vt.擲；輕擊；彈

vi.翻轉(zhuǎn)

n.（跳水或體操動作中的）空翻；輕彈；瀏覽

adj.無禮的；冒失的；輕率的

Let's flip a coin to see who goes first. 我們來擲硬幣看誰先去。

Kids flip frisbees while their elders chat. 孩子們玩飛盤，大人聊天。

He flipped a crumb across the room. 他把面包屑彈到房間另一頭。

She flipped the insect from her face. 她將昆蟲從臉上彈掉。

He flipped to a fresh page and began to write. 他翻到另外一頁,開始寫了起來。

The plane nearly flipped when it landed. 這架飛機在著陸時差點兒翻身。

The fish flipped on the deck. 魚兒在甲板上翻跳。

The gymnast had to do a double back flip. 這個體操運動員得做一個360度后空翻。

He removed the crumb with a flip of the thumb and the forefinger. 他用拇指與食指輕輕彈去面包屑。

I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting. 我很快翻閱了一下那本書，看來似乎很有趣。

Don't be flip with me. 不要對我油腔滑舌。

I don't want a flip answer to a serious question. 我不希望看到對嚴肅問題的輕率回答

flip可指下列動作:①快速捻轉(zhuǎn)(硬幣等); ②向上輕拋; ③用指輕彈; ④用鞭抽打; ⑤翻動書頁; ⑥急拉魚餌; ⑦翻轉(zhuǎn)某物等等,含有突然、急速的意味,引申可指“失去理智”“精神失常”。

flip可用作不及物動詞,也可作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時常以硬幣、鞭子、書頁等作賓語。

flip的過去式和過去分詞是flipped。

flip還可用作名詞,意為“輕撣,輕拋”。例如:He removed the crumb with a flip of the thumb and forefinger.他用拇指與食指輕輕撣去面包屑。

flip還可用作形容詞,意為“輕率的,無禮的”。例如:He is really a flip person.他真是個無禮的家伙。