flicking

柯林斯詞典

flick /fl?k/ (flicking,flicked,flicks)

• 1. V-T/V-I If something flicks in a particular direction, or if someone flicks it, it moves with a short, sudden movement. 迅速地移動

  His tongue flicked across his lips. 他的舌頭在雙唇間快速移動。

  He flicked his cigarette out of the window. 他倏地一下把香煙彈出了窗外。

• 2. N-COUNT Flick is also a noun. 快速的移動

  ...a flick of a paintbrush. …畫筆的一次快速移動。

• 3. V-T If you flick something away, or off something else, you remove it with a quick movement of your hand or finger. (用手或手指) 彈掉

  Shirley flicked a piece of lint from the sleeve of her black suit. 雪莉輕輕彈掉了黑色套裝袖子上的一塊棉絨。

• 4. V-T If you flick something such as a whip or a towel, or flick something with it, you hold one end of it and move your hand quickly up and then forward, so that the other end moves. 抽打

  She sighed and flicked a dishcloth at the counter. 她嘆了口氣，用一塊洗碗布在柜臺上抽打了一下。

• 5. N-COUNT Flick is also a noun. 抽打

  ...a flick of the whip. …鞭子的一下輕抽。

• 6. V-T If you flick a switch, or flick an electrical appliance on or off, you press the switch sharply so that it moves into a different position and works the equipment. 啪地打開或關掉 (開關或電器)

  Sam was flicking a flashlight on and off. 薩姆正啪啪不停地開關著手電筒。

• 7. V-I If you flick through a book or magazine, you turn its pages quickly, for example, to get a general idea of its contents or to look for a particular item. If you flick through television channels, you continually change channels very quickly, usually using a remote control. 快速翻看

  She was flicking through some magazines on a table. 她正在快速翻閱桌子上的一些雜志。

• 8. N-SING Flick is also a noun. 快速翻看

  I thought I'd have a quick flick through some recent issues. 我想我要快速瀏覽一下最近的幾期雜志了。

• 9. N a cinema film 一部影院放映的電影

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