turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden sharp movement
翻转，使翻转
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the yacht was flipped by a huge wave 游艇被巨浪掀翻
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the plane flipped over and then exploded. 飞机翻了个身，然后爆炸。
[with obj. and adverbial]move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden sharp movement
（猛地）移动，弹，推，扔
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she flipped off her dark glasses 她猛地摘下了墨镜
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she flipped a few coins on to the bar. 她把几枚硬币扔在吧台上。
[with obj.]turn (an electrical appliance or switch) on or off
打开；关上（电器），扳动（开关）
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he flipped a switch and the front door opened. 他扳动开关后，前门开了。
[with obj.]toss (a coin) to decide an issue
（为作决定）抛（硬币）
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given those odds one might as well flip a coin 鉴于有诸多不利，还不如掷币决定算了
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you want to flip for it? 你想掷币决定吗？
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〈非正式〉 突然发疯（或发怒）
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he had clearly flipped under the pressure. 重压之下，他明显是精神失常了。
suddenly become very enthusiastic
突然变得热情，突然极感兴趣
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I walked into a store, saw it on the wall, and just flipped. 我走进一家商店，看到它挂在墙上，一下子就被迷住了。
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〈北美〉 为盈利而从速转卖（股份，财产）。
a sudden sharp movement
突然的动作（如翻、弹、抛等）
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the fish made little leaps and flips. 鱼儿轻快地翻跳。
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浏览，翻阅
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a quick flip through my cookery books. 飞快查阅我的烹饪书。
〈英， 非正式〉 短暂旅行（或游览）
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I did a flip round the post-show party. 我到演出后的聚会上转了一圈。[ORIGIN: derived from an earlier sense ‘short flight in an aircraft’.]
glib; flippant
油腔滑调的，轻率的
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he couldn't get away with flip, funny conversation. 他想靠油腔滑调耍嘴皮子开脱自己是不可能的。
used to express mild annoyance
讨厌（表示轻微厌恶）。
another term for
同
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flip one's lid （或〈主美〉one's wig ）informal suddenly become deranged or lose one's self-control 〈非正式〉 突然发疯，失去自控
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flip through another way of sayingflick through （seeFLICK ）. 同flick through （见FLICK ）
"mid 16th cent. （as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’）： probably a contraction of
