单词 | flick |
释义 | flick —flick /flɪk/ noun [C] (FILM) F0 UK OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL a film → SEE CHICK FLICK(Cf. ↑chick flick), SKIN FLICK(Cf. ↑skin flick)Thesaurus+: ↑Cinema - general wordsthe flicks [plural] UK OLD-FASHIONED INFORMALF0 the cinema: » What's on at the flicks this week?Thesaurus+: ↑Public entertainment venuesnoun [C] (QUICK MOVEMENT) F0 a sudden, quick movement: » With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone.» A flick of a switch turns the machine on.Thesaurus+: ↑Making short, sudden movementshave a flick through sthF0 to quickly look at the pages of a book, magazine, etc.: » I've had a flick through their brochure and it looks quite interesting.Thesaurus+: ↑Readingverb [I + adv/prep, T] ↑Verb Endings for flick ► F0 to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: » He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.» She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.» Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.» Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.» The boys ran round the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels.» The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.» His eyes flicked between her and the door.Thesaurus+: ↑ThrowingThesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing by causing pain• • • Extra 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. |
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