backflip

/bak-flip/US // ˈbækˌflɪp //

后空翻,后翻,后滚翻,背翻

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a backward somersault.
- : a dive executed by somersaulting backward.
- : Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy: Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs.

v.无主动词 verb

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back·flipped, back·flip·ping.
- : to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse.

All of a sudden, Bowie did a giant backflip while letting out an awful yelp.
These backflips into existing Disney IP have become a frustrating cinematic experiment.
The pandemic has business owners doing backflips to stay afloat.
That backflip in the performance of “Whistle” was really him.
Some calculating pol, realizing that his position had become unpopular or untenable, would execute a backflip off the high board.
This is most obvious when expensive forms of trash are forced to backflip until they obviate their standard uses.