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单词 flipper
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flipper

(flɪpəʳ)
Word forms: plural flippers
1. countable noun [usually plural]
Flippers are flat pieces of rubber that you can wear on your feet to help you swim more quickly, especially underwater.
2. countable noun [usually plural]
The flippers of an animal that lives in water, for example a seal or a penguin, are the two or four flat limbs which it uses for swimming.

flipper in British English

(ˈflɪpə)
noun
1. 
the flat broad limb of seals, whales, penguins, and other aquatic animals, specialized for swimming
2.  Also called: fin (often plural)
either of a pair of rubber paddle-like devices worn on the feet as an aid in swimming, esp underwater
3.  cricket
a ball bowled with backspin imparted by the action of the bowler's wrist

flipper in American English

(ˈflɪpər)
noun
1. 
a broad, flat part or limb adapted for swimming, as in seals or whales
2.  US
a large, flat, paddlelike rubber device worn on each foot by a swimmer or skin diver to increase the force of the kick
Word origin
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Examples of 'flipper' in a sentence
flipper

Her second suitcase nearly always contained a pair of flippers, a snorkel and mask.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I was wearing flippers and pants.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Apart from the fact that it is bad etiquette to admire one's success, it reminds me of seals with their flippers seeking food.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I delighted in the speed I found in my new rubber flippers.
Christianity Today (2000)

Chinese translation of 'flipper'

flipper

(ˈflɪpəʳ)

n (c)

  1. [of seal, penguin] 鳍状(狀)肢 (qízhuàngzhī) (个(個), gè)
  2. (for swimming) 脚(腳)蹼 (jiǎopǔ) (个(個), gè)

Nearby words of
flipper

  • flip
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  • flipper
  • flirt
  • flit
  • float
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