flick
verb [ I + adv/prep, T ] uk/flɪk/ us/flɪk/
（迅速）轻击，轻弹，轻拍，轻拂
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket. 他仔细地把落在上衣肩上的头发轻轻弹掉。
She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table. 她迅速地把桌子上的碎屑拂去。
Horses flick their tails to make flies go away. 这些马轻甩尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
Windscreen wipers flick from side to side. 挡风玻璃雨刷左右摆动。
The boys ran around the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels. 男孩们绕着游泳池追逐嬉闹，相互用毛巾甩打。
The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly. 蜥蜴朝一只苍蝇倏地伸出舌头。
His eyes flicked between her and the door. 他的目光在她和房门之间游移。
- More examples
- A greenfly landed on my arm and I flicked it off.
- He flicked ash from his cigarette onto the floor.
- Every time you turn your head, your hair flicks my face.
- She flicked a switch and the whole area was lit up.
- She sat in the waiting room, flicking her fingers nervously.
Phrasal verbs
flick something on （不通过控球或停球而对移动中的足球以头或脚）轻触，轻击
in football, to quickly and skilfully hit a moving ball with your head or foot, without stopping or controlling it
Defender Wayne Thomas sent a ball into the area for Shtaniuk who flicked it on. 后卫韦恩•托马斯将球传入禁区，什塔纽科随即轻触击球。
flick something on/off 啪地打开／关上（电器的开关）
to move a switch in order to make electrical equipment start/stop working
Could you flick the light switch on for me, please? 请帮我把灯打开好吗？
flick through somethingC2 快速浏览，草草翻阅
to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc.
flick
noun [ C ] uk/flɪk/ us/flɪk/
(QUICK MOVEMENT)
轻打;轻甩;轻击
a sudden, quick movement
With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone. 那只猫尾巴一甩，很快便不见了。
A flick of a switch turns the machine on. 轻轻一按开关，机器就打开了。
have a flick through something UK快速浏览，草草翻阅
to quickly look at the pages of a book, magazine, etc.
I've had a flick through their brochure and it looks quite interesting. 我已经迅速浏览了一下他们的小册子，看起来相当有趣。
Have a flick through these books and see if anything catches your eye.
I had a quick flick through the magazine but didn't read any of the articles.
While I was waiting, I had a quick flick through a gardening magazine.
I had a cursory flick through the book but it wasn't really my thing.
(FILM)
US informal or UK old-fashioned informal电影
a film
See: chick flick skin flick
the flicks [ plural ] UK old-fashioned informal 电影院
the cinema
What's on at the flicks this week? 这周电影院放映什么？
I saw it at the flicks and loved it.
I thought I might take the kids to the flicks.
Shall we go to the flicks?
I'm meeting up with a couple of friends and going to the flicks.
Being taken to the flicks used to be a real treat.