英语词汇“to click one's fingers”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. transitive. to click one's fingers: to make a sharp clicking sound by pushing the last joint of the middle finger against the pad of the thumb and quickly releasing it so that it strikes the ball of the thumb, typically to attract a person's attention or accompany the beat of music. Also figurative as the type of a gesture intended to get something accomplished with little effort or in a peremptory manner. Cf. snap v. 12b.

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1857 M. G. Browne Autobiogr. Female Slave xx. 179 ‘I wants that yallow wench,’ and he clicked his fingers at me.

1881 J. Osmaston Old Ali xiv. 320 The Persians, one and all began clicking their fingers in ecstasy.

1926 N.Y. Herald Tribune Mag. 11 July 9/4 He clicked his fingers. At last, the flash of inspiration!

1958 K. Amis I like it Here ii. 28 He can probably get us a villa just by clicking his fingers.

1968 L. Deighton Only when I Larf xi. 133 A cigarette girl came past and he clicked his fingers at her and asked for matches.

1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Nov. They clicked their fingers along with the music.

2013 M. Blake Marriage made of Secrets ii. 28 Now you've decided you want your daughter you think you can just click your fingers to make it happen?

单词	to click one's fingers
释义	> as lemmas to click one's fingers b. transitive. to click one's fingers: to make a sharp clicking sound by pushing the last joint of the middle finger against the pad of the thumb and quickly releasing it so that it strikes the ball of the thumb, typically to attract a person's attention or accompany the beat of music. Also figurative as the type of a gesture intended to get something accomplished with little effort or in a peremptory manner. Cf. snap v. 12b. ΚΠ 1857 M. G. Browne Autobiogr. Female Slave xx. 179 ‘I wants that yallow wench,’ and he clicked his fingers at me. 1881 J. Osmaston Old Ali xiv. 320 The Persians, one and all began clicking their fingers in ecstasy. 1926 N.Y. Herald Tribune Mag. 11 July 9/4 He clicked his fingers. At last, the flash of inspiration! 1958 K. Amis I like it Here ii. 28 He can probably get us a villa just by clicking his fingers. 1968 L. Deighton Only when I Larf xi. 133 A cigarette girl came past and he clicked his fingers at her and asked for matches. 1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Nov. They clicked their fingers along with the music. 2013 M. Blake Marriage made of Secrets ii. 28 Now you've decided you want your daughter you think you can just click your fingers to make it happen? extracted from clickv.¹ < as lemmas
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