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United States lawmakers were sworn into Congress in January after a week of historic voting to name a leader.
经过为期一周的历史性投票选出一位领导人后,美国国会议员于1月宣誓就职。
Flip
快速翻转;迅速翻动
Lawmakers voted 15 times before electing Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker of the House of Representatives.
议员们在选举凯文·麦卡锡担任众议院议长之前进行了15次投票。
McCarthy made many policy promises to his opponents to flip them.
麦卡锡向他的对手做出了许多政策承诺,以扭转他们的立场。
To flip means to turn over suddenly and quickly, usually through the air.
flip的意思是突然迅速地翻转,通常是在空中翻转。
People will often flip a coin to choose between two things.
人们经常会抛硬币在两件事情之间做出选择。
To flip your opponents means to win their support.
To flip your opponents的意思是赢得对手的支持。