flip
vt. 轻弹,轻击; 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
vi. 发疯; 急动; 捻; 蹦蹦跳跳
n. 浏览; 空翻; (射击时枪管的)跳跃; 轻抛
If you flip a device on or off, or if you flip a switch, you turn it on or off by pressing the switch quickly.
He didn't flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away...
他开出两个街区后才打开车头灯。
Then he walked out, flipping the lights off...
然后他走了出来,把灯关掉了。
If you flip through the pages of a book, for example, you quickly turn over the pages in order to find a particular one or to get an idea of the contents.
He was flipping through a magazine in the living room...
他在起居室里翻看着杂志。
He flipped the pages of the diary and began reading the last entry.
他快速翻了一下那本日志,然后开始读最后一篇。
If something flips over, or if you flip it over or into a different position, it moves or is moved into a different position.
The plane then flipped over and burst into flames...
接着飞机突然翻转并燃起了大火。
He flipped it neatly on to the plate.
他干净利索地把它盛到了盘子里。
If you flip something, especially a coin, you use your thumb to make it turn over and over, as it goes through the air.
I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it...
我从口袋里掏出一个硬币,把它弹向空中。
I flipped a butt out of the window and drove on.
我把烟蒂弹出车窗外继续开车。
If someone flips, they suddenly become extremely upset or angry because of something that has happened.
He got so provoked that he flipped.
他被激怒了,发起火来。
If you say that someone is being flip, you disapprove of them because you think that what they are saying shows they are not being serious enough about something.
...a flip answer...
草率的回答
The tone of the book is sometimes too flip.
这本书的笔调有些时候太不严肃了。
1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
2. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
3. the act of flipping a coin
4. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
5. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
1. lightly throw to see which side comes up;
2. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
3. look through a book or other written material;
4. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
5. cause to move with a flick;
6. throw or toss with a light motion;
7. move with a flick or light motion
8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse;
9. go mad, go crazy;
10. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
1. marked by casual disrespect;
flip one's lid (或 主美
(非正式)突然发疯,失去自控
flip through
同 flick through。 (见 flick)
flip (one's) lid&I{【俚语】}
反应强烈:如带着怒气或激情等强烈地反应
发狂
So far so miraculous. Yet the shiny face has a tarnished flip side.
奇迹如斯,光鲜背后却也有灰暗的一面.
But the flip side for customers may be higher political risk.
但对客户来说不利一面是政治风险较高.
Conserving energy is cool and as simple as the flip of a switch.
节约能源很时尚而且就像按开关一样简单.
The gymnast had to do a double back flip.
这个体操运动员得做一个360度后空翻.
That's a flip turn, the fastest turn.
他采用的翻腾式转身, 是最快的转身方式.