Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9976
flip
翻转；急动
a quick movement that turns something over
- 1.
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
使物体翻转的动作
- 2.
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
一种由啤酒、烈酒等混合并用热铁搅拌加热的饮料
- 3.
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
一种杂技动作,双脚翻过头顶(向前或向后)并复位
- 4.
A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
彻底改变方向、决定、动作等
- 5.
hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
一种含打散鸡蛋的热或冷酒精混合饮料
- 6.
A short flight.
短暂的飞行
- 7.
a sudden, quick movement
突然而迅速的动作
- 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
一种在1960-70年代和2000-10年代流行的男孩发型,头发到耳朵中部时翘起
- 9.
The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
枪管在开火时的抖动倾向
空翻；彻底转变；逆转；短途飞行；蛋酒；含蛋调酒；翻翘发型；外翻式发型
In use
The gymnast performed a flawless flip during her routine.
He executed a backflip off the diving board.
The cheerleader's flip impressed the crowd.
with a flip of the wrist
the fish flipped over
Connections
Collocations
- coin flip
- 抛硬币决定
- We settled the dispute with a coin flip.我们用抛硬币的方式解决了争端。
- do a flip
- 做空翻
- The gymnast did a perfect flip on the mat.体操运动员在垫子上做了一个完美的空翻。
- policy flip
- 政策突然转向
- The government's policy flip confused many voters.政府的政策突然转向让许多选民感到困惑。
- flip of a switch
- 按开关的动作
- With the flip of a switch, the entire room lit up.开关一拨，整个房间就亮了起来。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the flip side
- （情况或论点的）另一面，反面This city is wonderful, but the flip side is the high cost of living.这座城市很棒，但另一面是生活成本很高。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
硬币被拇指一弹（flip）飞向空中，翻个跟头再落下：名词flip就是‘翻转/空翻’，也指决定突然转向。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、coin toss 该义项为中性日常用词，通常指将物体快速翻转的动作，多用于烹饪、掷硬币等具体场景；口语和一般叙述中都比较常见，正式程度无明显倾向。
Grammar Note
该名词为可数名词，复数形式为 flips。
Pronunciation & Spelling
ship、chip、dip、tip、grip 都与 flip 押韵（/ɪp/ 结尾）。注意 flop 看起来相似，但元音是 /ɑ/，与 /ɪ/ 不同，因此不押韵；也要小心 flap /flæp/，同样不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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