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Decision Flip Flop 例:He 英[ˈflipflɔp 美[ˈflɪpˌflɑp N.后滚翻,噼啪(声);Adv.连续啪啪作声地;Vt.使翻转;使突然转变;Vi.作后手翻;突然改变;啪嗒啪嗒地动;Adj.后手翻的;突然改变的 N Plural 人字拖鞋

单词 flip-flop
音标
英[ˈflipflɔp] 美[ˈflɪpˌflɑp]
解释
n.后滚翻,噼啪(声);adv.连续啪啪作声地;vt.使翻转;使突然转变;vi.作后手翻;突然改变;啪嗒啪嗒地动;adj.后手翻的;突然改变的;
例句

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

VERB
(尤指政客)改变决定,转持相反观点
If you say that someone, especially a politician, flip-flops on a decision, you are critical of them because they change their decision, so that they do or think the opposite.
例: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。
例: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?
变形
third:flip-flops~done:flip-flopped~pl:flip-flops~ing:flip-flopping~past:flip-flopped~

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