'flight sergeant noun a member of the British air force, just below the rank of an officer (.英国空军、） 上士: Might Sergecmt Bob
Andrews 鲍勃•安德.如空
军上士
'flight simulator noun a device that reproduces
the conditions that exist when flying an aircraft, used for training pilots飞行模拟装置；飞行练习器
flighty
/'flaiti/
adj. (informal) a flighty woman is one who cannot be
relied on because she is always changing activities, ideas and partners without
treating them seriously (女子 > 反复无常的，轻浮的
flim«flam /'flimflaem/ noun [\J] {old-fashioned, informal) nonsensei话；无聊话
flimsy
/'flimzi/
adj. (flim-sier, flim-si-est) 1 badly made and not
strong enough for the purpose for which it is used 劣质的；不结实的 H771
RICKETY： a flimsy table 不结实的桌子 2
(of material 材料）thin and easily torn 薄而易损坏的：a piece 〇/ paper//abric/pZastic 薄 薄的一张纸/ 一块织物/ 一片塑料3 difficult to believe不 足信的 feeble : a excuse/expZcmatio/i 站 不住脚的借口 / 解释◊ The evidence
against him is pretty 月imsy.对他不利的证据很难站住脚。丨im.si丨y^v. f丨im- si-ness noun [U]
flinch /flintj/ ve/i? [Vl —（at sth) | 〜（away) to make a sudden movement with your
face or body as a result of pain, fear, surprise, etc.(突然 > 退缩；畏缩：He jWnched at the sight o/th.e Wood.他见到血就往后退。
◊
She inched
away
^r〇m t/ie dog•她一下子避 了那条 狗。◊ He met my gaze without .flinching.他毫不食_，
跟我对视着。一see also unflinching flinch
from sth 丨 ‘flinch,
from.doing sth (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句） to avoid thinking about or do^ig sth
unpleasant不想，不做（不愉快的事）；長缩 ’不前：He never flinched from facing up to trouble.
于面对困难，从不退缩。
fling/fli〇/ver^, /7〇w/7
mverb (flung, flung /Aaq/) 1 [VN &adv./prep.] to throw sb/sth somewhere with force,
especially because you are angry (尤指朱气地 >扔，掷，抛，丢Boa hurl: Someone
had flung a brick through the window.
一块砖扔进了窗户。◊ Heher
to the ground.他把 她推倒茬地。◊ 77ie
door wa5 sudden〖y/!un^ open•门突 然被推开了。◊ He fiad his enemiesinto prison, j也 ffi鉍人了监狱。6 note at throw 2
[VN •印•]
to move yourself or part
of your body suddenly and with a lot of force猛岛（身体或身体部) : She月ung hersd/ontp the bed 她扑倒在涂±。◊ out .an
arm to stop her介om/aHing.他猛伸手臂扶碰，她才没有
跌倒。3 〜sth (at sG) to say sth to sb in an
aggressive way粗暴地（向某人）说；气势汹汹地（对某人）说
HTJ!
hurl ： [VN]
They were flinging insults at each other.他们豆相辱骂。[also V speech]
—see
also far-flung IWAVJ 'fling yourself at
sb {informal, disapproving) to make it too obvious to sb that you want
to have a sexual relationship with them ■(太逢骨地 V 向某 人求爱；向（异性）献殷勤•川ng yourself into stJvto start to do sth with
a lot of energy and enthusiasm 投 身于；一心扑在…上：77i€y _/Iung themsdves
into tAe preparations jor the party.他们心一意地准备聚会。
.fling
sth^'off/'on {informal) to take off or put on
clothing in a quick and careless way 匆匆脱下（或穿 ± ) ： He flung off his coat and collapsed on the
sofa. ^ 随手脱掉大衣，倒在沙发上。，flinssb^v〇iit (8rf， /.n/omw/) to make sb leave a place
suddenly 逐出；..弁除 HT1
throw out .fling sth-^'out {BrE, informal) to get rid of sth that you do not want any
longer 扔掉；丢掉 H771
throw out
mnoun [usually sing.] (informaf) 1 a short period of
enjoyment when you do not allow yourself to wony or think seriously about
anything —阵尽情欢乐；一时的放纵：
He was
determined to have one last fling before retiring. 他决心在退休前最后痛痛快快地玩乐一f。2 ~ (with sb) a short sexual relationship
with sb 短暂的风流韵事 —see also Highland fling
flint /flmt/ noun 1 [U, C] a type of very hard
grey stone that can produce a spark
when it is hit against steel M 石；火石：prehistoric/lint
implements 史前链石工具
His
eyes_vm*e as hard as/Eint.他的服神冷酷无情。2 [C] a piece of flint
or hard metal that is used to produce a SPARK打火石V
flint-lock /'flintlok;
NAmE -la:k/ noun a gun used in the past that produced a spark from a flint when the trigger was pressed (旧时的)燧发机，明火枪
flinty /’flmti/
〇〇!/• 1 showing
no emotion 冷冷的.： a /[fnty
tooJc/gaze/stare冷冷的_光/凝视/盯视 2 coiitaining flint 含爐石的：刃mtypebb〖es/softe 含猶 石的财石/ 土壤 flip /flip/ verb, noun,
adj.
