flip-flop on sth
The politician flip-flopped on the tax reform.
这位政客在税收改革问题上反复无常。
在完全相反的意见、想法或决定之间来回摇摆。
在完全相反的意见、想法或决定之间来回摇摆。
To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
一般现在时
He often flip-flops on important issues.
他经常在重要问题上反复改变立场。
present progressive
The politician is flip-flopping on tax reform.
这位政客在税收改革问题上反复无常。
一般过去时
She flip-flopped twice during the debate.
她在辩论中两次改变立场。
常指观点、立场反复改变
The politician flip-flopped on the healthcare issue after facing public pressure.
这位政客在面临公众压力后，在医疗问题上突然改变了立场。
用法提示：动词 flip-flopped 表示突然改变立场
My friend always flip-flops when deciding which restaurant to go to.
我的朋友在决定去哪家餐厅时总是变来变去。
用法提示：动词 flip-flops 表示反复改变决定
The company has flip-flopped on its decision to lay off employees.
这家公司在裁员决定上反复无常。
用法提示：动词 flip-flopped 表示反复改变决定
The politician flip-flopped on the tax reform.
这位政客在税收改革问题上反复无常。
She flip-flops between wanting to stay and leaving.
她在留下来和离开之间摇摆不定。
The company flip-flopped from a conservative to an aggressive strategy.
公司从保守策略突然转向了激进策略。
grammar · medium
易错句子He flip-flop his position on the issue.
正确表达He flip-flopped on the issue.
错误：将flip-flop用作及物动词且形式错误。正确用法：flip-flop通常是不及物动词，后接on+主题，过去式需双写p加-ed。
grammar · medium
易错句子She flip-flopped her mind.
正确表达She flip-flopped on her decision.
错误：flip-flop不能直接接宾语'her mind'，正确搭配是flip-flop on something，表示在某个问题上改变立场。
flip-flop强调在正反立场之间反复，而flip只表示一次性突然改变。
拼写相似，但flip-flop是动词表示改变立场，而flop是动词或名词表示失败。
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