flip

1. V-T 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. 快速地按動(dòng) (裝置或開關(guān))

He didn't flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away. 直到過了兩個(gè)街區(qū)后，他才打開前燈。

Then he walked out, flipping the lights off. 接著他走了出去，隨手把燈關(guān)掉。

2. V-I 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. 快速翻閱

He was flipping through a magazine in the living room. 他在起居室里快速翻閱一本雜志。

3. V-T/V-I If something flips over, or if you flip it over or into a different position, it moves or is moved into a different position. 翻動(dòng)

The plane then flipped over and burst into flames. 這時(shí)飛機(jī)翻了個(gè)個(gè)兒，接著就燃燒了起來。

4. V-T If you flip something, especially a coin, you use your thumb to make it turn over and over, as it goes through the air. 投擲 (尤指硬幣)

I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it. 我從口袋里掏出一枚硬幣，把它投擲出去。