| 释义 |
flip /flip/ transitive verb and intransitive verb (flipp'ing; flipped)- To flick with the fingernail suddenly released from the ball of the thumb
- To spin in the air
- To turn (over)
- To flap
- (of a member of parliament) to switch from one property to another its official designation as a second home required for the fulfilment of parliamentary duties, esp to claim upkeep allowances for which it is eligible or to avoid capital gains tax
intransitive verb (slang; often with out)- To become very excited or enthusiastic
- To go mad
noun- A flick
- A hot drink of beer and spirits sweetened, or any similar concoction
- A somersault
- A trip in an aeroplane, a pleasure-flight (informal)
adjective- Flippant
- Pert, over-smart
ORIGIN: Cf fillip and flap flippˈer noun - An animal's limb adapted for swimming
- A hand (informal)
- A rubber foot-covering imitating an animal's flipper, worn by swimmers, divers, etc
flippˈing adjective and adverb Used as an intensifier (euphemistic informal) flip chart noun A large blank pad, bound at the top, on which information can be displayed in sequence during a presentation, etc flipˈ-dog noun An iron for heating flip (the drink) flipˈ-flopˈ adverb With repeated flapping (also flipˈ-flapˈ) noun (orig, and still US and computing) - A bistable pair of valves, transistors or circuit elements, the two stable states being switched by pulses
- In Britain, a similar circuit with one stable state temporarily achieved by pulse
- A type of flimsy sandal, esp one held on the foot by a thong between the toes
- A fruit-seller's dance (historical)
- A form of somersault
- A reversal of policy (US)
- A firework
- The sound of regular footfalls
- A flighty woman
- A revolving apparatus for public amusement
intransitive verb - To move with a flapping sound
- To reverse a policy (US)
transitive verb (US) To transpose flippˈerty-floppˈerty adjective (rare) Loose or dangling flip phone noun A mobile phone with a hinged cover that protects it when it is not in use flipˈside noun - The reverse of something
- A less familiar aspect of anything
- Orig the side of a record carrying the song, etc of lesser importance, the reverse of the side on whose merits the record was expected to sell
flipˈ-top adjective Having a hinged lid which can be flipped up noun A flip-top device or container flip one's lid (informal) To go mad flip out (informal) To lose control, to become violently angry |