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

• Twenty years ago it was enough to have duty free, a newsagent and flip-flops, says Neil Saunders of retail analysts Verdict Research.
  二十年前，有免税产品、定期刊物塑料人字拖的经销商就已经足够了，英国零售咨询公司（VerdictResearch）尼尔•桑德斯（NeilSaunders）表示。
• I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip-flops.
  我看到凯蒂海伦穿着军短裤和拖鞋。
• As a salaried worker, considering how much my bonus be, I realize how hard it is to quit. Shopping for summer clothes to wear to work? Forget the tank tops and lose the flip-flops.
  作为一个上班族，想到奖金数目，我才领悟到要辞职不干是多么困难。上班族们开始夏装大采购了吗？吊带衫和夹指拖还是不要考虑了。
• They appeared to have little in common: undergraduates in flip-flops and nose rings, graduate students in interview-ready attire.
  乍一看，这些学生身上完全没有共同点：本科生踢拉着人字拖，穿着鼻环；研究生则衣着正式如同正准备参加面试。
• Denim, T-shirts and flip-flops all'90s phenoms are only acceptable in the most casual of work environments.
  粗斜纹棉布，圆领衬衣，拖鞋等等90后的特征，在非常随意的工作环境中才是可以的。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• SSI chips are usually basic logic gates and flip-flops.
  小型集成电路通常是最基本的逻辑栅门。