flip

B2 CET-6 大学 FREQ #4090 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 掷, 弹, 轻击, 空翻 vi. 用指轻弹, 抽打, 蹦跳 n. 抛, 弹, 筋斗 a. 无礼的 [计] 翻转

发音

US /flɪp/

词形变化

flips 复数 flipped flipping flips 三单 flips flipt flipping 现在分词 flipped 过去式 flipped 过去分词 flipper 比较级 flippest flippest 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

用指轻弹;蹦跳

动词

掷;轻击

形容词

无礼的;轻率的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

    可数 不可数

    We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.

    The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.

  2. 2.

    A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A fillip or light blow.

    古体 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.

    可数 过时 不可数

    I don't care a flip for what he says.

  5. 5.

    A short flight.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    A slingshot.

    美国 可数 俚语 不可数
  7. 7.

    A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out

    可数 不可数

    Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.

  8. 8.

    The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.

    可数 非正式 不可数
  9. 9.

    The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.

    不可数 工程 政治 军事 可数
  10. 1.

    A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").

    不可数

    I frequently took of large potations, though not of champagne certainly, but port, strong ales, and punch, and when our funds were low as sometimes happened, hot flip […] .

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To throw so as to turn over.

    及物

    You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.

  2. 2.

    To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

    及物

    If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.

  3. 3.

    To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.

    美国 及物 政治

    Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.

  4. 4.

    To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

    美国 不及物

    The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.

  5. 5.

    To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

    美国 及物

    The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.

  6. 6.

    To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.

    不及物 俚语

    I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.

  7. 7.

    To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

    不及物 俚语

    1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I got a silver ring with a "B" on it for Beatles. I really flip for those excellent guys.

  8. 8.

    To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.

    俚语 及物 商务 金融

    Those companies have been flipping houses in the real estate market for years.

  9. 9.

    To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.

    俚语 及物 商务 金融
  10. 10.

    To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

    及物 计算机 工程 数学
  11. 11.

    To hand over or pass along.

    非正式 及物
  12. 12.

    To switch to another task, etc.

    非正式 不及物
  13. 13.

    To flap.

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.

    英国 非正式

    I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.

  2. 2.

    Sarcastic.

  3. 3.

    Disrespectful, flippant.

    非正式

    Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!

interj.
  1. 1.

    Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

    英国 非正式 委婉

    What the flip just happened?

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).

来源:wiktionary