flip-flops

基本解释

What would the neighbours think if they saw him in shorts and flip-flops?
看到一个穿着一条短裤和一双拖鞋的男人，邻居们会怎样想呢？
Denim, T-shirts and flip-flops -- all '90s phenoms -- are only acceptable in the most casual of work environments.
粗斜纹棉布，圆领衬衣，拖鞋等等都是90后的特征，只有在非常随意的工作环境中才是可以接受的。
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Soldiers jumped from their cots and raced outside, many wearing shorts and flip-flops, together with their helmets and weapons.
士兵们急忙从他们的床上跳下来，冲向门外，许多人还穿着短裤和拖鞋，他们抓起头盔和武器慌乱开火。

Members make and sell handicrafts fashioned from old flip-flops and other materials.

Nevertheless, I am amazed (as I believe you are) at how infrequently executives take the opportunity to make an urgent case for any type of change including so-called flip-flops.
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Many Nordstrom (nyse: JWN - news - people ) and Macy's stores will be selling Kitson-branded sneakers and flip-flops.
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It sells character downloads in the game for a buck or two, plus millions of stuffed toys, T-shirts and flip-flops.
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Flip-flops are open shoes which are held on your feet by a strap that goes between your toes.
If you say that someone, especially a politician, flip-flops on a decision, you are critical of them because they change their decision, so that they do or think the opposite.
Flip-flop is also a noun.