flip-per /•flipa(r)/ noun [usually pi.] 1 a flat part of the body of some sea
animals such as seals and turtles, used for swimming ( 311$
) ft , IS M
—
picture o seal, page R29 2 a long flat piece of
rubber or plastic that you
wear on your foot to help you swim more quickly, especially below the surface
of the water ( ) mm, $
— picture o diving
'flip phone noun a small mobile
phone/cellphone with a cover that opens upwards
flip-ping /'flipiri/ adj., adv. (BrE, informal) used as a mild swear
word by some people to emphasize sth or to show that they are annoyed ; M
iT /A ; Xf IS :
1
hate this flipping hotel! o
Flipping
kids! M
7 JL MIA ! 0
It’s flipping
cold
today!
'flip side noun [usually sing.] ~ (of/to sth) 1 different and less
welcome aspects of an idea, argument or action
( mm. ) 3-®,
&m, 2
(old-fashioned) the side of a record
that does not have the main song or piece of music on it ( MThIS:
flirt /flait ; NAmE fl3:rt/
verb, noun
m verb [V] ~ (with sb) to behave towards sb
as if you find them sexually attractive, without seriously wanting to have a
relationship with them If 1 ‘flirt with sth 1 to think about or be
interested in sth for a short time but not very seriously he JLMi&Xl : She
flirted with the idea of becoming an actress when she was younger. /Jv-fMtto& M Mt #
ft „
2
to take risks or not worry about a
dangerous situation that may happen i1; A H fit
P& Is ^: to
flirt with danger/death/disaster f 1^:; Sc J L M; AXE
0*
■
noun [usually sing.] a person who flirts
with a lot of people AiJSTIf ft) A: She’s a real flirt. ittfeJiAXTl#
flirta
tion /flar'teijn;
NAmE fl3:r't-/
noun 1 [C, U] ~ with sth a short period of time
during which sb is involved or interested in sth, often not seriously AiAJt
AT#; — a brief and
unsuccessful flirtation with the property market
—
WA®, XT AJ&TtlWXTA 2 [U] behaviour that
shows you find sb sexually attractive but are not serious about them ifij'ff: Frank’s efforts at flirtation had
become tiresome to her.
3
[C] ~ (with sb) a short sexual relationship with sb that is not taken
seriously
flirtatious
/fl3:'teijas; NAmE fl3:r‘t-/
(also informal flirty) adj. behaving in a way
that shows a sexual attraction to sb that is not serious 15# Ml# ; XT'If 5§ M
(KJ a flirtatious
young woman #5#M'I# A
0
a flirtatious smile ^5#M't# (tfj — ^ ►
flirta-tious-ly adv. flir-ta-tious-ness noun [U] flit /flit/ verb, noun
m verb (-tt-) 1 [V, usually +adv./prep] ~ (from A to B) | ~ (between A and B) to move lightly and
quickly from one place or thing to another &t;
XIM:
Butterflies
flitted from flower to flower.
MM o He flits from one job to another. #,$!
^
Xf o 0 A
smile flitted
across his face. ± % §
— MM
Mo o A thought
flitted through my mind. -Tt XIM -7t.tAo 2 [V] (Scoff) to change the place
where you live if ; xO§ ; I had
to change schools
every time my parents flitted.
mnoun ITiTfll do a
moonlight/midnight flit (BrE, informal) to leave a place
suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you
owe to sb ( )>&|HTif#itt
float /flaut; NAmE flout / verb, noun a verb
►
ON
WATER/IN AIR 7jc_fr;
$ M 1
[V +adv./prep] to move slowly on water or in the air # rfa;
M
i#; P. zjfj; M XI HT1 drift :
A group of swans
floated by. — A tk
it iS? M o 0 The smell of new bread floated up from
the kitchen. O Beautiful music
came floating out of the window. lt$>ftflA)sMllfP'f#
f±J
0 0 (figurative) An idea suddenly floated
into my mind.
o (figurative) People seem
to float in and out of
my life. A(5](tfJ +
ffllAo 2 [V]
~ (in/on sth) to stay on or near the surface of a liquid
and not sink #; M'tf--.
Wood
floats. AA-t£f?-^2Ao 0 A plastic bag was
floating in the water.
7jcfyM'fto 0 Can you
float on your back? j# ft W 'if ®f ? 3 [VN] to make sth move on or near the
surface of a liquid # if); ($_ M M :
There wasn’t enough water to float the ship. A A §£$?=> $p£Fs3tjA& A o 0 They float the logs
down the river to the towns. %
—
WALK LIGHTLY |Bl#k*|z# 4 [V +adv./prep] (literary) to walk or move in a smooth and easy way
SZ3 glide
: She floated down the
steps to greet us. M
&&&TX£AiffiX»Clo
—
SUGGEST IDEA M th M 5 [
plan for other people to
consider HtB, Jtl (
^
if icl] ) : They floated the idea
of increased taxes on alcohol.
—
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS 6 [VN]
(business M) to
sell shares in a company or
business to the public for thefirsttime ( MM fArt?: The
company was floated on the
stock market in 2001.
7
2001 ^±7tT0 0 Shares were floated at 585p. J3£ 5 85
fg±0 7 [VN, V] (economics &)
if a government floats its
country’s money or allows it to float, it allows its value to change freely
according to the value of the money of other countries ( j&ffi ffi ») j
USTOl float sb’s 'boat
(informal) to be what sb likes MS A #r U : You can listen to whatever kind of music
floats your boat. Aifcffr # fK M Vi off«,
— more at air n. .float a bout/a round (usually
used in the progressive
tenses ii ^ TB 7 M fr BT) if an idea, etc. is floating around, it is talked
about by a number of people or passed from one person to another ( ) fm g#
m noun
—
VEHICLE AW 1 a large vehicle on
which people dressed in special costumes
are carried in a festival 03A a
carnival float
—
IN FISHING f>)ft 2 a small light object
attached to a fishing line that
stays on the surface of the water and moves when a fish has been caught #7
—
FOR SWIMMING # $ifc 3 a light object that
floats in the water and is held by a person who is learning to swim to stop
them from sinking ( ^$§#^1$ )
—
DRINK iAAl 4 (NAmE) a drink with ice cream
floating in itjqi«&im£*4: a Coke float
—
MONEY 5 (especially BrE) a sum of money consisting of coins and
notes of low value that is given to sb before they start selling things so that
they can give customers change (
—
BUSINESS Mik 6 = FLOTATION
float-er /'fl0uta(r); NAmE 'flout-/ noun (medical E) a
very small object inside a person’s eye which they see moving up and down (
iUgSMA] ) IX
float ing /'flautiq; NAmE 'flout-/ adj. [usually
before noun] not fixed permanently in one particular position or place 7; @ ^ ; lizM; Y? Ah fltl: floating exchange
rates Y? <> a floating population (= one in which
people frequently move from
one place to another) Wi §!j AP 0 (medical E) a floating kidney .floating 'rtb (also .false ’rib) noun (anatomy fflf) any
of the lower ribs which are not
attached to the breast- boneM;
.floating
'voter (BrE) (NAmE ‘swing voter) noun a person who does not always vote for the
same political party and who has not decided which party to vote for in an
election )
floaty /'flauti; NAmE 'flouti/ adj. (of
cloth or clothing Tp !4i&AIM) very light
and thin flock
/flok;
NAmE