flip
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they flip | |
| he / she / it flips | |
| past simple flipped | |
| past participle flipped | |
| -ing form flipping |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make something do this （使）快速翻转，迅速翻动 The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。 - (figurative)
She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.). 她感到心潮澎湃。 - flip something (+ adj.)
He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case. 他猛然开盖，朝箱里看。
- [transitive]
to press a button or switch in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off 按（开关）；按（按钮）；开（或关）（机器等） - flip something
to flip a switch 按开关 - flip something on/off
She reached over and flipped off the light. 她伸过手去关掉了灯。
- flip something
- [transitive]
to throw something somewhere with a sudden quick movement, especially using your thumb and/or fingers （用手指）轻抛，轻掷 - [intransitive] flip (out) (informal)
to become very angry, excited or unable to think clearly 十分气愤；异常激动；神志不清 She finally flipped under the pressure. 她在这种压力下终于发疯了。 He completely flipped when he saw the mess in the kitchen. 当他看到厨房里一片狼藉时，他彻底疯了。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of fillip.
Idioms
flip burgers
- (especially North American English, informal, usually disapproving)
to work as a chef in a fast-food restaurant, especially when this is considered to be a low-status job for people who lack the ambition or ability to do anything better 翻转： 在一家快餐店当厨师，尤其是当这对于缺乏野心或做事更好的能力的人来说是低地位的工作时He is now flipping burgers and serving drinks to make ends meet. 他现在卖汉堡包和提供饮料来维持生计。
flip your lid
- (informal)
to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing 发火；气得丧失自制力；气得发疯 She’ll flip her lid when she finds out. 她发现后会翻脸的。