He didn't flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away. [V n with on/off]

他开出两个街区后才打开车头灯。

Then he walked out, flipping the lights off. [V n with on/off]

然后他走了出来，把灯关掉了。

He flipped the timer switch. [VERB noun]

他按了一下定时开关。

He was flipping through a magazine in the living room. [VERB + through]

他在起居室里翻看着杂志。

He flipped the pages of the diary and began reading the last entry. [VERB noun]

他快速翻了一下那本日志，然后开始读最后一篇。

The plane then flipped over and burst into flames. [VERB adv./prep.]

接着飞机突然翻转并燃起了大火。

He flipped it neatly on to the plate. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

他干净利索地把它盛到了盘子里。

I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it. [VERB noun]

我从口袋里掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。

I flipped a butt out of the window and drove on. [VERB noun prep.]

我把烟蒂弹出车窗外继续开车。

He got so provoked that he flipped. [VERB]

他被激怒了，发起火来。

...a flip answer.

草率的回答

The tone of the book is sometimes too flip.

这本书的笔调有些时候太不严肃了。