flick
verb
noun
flɪk
verb
1
to
make
something
move
away
by
hitting
or
pushing
it
suddenly
or
quickly,
especially
with
your
thumb
and
finger
〔尤指用大拇指和另一手指〕弹，拂
T usually + adv/prep
Papa
flicked
the
ash
from
his
cigar.
爸爸弹去雪茄烟上的烟灰。
2
to
move
with
a
sudden
quick
movement,
or
to
make
something
move
in
this
way
晃动，拍动; 抖掉
I,T always + adv/prep
[+
from/up/down
]
The
cow’s
tail
flicked
from
side
to
side.
母牛的尾巴左右甩动。
flick
sth
up/down
etc
Jackie
flicked
her
long
hair
back.
杰姬将长发向后一甩。
3
to
move
a
switch
so
that
a
machine
or
piece
of
electrical
equipment
starts
or
stops
按〔开关〕;
T
I
felt
inside
the
doorway
and
flicked
the
light
switch
.
我在门道里摸索，按了一下电灯开关。
flick
sth
on/off
Sandra
flicked
the
TV
on.
桑德拉打开了电视。
4
flick a glance/look at sb/sth
to
look
very
quickly
at
someone
or
something
[英] 瞥一眼某人/某物
BrE
Leith
flicked
a
glance
at
her
watch.
丽丝看了看手表。
5
if
you
flick
something
such
as
a
TOWEL
or
rope,
you
move
it
so
that
the
end
moves
quickly
away
from
you
用〔毛巾、绳等〕轻拂，轻快地甩打
T
The
old
man
flicked
his
whip
and
the
horses
moved
off.
老人鞭子一挥，马儿上路了。
6
to
look
at
a
book,
magazine,
set
of
photographs
etc
quickly
快速地浏览〔书、杂志、照片等〕
Will
flicked
through
Carla’s
photo
album.
威尔翻着卡拉的相册。
noun
7
a
short
quick
sudden
movement
or
hit
with
a
part
of
your
body,
whip
etc
轻打，轻弹; 抖动
C
With
a
flick
of
the
wrist
,
Frye
sent
the
ball
into
the
opposite
court.
弗赖伊手腕一甩，把球打到了对方的球场。
8
flick of a switch
used
to
emphasize
how
easy
it
is
to
start
a
machine
and
use
it
（只要）轻轻一按开关（就行了）〔用于强调开动和使用机器很容易〕
I
can
shut
off
all
the
power
in
the
building
at
the
flick
of
a
switch
.
只需按一下开关，我就能关闭大楼的所有电源。
9
a
film
[尤美] 电影
C usually singular 一般用单数 | especially AmE
an
action
flick
动作片
10
the flicks
the
cinema
[英，过时] 电影院
BrE old-fashioned
11
have a flick through sth
to
look
at
a
book,
magazine,
set
of
pictures
etc
very
quickly
[英] 快速浏览某物
BrE
I
had
a
quick
flick
through
your
report.
我很快翻了一下你的报告。