flipped

vt.掷；轻击；弹

vi.翻转

n.（跳水或体操动作中的）空翻；轻弹；浏览

adj.无礼的；冒失的；轻率的

Let's flip a coin to see who goes first. 我们来掷硬币看谁先去。

Kids flip frisbees while their elders chat. 孩子们玩飞盘，大人聊天。

He flipped a crumb across the room. 他把面包屑弹到房间另一头。

She flipped the insect from her face. 她将昆虫从脸上弹掉。

He flipped to a fresh page and began to write. 他翻到另外一页,开始写了起来。

The plane nearly flipped when it landed. 这架飞机在着陆时差点儿翻身。

The fish flipped on the deck. 鱼儿在甲板上翻跳。

The gymnast had to do a double back flip. 这个体操运动员得做一个360度后空翻。

He removed the crumb with a flip of the thumb and the forefinger. 他用拇指与食指轻轻弹去面包屑。

I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting. 我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。

Don't be flip with me. 不要对我油腔滑舌。

I don't want a flip answer to a serious question. 我不希望看到对严肃问题的轻率回答

flip可指下列动作:①快速捻转(硬币等); ②向上轻抛; ③用指轻弹; ④用鞭抽打; ⑤翻动书页; ⑥急拉鱼饵; ⑦翻转某物等等,含有突然、急速的意味,引申可指“失去理智”“精神失常”。

flip可用作不及物动词,也可作及物动词。用作及物动词时常以硬币、鞭子、书页等作宾语。

flip的过去式和过去分词是flipped。

flip还可用作名词,意为“轻掸,轻抛”。例如:He removed the crumb with a flip of the thumb and forefinger.他用拇指与食指轻轻掸去面包屑。

flip还可用作形容词,意为“轻率的,无礼的”。例如:He is really a flip person.他真是个无礼的家伙。