mverb (-pp-) 1 to turn over into a
different position with a sudden quick movement; to make sth do this (使） 快速翻转，迅速翻动：_ [V] 77iepZane用即ed and cras/ied. 飞机罈地翻转，盛 了。◊ (//gwra"Ve) She /e〖t her heart 方中（=wi；h excitement, etc.).她感到心潮 j彭湃。◊ [yN]
He flipped the lid open apd looked inside the case.他金然 开萆，朝箱里看。-r~see also flip over 2 [VN]〜sth (on/off) to press a button or switch in ord^r to
turn a machine, etc. on or off 按（弁关 1;按（按钮）；开 (或关）（机器等）SJa flick: toa switch 按开 .■关◊ She reached over and
_/Iipped ojQF tie Zight.她伸过手
去关掉了灯。3 [VN to throw
sth somewhere
using your thumb and/or
fingers (用手指）轻拋，轻掷
H771
toss： They flipped a coin to decide who would get the ricfcet•他们痴币涘定谁得这张票。◊ He/lipped t/ie fceys onto the ciesfc•他把钥匙轻拋到桌上。4 [V] ~ (out) (informaf) to become very angry,
excited or unable to think clearly十分气愤；异常激动；神志木清：She yiinaHy用即ed under the pressure•她在这种压力下终于发
疯了。■ ITiTOl .flip your 'lid
{informal) to become very angry and
lose control of what you are saying or doing 发火；气得丧失自制力;气得发疯Hd GO MAD I'iTiTTPl
.flip 'over to
turn onto the other side or upside down li 倒；翻转：TTie car a tree and 用pped over. 汽车撞上一棵_，翻倒了。◊ He Zapped over and sat up. 他翻了.一坐了起来。，flip sth-v〇ver to turn sth onto the other side or upside
down 使翻倒；使翻转： The wi’rniover
severed cars•.大风吹翻 了几_'}^_。 'flip through
sth, to
turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading
everything 洳览；草草翻阅 Hn FLICK through ： She flipped through the magazine looking
for the letters page. 览杂志¥找读者来信页。
mnoun 1 [C] a small quick hit
with a part of the body that causes sth to turn over 轻抛；捻命：77ie whoZe thfng vv〇5 decided on the/Kp o/a coin•碴个事情都是由掷币决
定的。2 [C]
a movement in which the body turns over in the air 空翻 HT1 somersault The handstand was /oHovved by a bade用p.先倒立，接着后空翻。。(/^1^- f/ve) Her heart did a 力中.她心里咯噔了一 下子。3 [si
ng.]
~ through sth a quick look through the pages
of a book, magazine,' etc.浏览；草草翻阅 HTl
flick ： I had a quick flip
through the'report while I was waiting.我等待 时迅速浏览了一下报告„
madj. {informal) = flippant： a/Kp answer/comment 轻
率的答复；轻浮的诘◊ Don’t be/Hp
wftft me.不要对我油
-滑舌。
'flip chart noun large sheets of paper
fixed at the top to a stand so that they can be turned over, used for
presenting information at a talk or meeting ^ 动挂图；
配套挂图
'flip-flopnoun, verb
■
/iow/7
.(/S/yAmf also thong) a type of sandal (- open shoe) that has a piece
of leather, etc. that goes between the big toe and the toe next to it 入字拖鞋;_ 夹脚趾拖
鞋：a pair 月ops —双人字拖—一picture c> shoe
mverb (-pp-) [V] ~ (on sth) (informal, especially /S/Amf) to change
your opinion about sth, especially when you then hold the opposite, opinion 故变观点；^ 尤指）转 持相反碱点,来一个180 i的大转％: The
vice-president was accused 〇/用p-Zfoppfng on sevehiZ
major issues.副总 统受到谴责，说他在几个重大问题上出尔H尔, flip-pant /'flipant/ (also informal flip) adj. showing that you do not take sth as
seriously as other people think you should 轻率的：a flippant
answer/attitude ^ ^ 的回答；轻浮的态食◊ Sony, J didn’t
meem to sound pa/it.对不起，我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。►flippancy /-ansi/ noun [U] flip-panMy adv.