flicks
A flick is a short, sudden movement you make with your fingers or with an object held in your hand.
a flick of a paintbrush.
画笔的快速移动。
The flick of something such as a whip or a towel is a movement you make with it by holding one end of it and moving your hand quickly up and then forwards, so that the other end moves.
a flick of the whip.
鞭子的抽打。
If you have a flick through a book or magazine, you turn its pages quickly, for example, to get a general idea of its contents or to look for a particular item.
I thought I'd have a quick flick through some recent issues.
我想我要快速浏览一下最近的几期杂志了。
flicks , flicking , flicked
If something flicks in a particular direction, or if someone flicks it, it moves with a short, sudden movement.
His tongue flicked across his lips.
他的舌头迅速舔了舔嘴唇。
He flicked his cigarette out of the window.
他倏地一下把香烟弹出了窗外。
If you flick something away, or off something else, you remove it with a quick movement of your hand or finger.
Shirley flicked a piece of lint from the sleeve of her black suit.
雪莉轻轻弹掉了黑色套装袖子上的一块棉绒。
If you flick something such as a whip or a towel, or flick something with it, you hold one end of it and move your hand quickly up and then forwards, so that the other end moves.
She sighed and flicked a dishcloth at the worktop.
她叹了口气,用洗碗布抽了一下操作台。
If you flick a switch, or flick an electrical appliance on or off, you press the switch sharply so that it moves into a different position and works the equipment.
Sam was flicking a torch on and off.
萨姆正啪啪地不停开关着手电筒。
If you flick through a book or magazine, you turn its pages quickly, for example, to get a general idea of its contents or to look for a particular item. If you flick through television channels, you continually change channels very quickly, usually using a remote control.
She was flicking through some magazines on a table.
她正在快速翻阅桌子上的一些杂志。