flip
verb
noun
adj
flɪp
verb
1
MOVE
移动
to
move
something
with
a
quick
sudden
movement
so
that
it
is
in
a
different
position
（使）快速翻转
I,T always+adv/prep
He
flipped
the
top
off
the
bottle
and
poured
himself
a
drink
.
他一下子打开瓶盖，给自己倒了杯饮料。
She
flipped
the
lid
of
the
box
open
and
looked
inside.
她手一按打开盒盖，看着里面。
[+
over
]
He
flipped
the
paper
over
and
started
writing
on
the
back
.
他把纸翻过来，在背面写了起来。
2
TURN IN THE AIR
在空中翻转
to
make
a
flat
object
such
as
a
coin
go
upwards
and
turn
over
in
the
air
抛掷〔硬币等〕;
T
We
flipped
a
coin
to
see
who
would
go
first.
我们抛硬币决定谁先去。
There’s
quite
an
art
to
flipping
pancakes.
翻煎饼真是门艺术。
3
ANGRY
愤怒的
to
suddenly
become
very
angry
or
upset
[非正式] 勃然大怒; 心烦意乱;
I | informal
I
just
flipped
and
started
shouting
.
我动了火，大声嚷嚷起来。
4
TURN A SWITCH
转动开关
to
move
a
switch
so
that
a
machine
or
piece
of
electrical
equipment
starts
or
stops
按〔开关〕;
T
Anna
flipped
the
switch
that
opened
the
front
gate.
安娜按了打开前门的开关。
flip
sth
on/off
Josie
flipped
on
the
radio.
乔西打开收音机。
5
TURN PAGES
翻页
to
turn
the
pages
of
a
book
or
newspaper
quickly,
especially
because
you
are
looking
for
something
〔尤因寻找东西而快速地〕浏览（书、报纸）
I,T
He
picked
up
the
newspaper
and
flipped
straight
to
the
sports
pages.
他拿起报纸，直接翻到体育版。
[+
through
]
I
flipped
through
my
address
book
but
couldn’t
find
her
phone
number.
我翻了通讯录，但是找不到她的电话号码。
6
flip your lid
to
suddenly
become
very
angry
[非正式] 大发雷霆，暴跳如雷;
informal
Mom
flipped
her
lid
when
she
found
out
I
was
pregnant.
妈发现我怀孕后，暴跳如雷。
7
flip sb the bird
also
又作
to
make
a
rude
sign
at
someone
by
lifting
up
your
middle
finger
and
keeping
your
other
fingers
down
朝某人竖起中指〔一种无礼的手势〕
noun
8
an
action
in
which
you
make
a
flat
object
such
as
a
coin
go
upwards
and
turn
over
in
the
air
轻抛;
In
the
end
the
decision
was
made
by
the
flip
of
a
coin
.
最后是掷硬币决定的。
9
a
movement
in
which
you
jump
up
and
turn
over
in
the
air,
so
that
your
feet
go
over
your
head
筋斗，空翻;
I
tripped
and
almost
did
a
backward
flip
down
the
stairs.
我绊了一下，差一点从楼梯上倒栽下来。
10
an
action
in
which
you
turn
the
pages
of
a
book
or
newspaper
quickly,
especially
because
you
are
looking
for
something
〔尤为寻找信息的〕浏览;
[+
through
]
I
had
a
quick
flip
through
my
cookery
books
and
found
a
recipe
that
sounded
quite
nice.
我翻了翻烹饪书，找了个似乎相当不错的菜谱。
adj
11
not
said
or
meant
seriously
[非正式] 轻率的; 轻浮的;
I
was
fed
up
with
his
flip
comments.
我听够了他那些轻率的话。