flip

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. countable,uncountable
    — We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
  2. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog"). uncountable
    — [H]e had provided vast quantities of strong beer, flip, rumbo, and burnt brandy, with plenty of Barbadoes water for the ladies […].
  3. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. countable,uncountable
  4. A fillip or light blow. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — […] who looked at Dean a moment, crossed over the stage to him, raised himself on his toes, dashed his own hat firmly down to his ears, and every one on the stage supposed Dean was about to receive a flip on the ear or nose.
  5. A whit or jot; the tiniest amount. countable,dated,uncountable
    — I don't care a flip for what he says.
  6. A short flight. countable,uncountable
    — "While that was going on, we were getting organized. There were some fifty or sixty of us to begin with. I took flips in the helicopter, and when I saw signs of a group anywhere, I'd go down and issue a general invitation to come along."
  7. A slingshot. US,countable,slang,uncountable
    — He loaded his flip and took careful aim at what he considered to be Emily's most vulnerable spot […]
  8. 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 countable,uncountable
    — Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.
  9. The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit. countable,informal,uncountable
    — What they bring to the table is hard-won brass-tacks knowledge from over fifteen years of personal investing as well as riding shotgun on over 1,000 flips with their clients.
  10. The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing. uncountable
    — In the case of rifles flip is counteracted by the sighting of the weapons, and it is because of flip that the sights cannot be set so that the line of sight is exactly parallel to the axis of the bore.
动词 v.
  1. To throw so as to turn over. transitive
    — You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
  2. To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger. transitive
    — If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
  3. To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections. US,transitive
    — Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.
  4. To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors. US,intransitive
    — The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.
  5. To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions. US,transitive
    — The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.
  6. To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry. intransitive,slang
    — I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
  7. To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic. intransitive,slang
    — Heading home from a party, two hipsters, completely stoned, pause to snuggle on a park bench. A fire engine roars by, bells clanging, sirens screaming. The boy flips. “Solid, doll,” he murmurs, “they’re playing our song!”
  8. To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit. slang,transitive
    — Those companies have been flipping houses in the real estate market for years.
  9. To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees. slang,transitive
    — The bill makes it illegal to encourage borrowers to repeatedly refinance, or "flip," a loan primarily to collect more fees.
  10. To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0. transitive
  11. To hand over or pass along. informal,transitive
    — "Flip me the details, and I'll have a sneaky beaky round for you."
  12. To switch to another task, etc. informal,intransitive
    — I flipped from the calendar app to the email app and logged in to view Cooper's. The unreads were staggering; I'd have to triage them later.
  13. To flap. intransitive
    — Rising above it all, an American flag flipped in the breeze.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose. UK,informal
    — I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
  2. Sarcastic.
  3. Disrespectful, flippant. informal
    — Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error. UK,colloquial,euphemistic
    — What the flip just happened?

词形变化

flips plural flips present,singular,third-person flipping participle,present flipped participle,past flipped past flipper comparative flippest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
flippening flipple flipboard flip book flipcard flip chart flip chip flip clock flip cup flip-dog flip-flap flipflash flip flop flip-flop → flip-flopper flip-flop operator flip-fuck flip-in flipism flipless flip mode flip of the coin flippase flip-phone flippy flippy disk flip shit flip side flip smartphone flip teaching flip throw flip-top flip turn flip-up flip-ups flip wipe frontflip fliply flipness

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
Non-vulgar euphemism for fuck.
词源 3
Clipping of flippant.
词源 4
Compare English dialect flip (“nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow”).
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