase
technical
device for reading floppy disks
A part of a computer used to read and write floppy disks.
例文
- Old desktop computers usually had a built-in floppy disk drive.
- The technician connected an external floppy disk drive to recover the files.
floppy ears
1/flˈɑpi ˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
ears that hang down loosely
Ears that are soft and hang down, like the ears of some dogs or rabbits.
例文
- The puppy with the big floppy ears was everyone’s favorite.
- Rabbits with floppy ears are often called lop-eared rabbits.
floppy hair
1/flˈɑpi hˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
soft, loose, falling hair
Hair that is soft and falls loosely, often moving and not staying in place.
例文
- The actor is known for his dark, floppy hair.
- A lock of floppy hair kept falling into his eyes as he spoke.
floppy hat
1/flˈɑpi hˈæt/
fixed phrase
soft hat with wide loose brim
A soft hat with a wide brim that hangs down instead of standing straight.
例文
- She wore a big floppy hat to the beach to block the sun.
- In the photo, he is smiling under a floppy hat and sunglasses.