词汇 | flip |
释义 | flip verb uk /flɪp/ us /flɪp/-pp- flipverb (TURN)[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ] If you flip something, you turn it over quickly one or more times, and if something flips, it turns over quickly: (使)快速翻转;迅速翻动 I flipped the book (over) to look at the back cover.我很快地把书翻过去看了看封底。 I lost my place in my book when the pages flipped over in the wind.风把书页吹乱了,我找不到正在看的那个地方了。 flip someone/something overCarefully flip the cake over, so that it's right-side-up. Eventually a wave flipped him over, and he was able to call for help. flip a switchYou turn the machine on by flipping (= operating) the switch on the side.把边上的开关按一下,机器就启动了。 [ T ] to cook something by turning it over several times over heat: 翻烤(食物) I don't want to spend the rest of my life flipping burgers.我可不想一辈子都翻烤汉堡。 Turning upside down ass capsize go ass over (tea)kettleidiom invert inverted invertible loop the loopidiom overturn supinate upend upset upside down upturned You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preparing food flipverb (IMPROVE AND SELL)[ T ]mainly US to buy something, such as a house, that is not in very good condition, improve it, then sell it quickly for more money: 迅速转售(稍作装修后的房子)以获取利润 I am going to take three weeks' vacation and flip this house.我要休假三个星期,稍微装修一下这个房子然后卖掉。 She makes money flipping old and tired furniture pieces. Building: construction work & workers banksman blaster break groundidiom brick brick something up drainer electrician erection erector found reconstruction reface refurb refurbish refurbished tanking thatcher tiler well built workman You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Selling Restoring and reviving flipverb (CHANGE SIDES)[ I or T ] to change sides, or make someone change sides, and start to give secret information about an organization, country, etc.: Counterintelligence was dependent on spies who had been flipped. FBI agents started the process of trying to get him to flip. [ I or T ]mainly USinformal to make a statement in a court of law against someone when you are both accused of a crime; to persuade someone to do this: There are cases in which prosecutors have threatened to seek the death penalty unless a witness flips against a co-defendant. He is a Federal prosecutor who specializes in flipping witnesses. [ I or T ]mainly USinformal to change from supporting one political party to supporting a different one; to make people in a particular place do this: They produced a list of the districts that are considered most likely to flip in the upcoming elections. The Democrats are expected to flip at least two Republican-held congressional districts in Texas. Changing about-face about-turn alterable altered alternate churn disturb make something into something malleable meta metamorphose modulate morph pervert rollback rotation rotational sanitization semi-domesticated transcribe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Elections International relations: United States politics & government Idiomsflip a coin flip your lid flip the script Phrasal verbsflip someone off flip out flip through something flip noun[ C ] uk /flɪp/ us /flɪp/ an occasion when something turns over quickly or repeatedly: 翻动,翻转 a flip of a coin抛硬币 The acrobats were doing somersaults and flips (= jumping and turning their bodies over in the air).杂技演员们正在翻筋斗和空翻。 Compare somersaultnoun Turning upside down ass capsize go ass over (tea)kettleidiom invert inverted invertible loop the loopidiom overturn supinate upend upset upside down upturned flip adjective uk /flɪp/ us /flɪp/flipper | flippest UK informal forflippant(flippant的非正式说法) Synonyms impudent insolent Not showing careful thought airily airiness airy bang something out bash bash something out frivolously ill-conceived incaution incautious incautiously off the cuffidiom pat preconceived shallow shallowly shallowness shoot from the hipidiom unreflective unthinking flip exclamation UKold-fashionedinformaluk /flɪp/ us /flɪp/ used when you are slightly annoyed: “不!”(感叹词,表示愠怒) Oh, flip, I've missed the bus.哦不!我错过公交车了。 Expressions of anger ay bally beg biscuit blast blasted bloody dickens doggone drat dratted egad fie flaming la marry need precious put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom rats flip | American Dictionaryflip verb[ I/T ] us/flɪp/-pp- to cause something to turn over quickly one or more times, or to cause something to move by making a short, quick motion: [ I/T ]I flipped (through) the pages of the dictionary to look up a word. [ T ]You just flip a switch to turn on the computer. [ T ]At the beginning of a football game, the referee flips a coin (= throws it into the air so that it spins in falling) to see which team gets the ball first. Phrasal verbflip out flip noun[ C ] us/flɪp/ the act of turning something over quickly one or more times: They settled the issue by a flip of the coin. A flip is also a jump in which you swing your legs over your head as your whole body turns around, so that you come down on your feet in the position you started from. flip | Business Englishflip verb[ T ] uk /flɪp/us-pp- STOCK MARKET, PROPERTY to sell shares or property immediately after you have bought them in order to make a quick profit: Big institutional clients of investment banks buy and then flip the shares. They are looking to flip the property: they buy at the first stage of development, and aim to sell before they have to pay the final instalment. |
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