She gets in a flap over the slightest thing.

极小的事也能令她不安。

《牛津词典》

With a flap of its wings, the bird was gone.

鸟振翅飞走了。

《牛津词典》

With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.

麻雀忒儿一声飞了。

《新英汉大辞典》

You can train it to flap its wings to escape a situation but it's very difficult to get it to flap its wings for food.

你可以训练鸽子,通过扇动翅膀来脱离某个情境,但却很难通过训练鸽子扇动翅膀来进食。

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After many a flap (see article), EMU eventually metamorphosed into a bird of much grander plumage.

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