flick
n
1 [C] quick light blow, eg with a whip or the tip of a finger 快速輕擊(尤指用鞭或指尖).
2 [C] quick sharp movement; jerk 快而突然的動作
He turned the pancake over with a strong flick of his wrist. 他一抖腕子就把餅翻過來了.
3
(a) [C] (dated infml 舊, 口) cinema film 電影.
(b) the flicks [pl]
(dated infml 舊, 口) the cinema 電影院
What's on at the flicks? 電影院放映什麼電影? flick, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ A (with B); ~ B (at A) strike (sb/sth) with a flick; give a flick with (sth) (用某物)輕打(某人[某物])
He flicked the horse with his whip/flicked his whip at the horse. 他用鞭子輕輕抽馬.
2 [Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a]
~ sth (off, on, etc) moves sth with a flick (用快而輕的動作)移動某物
flick the light switch (on), ie turn on the light 輕按電燈開關(guān)(開燈)
He flicked the knife open. 他輕觸一下把刀刃彈出.
3 [Ipr, Ip] move quickly and lightly 快而輕地移動
The cow's tail flicked from side to side. 牛尾巴輕輕地左右?quot;?
4 (phr v) flick sth away; flick sth from/off sth remove sth with a flick 輕輕地拂去某物; 彈掉; 抖掉
The waiter flicked the crumbs off the table. 服務(wù)員輕輕抖掉桌上的面包屑. flick through (sth) turn over the pages (of a book, etc) quickly, looking briefly at the contents 快速翻閱(書等); 瀏覽
Sam flicked through a magazine while he waited. 薩姆一邊等著一邊翻閱雜志.