| 释义 |
flick¹ /flɪk/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (鞭等的)轻打；(手指的)轻弹；(手帕等的)轻拂
give a flick of the whip 用鞭子轻抽一下
test the glass with the flick of a finger 用手指轻弹来检验玻璃的质量
2. 轻击声；轻弹声；啪嗒声
the busy flick and chatter of typewriter keys 劈劈啪啪响个不停的打字机键敲击声
a flick of a switch 开关的啪嗒一响
3. (尤指溅到泥水而形成的)污迹；斑点
4. (突然的)轻快动作；(击球时手腕等的)急速挥抖
a flick of the eyes 眼光的一瞟
a quick upward flick of the arm 手臂的迅速向上一挥
5. 【军】(探照灯照到飞机的)照见瞬间；照见；(口令)集中照射
II ❶ vt.
1. 轻打，轻拍；用…轻打(或轻拍)
flick a horse with a whip (或 flick a whip at a horse) 用鞭在马身上轻轻一抽
2. 弹去，拂去
The cow flicked the flies away with its tail. 母牛挥尾巴赶掉牛虻。
flick the ashes off the end of one's cigar 弹去雪茄烟的烟灰
flick the dust from one's suit 掸掉衣服上的灰尘
3. 啪地开动；(急速地)轻轻转动
He flicked the knife open. 他啪地将刀刃弹出。
flick off a radio 啪地一声把无线电关掉
flick on the light 啪地一声把电灯开亮
flick a glance at sb. 对某人瞥一眼
❷ vi.
1. 轻打，轻拍；轻弹；轻拂；啪地开动；(急速地)轻轻转动
flick at the spot with a napkin 轻轻用餐巾拂拭污点
It was eight o'clock and the lights of the city flicked on. 8点钟了，城里的灯一下全都亮了。
Her eyes flicked over toward him. 她向他瞟去一眼。
flick back over the years 回顾多年以前
2. (翅)拍动；(旗)飘扬
phr. give sb. the flick 不经意地将某人打发掉 flick through (或 over) 快速地翻阅 I just flicked through the magazine instead of reading it carefully. 这本杂志我只是浏览了一下，并未仔细阅读。He was idly flicking over the pages of a book. 他正在漫不经心地翻阅一本书。[拟声；比较Fr flicflac] |