'flight sergeant noun a member of the British air force, just below the rank of an
officer ( )
± ±:
Flight
Sergeant Bob Andrews • ft ft # $r £
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“flight simulator noun a device that reproduces
the conditions that exist when flying an aircraft, used for training pilots £3
flighty
/'Haiti/
adj. (informal) a flighty woman is one who cannot be
relied on because she is always changing activities, ideas and partners without
treating them seriously
flim-flam /'flimflaem/ noun [U] (old-fashioned,
informal) nonsense
flimsy /'flirnzi/ adj. (flim-sier, flim-si-est) 1 badly made and not
strong enough for the purpose for which it is usedftjifrift; H771 rickety
a
flimsy table
0/^ 2 (of material 4444) thin and easily torn
IIM H ft ^ W: a flimsy piece of paper/fabric/plastic M / -mVM!-tin® 3 difficult to believe
A >S. ff (ft HT1 feeble : a flimsy excuse/explanation ^ AftPlftfeP/H^O
The
evidence against him is pretty flimsy. /AtfeAAJ► flim-sily adv. flim- si-ness noun [U]
flinch /flint J7 verb [V] ~ (at sth) | - (away)
to make a sudden movement with your face or body as a result of pain, fear,
surprise, etc. (.<£$) il ; ft : He flinched at the
sight of the blood, life—JEfiJMlWL0.Milo 0 She flinched away from
the dog. fttfe—ftr? ail Jf: 7 o He met my gaze
without flinching. flfeHAft*]t, ]®4<c/4414fc, — see also unflinching 0333 flinch from sth | flinch from doing sth (often used in negative
sentences aSAO to avoid thinking about or
doing sth unpleasant AH,
A4& { ) ; ft*f
AHU:
He
never flinched from facing up to trouble,
fling /flirj/ verb, noun
uverb (flung, flung /flArj/) 1 [VN + adv../prep.] to throw sb/sth somewhere
with force, especially because you are angry ( AftArtft ) ft, A EEEIhurl:
Someone had flung a brick through the window. Aft —i£fifftjttt71i]’4bo 0 He flung her to the
ground,
fife IE ftfeftfiJ^Eitfeo 0 The door was suddenly
flung open.
0 He had his enemies flung into prison, ft ft^Aft® Tita^o o note at throw 2 [VN +adv./prep.] to move yourself or part
of your body suddenly and with a lot of force )
: She
flung
herself onto the bed. 0 He flung out an
arm to stop her from
falling,
ftfeSiftAW&M, ftA'&A {!£{§J0 3 ~ sth
(at sb) to say sth to sb in an aggressive way ( fr£A ) i&; ^Mitfe ( A ) tSL
H771 hurl
: [VN] They were flinging
insults at each other, ft ff]
5 40 # 3J 0 [also V speech] —see also far-flung fling yourself at sb (informal, disap
proving) to make it too obvious
to sb that you want to have a sexual relationship with them ( Ail# ft )
A AM; ft ( #14 ) 'fling yourself into sth to
start to do sth with a lot of
energy and enthusiasm ft # 7; — 4h & • • • _h: They flung themselves
into the preparations for the party, fife f] >l> — M ft 0 & M A- „ .fling sth—'off/'on (informal) to take off or put on clothing in a quick
and careless way 1ft T (
± ) : He flung off his coat
and collapsed on the sofa, it IStAlftftAA, fg|££!>ft±o .fling sb-out (BrE, informal) to make sb leave a place suddenly M {if;
EEEI
throw out .fling sth—out (BrE, informal) to get rid of sth that you do not want any
longer ftft; Aft HT1 throw
out
mnoun [usually sing.] (informal) 1 a short period of enjoyment
when you do not allow yourself to worry or think seriously about anything — J§L
ft & A; -- ft ift Jfe : He was determined to have one last fling before
retiring.
