flip
verb
uk/flɪp/us/flɪp/-pp-flipverb(TURN)
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
If you flip something, youturnit overquicklyone or moretimes, and if something flips, itturnsoverquickly:
（使）快速翻转；迅速翻动I flipped thebook(over)tolookat the backcover.我很快地把书翻过去看了看封底。
Ilostmyplacein mybookwhen thepagesflippedoverin thewind.风把书页吹乱了，我找不到正在看的那个地方了。
Youturnthemachineon by flipping(=operating)theswitchon theside.把边上的开关按一下，机器就启动了。
Thecaptainsflipped acoininto theair(= made itturnover in theairtoseewhichsideitlandedon)todecidewhichsidewouldbatfirst.两队队长向空中抛出一枚硬币，决定哪一方先击球。
[T]
tocooksomething byturningit over severaltimesoverheat:
翻烤（食物）I don'twanttospendtherestof mylifeflippingburgers.我可不想一辈子都翻烤汉堡。
Turning upside down
- ass
- capsize
- go ass over (tea)kettleidiom
- invert
- inverted
- overturn
- supinate
- upend
- upset
- upside down
- upturned
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Preparing food
flipverb(IMPROVE AND SELL)
[T]mainlyUS
tobuysomething, such as ahouse, that is not in very goodcondition,improveit, thensellitquicklyfor moremoney:
I am going to take threeweeks'vacationand flip thishouse.我要休假三个星期，稍微装修一下这个房子然后卖掉。
She makesmoneyflippingoldandtiredfurniturepieces.
Building: construction work & workers
- banksman
- blaster
- break groundidiom
- brick
- brick upsomething
- electrician
- erection
- found
- glazier
- go up
- joiner
- refurbish
- refurbished
- refurbishment
- renovate
- renovation
- tiler
- well built
- workman
- wright
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Selling
Restoring and reviving
flipverb(IN LAW)
[IorT]mainlyUSinformal
to make astatementincourtagainst someone when you are bothaccusedof acrime; topersuadesomeone to do this:
There arecasesin whichprosecutorshavethreatenedtoseekthedeathpenaltyunlessawitnessflips against a co-defendant.
He is a Federalprosecutorwhospecializesin flippingwitnesses.
flipverb(IN POLITICS)
[IorT]mainlyUSinformal
tochangefromsupportingonepoliticalpartytosupportinga different one; to makepeoplein aparticularplacedo this:
Theyproducedalistof thedistrictsthat areconsideredmostlikelyto flip in theupcomingelections.
The Democrats areexpectedto flip at least two Republican-heldcongressionaldistrictsin Texas.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
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International relations: United States politics & government
Idiom
flip (yourlid)
Phrasal verbs
flipsomeoneoff
flip out
flip throughsomething
flip
noun[C]
uk/flɪp/us/flɪp/anoccasionwhen somethingturnsoverquicklyorrepeatedly:
翻动，翻转a flip of acoin抛硬币
Theacrobatswere doingsomersaultsand flips(=jumpingandturningtheirbodiesover in theair).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
- overturn
- supinate
- upend
- upset
- upside down
- upturned
flip
adjective
uk/flɪp/us/flɪp/flipper|flippestUK
informalforflippant
（flippant的非正式说法）Synonyms
impudent
insolent
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolous
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- incautiously
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallow
- shallowly
- shallowness
- shoot from the hipidiom
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
flip
exclamation
UKold-fashionedinformaluk/flɪp/us/flɪp/used when you areslightlyannoyed:
“不！”（感叹词，表示愠怒）Oh, flip, I'vemissedthebus.哦不！我错过公交车了。
Expressions of anger
- ay
- bally
- beg
- biscuit
- blast
- blasted
- bloody
- dash
- drat
- egad
- fie
- flaming
- flipping
- for crying out loud!idiom
- marry
- need
- precious
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom
- rats
- says who?idiom