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<p> <span word="Flip">Flip</span>作动词的时候意思是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;轻轻地投掷和抛出、转动、挥动。而<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="out">out</span>这个短语就有&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;过分激动、甚至失去控制的意思。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="flipped">flipped</span> <span word="out">out</span>。</p><p> 他们争论起来，乔治有些激动。</p><p> 这个习惯用语后来又衍生出了另外一个意思相近的词组：<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lid">lid</span>。 <span word="Lid">Lid</span>是茶杯和水壶的盖。在烧开水的时候，如果水壶里的水过满，水沸腾的时候会把壶盖顶掉。所以人们用这种现象来比喻某人大发脾气。</p><p> 这两个短语从40年代开始就在电影和杂志里出现，后来成为人们在日常生活中经常使用的词汇。下面我们再看一个带有<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="out">out</span>短语的例句。说话的人是一位大学生，他刚刚得到了英文课的作业成绩，正在发泄心中抑制不住的不满。</p><p> 例句-2：<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="D">D</span>"! <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="C">C</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="course">course</span>。</p><p> 看看!我花了那么多天的时间准备这篇作业，甚至还出钱请研究生给我作辅导，结果这个蠢教授仍然只给我一个<span word="D">D</span>!等著瞧吧，要是这门功课我连个<span word="C">C</span>都得不到，我非得大闹一番不可。</p><p> 在生活中，如果有人<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="out">out</span>、或者<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lid">lid</span>，有时候表示这个人并不仅仅是生气或发脾气而已，他有可能表现得相当暴躁。例如：</p>
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