„ 2 ~ (with sb)
a short sexual
relationship with sb fe Hr J© M A — 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 ft-; AS: prehistoric flint
implements
iHuMSX^r 0
His
eyes were as hard as flint. ftlftBSft^BSAt#
0 2 [C] a piece of flint or hard metal that is used to
produce a SPARK fjAS
flintlock /'flintlnk; NAmE -la:k/ noun a gun used in the past
that produced a spark from
a flint when the trigger was
pressed ( IBftftfJ ) MM4fl, 00 Aft
flinty /'flmti/ adj. 1 showing no emotion
?§• (ft : a flinty look/gaze/stare '/£ ft ft g A / M ft, / 01 ft, 2 containing flint tMS ft: flinty
pebbles/soils AM
sw^ts/±«
flip /flip/ verb, noun, adj.
m verb (-pp-) 1 to turn over into a
different position with a sudden quick movement; to make sth do this ( ft ) ft
2£ 18 $$, x& 31H if}: [V] The plane flipped and crashed. A4/l$|ftfeii^, 0 (figurative) She felt her heart
flip (= with excitement, etc.). M3\^MMMo
0 [VN] He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case. ftfeffiM , ^0 li M # o — see also flip
over 2
[VN] ~
sth
(on/off) to press a button or switch in order to turn a machine, etc. on or
off ft ( Jf- A ) : fic ( ©ffl ) ; JF ( ) ( ft 31# ) HH flick-,
to flip a
switch
A o She reached over and flipped off
the light.
AA4£TSo
3 [VN
+adv./prep.] to throw sth somewhere using your thumb
and/or fingers (
H771 toss :
They flipped a
coin to decide who would get the ticket, it fll ft & it f# it M 0 0 He flipped the keys onto the desk. A0 4 [V] ~ (out)
(informal) to become very angry, excited or
unable to think clearly A ft H 'If ; ^ # ffl. it; ft ^ A it: She finally flipped under the
pressure.
HT.
ITTrai .flip your ’lid (informal) to become very angry and lose control of
what you are saying or doing ft A ; H f# ft
$C S33 go mad
I3!I;1TI .flip 'over to turn onto the other
side or upside down M (M; M¥i. The car hit a tree and flipped
over. fCA-jlAMMTc O He flipped over and sat up. itfelB .flip
sth—'over to
turn sth
onto the other side or
upside down ft HI #J; ft jg| : The wind flipped over several cars. AMfe^lS T 'flip through sth to turn the pages of a
book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything M; Bna flick
through : She flipped
through the magazine looking for the letters page. M Al
mnoun 1 [C] a small quick hit
with a part of the body that causes sth to turn over 35 |M; The whole thing
was decided on the flip of a coin. Aft
^
^ o 2 [C] a movement in which the body turns over in the air $|g H771 somersault
The handstand
was followed by a back flip. A
fll o (figura
tive) Her heart did a flip. M & M && @ T ~~T ^. 3 [sing.]
~ through sth a quick look through the pages of a book, magazine,
etc. $i] %
; ^^181$ H771 flick
: I
had a quick
flip through the report while I was waiting. IS#ft
■ adj. (informal) = flippant; a flip answer/comment $£ Wit o Don’t be flip with me.
mm^o
'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 [H;
'flip-flopnoun, verb
mnoun (NAmE 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 ft fit ft
H: a pair of flip-flops ^//AAftl± — picture o shoe
mverb (-pp-) [V] ~ (on sth) (informal, especially NAmE) to change your
opinion about sth, especially when you then hold the opposite opinion ; (
Aft ) I#
ftftftiL£, ft—A 180 jSWftft#: The vice-president was accused of
flip-flopping on several major issues, gij &
mmmM,
flip-pant /'flipant/ (also informal flip) adj. showing that you do not
take sth as seriously as other people think you should A &A a flippant
answer/attitude $£ $ 0 Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound flippant. ► flip-pancy
/-ansi/
noun [u] flip pant ly adv.