| 单词 | flick |
| 释义 | flick (once / 424 pages) 1vn 2v 3v 4n A flick is a quick, short movement, usually coming from the wrist or hand. There used to be a "Flick a Bic" cigarette ad: cigarettes are awful, but starting a lighter is a classic flick. The most common flick is probably turning a switch on or off — people flick switches, like light switches. Flicking is also used when describing golfers and basketball players. A fast, sharp golf shot could be called a flick. A quick basketball shot — like tipping the ball in with one second left in the game — is also a flick. A flick can also be described as a quick jerk — not a jerk as in a bad person, but a tiny movement. If you're using your whole body or even your whole arm, you're not flicking. WORD FAMILYflick: flicked, flicker, flicking, flicks+/flicker: flickered, flickering, flickers/flickering: flickeringly USAGE EXAMPLESThere were shades of a scorpion kick, albeit with only one leg; a rainbow flick or whatever else the gamers want to call it. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Also, what with food involved in a dinner party, think eyeliner flicks rather than lipstick. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) I quickly grabbed my sheet and flicked it, repulsed that the roach was in my sheet. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1v throw or toss with a quick motion flick a piece of paper across the table Syn|Hyper jerk force, push move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" 2v cause to move with a flick he flicked his Bic Syn|Hyper flip throw propel through the air 3v touch or hit with a light, quick blow flicked him with his hand Hyper brush touch lightly and briefly 4v cause to make a snapping sound Syn|Hyper click, snap move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 5v twitch or flutter the paper flicked Syn|Hyper riffle, ruffle displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 6v remove with a flick (of the hand) Hyper remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 7n a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible) he gave it a flick with his finger he felt the flick of a whip Hyper contact, impinging, striking the physical coming together of two or more things 8n a short stroke 2Hyper stroke a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush v look through a book or other written material 3Syn|Hyper flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb peruse examine or consider with attention and in detail 1v shine unsteadily Syn|Hyper flicker beam, shine emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light 2v flash intermittently 4The lights flicked on and off Syn|Hyper flicker blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle gleam or glow intermittently n a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement Syn|Hypo|Hyper film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show telefilm a movie that is made to be shown on television feature, feature filmthe principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater final cutthe final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer home moviea film made at home by an amateur photographer collage filma movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage coming attractiona movie that is advertised to draw customers shoot-'em-upa movie featuring shooting and violence short subjecta brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainmenta film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event cinema veritea movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film noira movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters skin flicka pornographic movie rough cutthe first print of a movie after preliminary editing silent movie, silent picture, silentsa movie without a soundtrack slow motiona movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate talkie, talking picturea movie with synchronized speech and singing 3-D, 3D, three-Da movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance musical, musical comedy, musical theatera play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing Western, horse operaa film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development animated cartoon, cartoon, toona film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence newsreela short film and commentary about current events peepshowa short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process showa social event involving a public performance or entertainment |
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