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| 1 | I/T to turn over quickly , or make something turn over （使）迅速翻转；（使）迅速翻动 | The car flipped as it went round the final curve. 汽车绕过最后一个弯道时翻了车。 | | You’ re supposed to flip a new mattress regularly. 你应该经常翻动新床垫。 | | Just six months ago, she was flipping hamburgers for $6 an hour. 就在6个月以前，她还在干每小时6美元的做汉堡包的工作。 | | | 1a | to throw a coin into the air , making it turn over quickly , in order to decide about an issue （为作出选择而）捻掷，轻抛（硬币） | | |
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| 2 | I to change suddenly from one subject , activity , or opinion to another （话题、活动或意见）突然改变，突然转换 | +between She can flip between Spanish and English very easily. 她能够在西班牙语和英语之间轻松自如地转换。 | | They’ ve flipped back and forth between supporting and opposing these proposals. 他们在支持和反对这些建议之间摇摆不定。 | | | 2a | I/T to quickly change the channels on a television 快速调换（电视频道） | | Would you stop flipping channels! 你能不能不要老是换频道！ | | | | 2b | T to quickly turn the pages in a book , magazine etc 快速翻动（书页、杂志等） | | |
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| 3 | T to change the position of something , or exchange the positions of two or more things 改变，交换（位置） | flip sth around/round Flip the last two numbers around and there’ s your answer. 交换最后两个数字的位置就是你要的答案。 | |
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| 4 | flip I informal to become very angry 勃然大怒 | Her father flipped when he saw the phone bill. 她父亲看到电话账单时勃然大怒。 | | | 4a | to become very enthusiastic or happy 变得狂热；变得狂喜 | | He flipped when he heard that he’ d won. 他听说自己获胜，于是欣喜若狂。 | | |
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| - | flip a switch mainly AMERICAN
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| to switch a light , machine etc on or off |
| 按开关 |
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| - | flip your lid informal
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| to become so angry that you lose control |
| 怒不可遏 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌflip ˈoff |
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| | to switch off a light , machine etc 关上（电灯、机器等） |
| - | ˌflip ˈon |
| PHRASAL VB MAINLY AMERICAN |
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| | to switch on a light , machine etc 关上（电灯、机器等） |
| - | ˌflip ˈout |
| PHRASAL VB INFORMAL |
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| - | ˌflip ˈthrough |
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| | flip through sth: to quickly look through a magazine or book , or quickly look at several different television programmes 匆匆翻阅（杂志或书）；浏览（电视节目） |
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