flip-flops

英 [ˈflɪp flɒps]

美 [ˈflɪp flɑːps]

n.  人字拖鞋; 夹脚趾拖鞋
v.  改变观点; (尤指)转持相反观点，来一个180度的大转弯
flip-flop的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 人字拖鞋
  Flip-flopsare open shoes which are held on your feet by a strap that goes between your toes.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用thongs


• VERB (尤指政客)改变决定，转持相反观点
  If you say that someone, especially a politician,flip-flopson a decision, you are critical of them because they change their decision, so that they do or think the opposite.
  1. He has been criticized for flip-flopping on several key issues...
     他因为在几个关键问题上临场变卦而备受批评。
  2. He seemed so sure of his decision, how could he flip-flop so dramatically now?
     他当时好像对自己的决定非常肯定，现在怎么会突然有如此巨大的转变呢？
  3. Flip-flopis also a noun.
     
  4. The President's flip-flops on taxes made him appear indecisive.
     总统在税收问题上的一再反复使他显得优柔寡断。

双语例句

• Do not wear flip-flops or sneakers, unless you are interviewing to be a lead singer for a rock band.
  除非你是去面试摇滚乐队主唱，不然面试就别穿人字拖或运动鞋。
• I would not expect people to wear shorts or flip-flops but I would never inspect what people are wearing.
  我估计不会有人穿短裤或夹趾拖鞋，但我也决不会去检查大家的衣着。
• I had made adjustments in my wardrobe at the first sign of warm weather, packing up my long coat, and wearing short sleeves, skirts and flip-flops whenever possible.
  天气刚一转暖，我就整理了衣柜，把长衣服收了起来，穿上了短袖衬衫、裙子和凉鞋。
• On the one had this is obviously absurd: trying to read a book like this without a good deal of philosophical training is like going on an Arctic expedition in jeans, t-shirt and flip-flops.
  一方面，这显然是荒唐的：在没有任何哲学训练的情况下读这本书简直就像穿着牛崽裤、提恤衫、和拖鞋到北极探险。
• A woman in plastic flip-flops carried a black bucket filled with urine downstairs, accompanied by a young boy wearing only underwear.
  楼下，一位妇女趿着人字拖，手里提着个黑色尿壶，身旁的一个男孩子只穿了底裤。
• Kick off your flip-flops, pour yourself a lemonade, and curl up with the summer's best seller.
  行动起来，倒上一杯柠檬汁，开始仔细阅读这本夏季最畅销的书。
• The reason may be that people tend to grip flip-flops with their toes.
  其原因可能在于人们趋向于用脚趾紧紧夹住人字拖鞋。
• Pick something practical over something cute, and be careful when it comes to flip-flops and sandals.
  只穿实用的，不穿可爱的，如果要穿凉拖和凉鞋的时候要特别小心。
• Flip-flops show off your toes and keep the sand out.
  沙滩鞋是展示脚趾并防沙的关键。
• Clock regulate the operation of a digital system by allowing time for new results to be calculated by logic gates and then capturing the results in flip-flops.
  时钟信号控制着数字系统的操作，它让逻辑门计算新的结果，然后由触发器存储执行结果。