flick
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they flick | |
he / she / it flicks | |
past simple flicked | |
past participle flicked | |
-ing form flicking |
- [transitive] flick something + adv./prep.
to hit something lightly with a sudden quick movement, especially using your finger and thumb together, or your hand (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击,轻拍,轻拂,轻弹 She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。 The horse was flicking flies away with its tail. 马轻轻甩动尾巴把苍蝇赶走。 James flicked a peanut at her. 詹姆斯朝她轻轻弹一颗花生。 Please don't flick ash on the carpet! 请勿把烟灰弹在地毯上! The striker flicked the ball into the back of the net. 前锋将球轻轻击入球网后部。 She snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open. 她抓起公文包啪嗒一声打开了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- casually
- nervously
- quickly
- …
- across
- from
- off
- …
- flick something open
- absent-mindedly
- casually
- idly
- …
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move or make something move with sudden quick movements (使)突然快速移动 - + adv./prep.
The snake's tongue flicked out. 蛇伸吐着芯子。 Her eyes flicked from face to face. 她的眼光扫过人们的脸。 - flick something (+ adv./prep.)
He lifted his head, flicking his hair off his face. 他抬起头,拂开了脸上的头发。 The horse moved off, flicking its tail. 马甩着尾巴走开了。
Extra ExamplesHis eyes flicked quickly over the screen. 他飞快地瞟了一眼屏幕。 His tongue flicked nervously across dry lips. 他的舌头紧张地舔过干裂的嘴唇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- casually
- nervously
- quickly
- …
- across
- from
- off
- …
- flick something open
- absent-mindedly
- casually
- idly
- …
- + adv./prep.
- [transitive]
to smile or look at somebody suddenly and quickly 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) - [transitive]
to press a button or switch quickly in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off synonym flip(快速地)按(开关),按(键) - [transitive]
to move something up and down with a sudden movement so that the end of it hits somebody/something (用…)轻挥,轻打 - [intransitive, transitive] flick (something)
to move your finger quickly across the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer in order to move text, pictures, etc. (用手指在手机等电子装置屏幕上)快速滑动,快速滑屏 Flick to the next photo and pinch to zoom in or out. 滑屏至下一张照片,然后两指开合将照片放大或缩小。 She flicked the screen and searched through her emails. 她手指在屏幕上快速滑动着查看电邮。
Word Originlate Middle English: symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words denoting sudden movement.