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单词 flip-flops
释义

flip-flop

noun

ˈflip-ˌfläp How to pronounce flip-flop (audio)
1
: the sound or motion of something flapping loosely
2
a
: a backward handspring
b
: a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy)
3
: a usually electronic device or a circuit (as in a computer) capable of assuming either of two stable states
4
: a rubber sandal loosely fastened to the foot by a thong
flip-flop intransitive verb

Synonyms

  • about-face
  • about-turn [British]
  • reversal
  • turnabout
  • turnaround
  • U-turn
  • volte-face
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Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

flip-flops 1 of 2

noun

plural of flip-flop
as in reversals
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • reversals
  • turnabouts
  • about-faces
  • U-turns
  • denials
  • turnarounds
  • vacillations
  • changes of heart
  • volte-faces
  • about-turns
  • hesitations
  • switcheroos
  • disavowals
  • disownments
  • renunciations
  • bait and switches
  • retractions
  • indecisions
  • wobblings
  • repudiations
  • recantations
  • irresolutions
  • retreats
  • second thoughts
  • reconsiderations
  • wabblings
  • disaffirmances

flip-flops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flip-flop
as in waffles

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • waffles
  • equivocates
  • weasels
  • hedges
  • yo-yoes
  • skirts
  • ducks
  • shuns
  • shakes
  • eschews
  • pussyfoots
  • evades
  • tergiversates
  • fudges
  • eludes
  • dodges
  • cavils
  • quibbles
  • bypasses
  • shirks
  • sidesteps
  • circumvents
  • straddles
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