flip

中文： 翻转、轻抛、快速翻动

1. To throw so as to turn over. (transitive) · You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
2. To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger. (transitive) · If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
3. To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections. (US, transitive) · Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.
4. To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors. (US, intransitive) · The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.
5. To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions. (US, transitive) · The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.
6. To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry. (intransitive, slang) · I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
7. To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic. (intransitive, slang)
8. To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit. (slang, transitive) · Those companies have been flipping houses in the real estate market for years.

He/she/it flips · 过去式 flipped · 过去分词 flipped · -ing形式 flipping