flip

noun

1. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

e.g. the pass was fumbled

Synonym: passtoss

2. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Synonym: somersaultsomersetsummersaultsummersetsomersaulting

3. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

4. the act of flipping a coin

Synonym: toss

5. a sudden, quick movement

e.g. with a flip of the wrist
the fish flipped over

6. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

verb

1. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Synonym: interchangetackswitchalternateflip-flop

2. go mad, go crazy

e.g. He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off

Synonym: flip out

3. react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

e.g. he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University

Synonym: flip out

4. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

e.g. flip over the pork chop
turn over the pancakes

Synonym: flip overturn over

5. move with a flick or light motion

6. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

e.g. switch on the light
throw the lever

Synonym: throwswitch

7. throw or toss with a light motion

e.g. flip me the beachball
toss me newspaper

Synonym: tossskypitch

8. lightly throw to see which side comes up

e.g. I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!

Synonym: toss

9. cause to move with a flick

e.g. he flicked his Bic

Synonym: flick

10. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

Synonym: twitch

11. look through a book or other written material

e.g. He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume

Synonym: flickthumbriffleleafriff

flip

adj

1. marked by casual disrespect

e.g. a flip answer to serious question
the student was kept in for impudent behavior

Synonym: impudentinsolentsnotty-nosed

1. 迅速打开(或关掉)(装置);按(开关)
If you flip a device on or off, or if you flip a switch, you turn it on or off by pressing the switch quickly.

e.g. He didn't flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away...
他开出两个街区后才打开车头灯。
e.g. Then he walked out, flipping the lights off...
然后他走了出来，把灯关掉了。

2. 快速翻阅;浏览
If you flip through the pages of a book, for example, you quickly turn over the pages in order to find a particular one or to get an idea of the contents.

e.g. He was flipping through a magazine in the living room...
他在起居室里翻看着杂志。
e.g. He flipped the pages of the diary and began reading the last entry.
他快速翻了一下那本日志，然后开始读最后一篇。

3. (使)移动;(使)转动;(使)翻动
If something flips over, or if you flip it over or into a different position, it moves or is moved into a different position.

e.g. The plane then flipped over and burst into flames...
接着飞机突然翻转并燃起了大火。
e.g. He flipped it neatly on to the plate.
他干净利索地把它盛到了盘子里。

4. (用拇指)弹，抛，掷
If you flip something, especially a coin, you use your thumb to make it turn over and over, as it goes through the air.

e.g. I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it...
我从口袋里掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。
e.g. I flipped a butt out of the window and drove on.
我把烟蒂弹出车窗外继续开车。

5. 突然心烦意乱;勃然大怒
If someone flips, they suddenly become extremely upset or angry because of something that has happened.

e.g. He got so provoked that he flipped.
他被激怒了，发起火来。

6. 轻率的;随便的;不严肃的
If you say that someone is being flip, you disapprove of them because you think that what they are saying shows they are not being serious enough about something.

e.g. ...a flip answer...
草率的回答
e.g. The tone of the book is sometimes too flip.
这本书的笔调有些时候太不严肃了。

1. 镜像：该组效果包括旋转,缩放,变形(distort)和镜像(flip)等选项B. 缩放图像时可以保持比例不变或沿图象中心点进行缩放C. 图像像(flip)翻转可以按照水平轴或垂直轴进行D. 自由变形可以通过图像周围的4个控制点调整图层图像网页上能使用的文件格式?

2. flip：floating instrument platform; 浮动水文观察平台

3. flip：film library instantaneous presentation; 电影资料馆瞬间显示系统（美国Benson – Lehner 公司研制）