flip-flop

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/    美 /ˈflɪpˌflɑp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot. UK,US
    — the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents
  2. A change of places; an inversion or swap. idiomatic
    — On the break for strong left, everything remains the same, except for the flip-flop of positions.
  3. A change of places; an inversion or swap.; An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter. US,idiomatic
  4. A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
    — Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]
  5. The sound of a regular footfall.
  6. A somersault.
  7. A return trip. US,slang
    — We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone, 'bye, 'bye.
  8. A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan. derogatory,offensive,slang
动词 v.
  1. To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions. idiomatic,intransitive,transitive

词形变化

flip-flops plural flip flop alternative flipflop alternative flip-flops present,singular,third-person flip-flopping participle,present flip-flopped participle,past flip-flopped past flip flop alternative flipflop alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
flip-flop operator flip-flopper
相关词
sandal

词源

词源 1
Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.
词源 2
Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.
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