V-ERG 轻弹;轻击;轻快地移动 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... 他的舌头迅速舔了一下嘴唇。
The man's gun flicked up from beside his thigh... 那个男人迅速从大腿一侧抽出枪来。
His glance flicked round my face and came to rest on my eyes... 他的视线扫过我的面庞,然后停留在我的眼睛上。
He flicked his cigarette out of the window. 他把香烟从窗口弹了出去。
Flick is also a noun.
...a flick of a paintbrush. 画笔的轻轻一挥
VERB 轻弹;轻拭 If you flick something away, or off something else, you remove it with a quick movement of your hand or finger.
Shirley flicked a speck of fluff from the sleeve of her black suit... 雪莉弹掉了黑色套装袖子上的一点小绒毛。
Alan stretched out his hand and flicked the letter away. 艾伦伸手把信拂开了。
VERB 抽打;挥动 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 forward, so that the other end moves.
He helped her up before flicking the reins... 他帮她上马,之后挥动了缰绳。
She sighed and flicked a dishcloth at the counter... 她叹了一口气,然后用洗碗布轻掸着柜台。
The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip. 骑手说他经常会用鞭子抽马。
Flick is also a noun.
...a flick of the whip. 鞭子的抽打
VERB (快速地)按(开关等) 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.
He flicked a light-switch on the wall beside the door... 他啪的一声打开了门边墙上的电灯开关。
Sam was flicking a flashlight on and off... 萨姆啪啪不停地把手电筒开了又关。
Pearle flicked off the TV. 珀尔关掉了电视机。
VERB 快速翻阅;浏览;不停地转换(电视频道) 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, for example using a remote control.
She was flicking through some magazines on a table... 她正翻看着桌上的几本杂志。
I'll just flick through the pages until I find the right section... 我会快速地翻页,直到找到要找的那一部分。
He switched on the television, flicking through the channels in a search for something to hold his interest. 他打开电视机,不停地换台,想找个感兴趣的节目。
Flick is also a noun.
I thought I'd have a quick flick through some recent issues. 我想我得快速浏览一下最近发生的事情。
I was flicking idly through a newspaper while awaiting the arrival of orange juice and coffee 我一边无所事事地翻着报纸,一边等着我点的橙汁和咖啡。
He helped her up before flicking the reins 他帮她上马,之后挥动了缰绳。
Sam was flicking a flashlight on and off 萨姆啪啪不停地把手电筒开了又关。
She was flicking through some magazines on a table 她正翻看着桌上的几本杂志。
He switched on the television, flicking through the channels in a search for something to hold his interest. 他打开电视机,不停地换台,想找个感兴趣的节目。
The first time she saw the picture alone she was sure there was more action, only a flicking motion, but more. 她第一次独自一人去看那部电影时,她确信下面还有动作,只是一闪的动作,但还有。
Flicking through the channels on an otherwise boring night and a movie you love, but would never think to watch, is just starting. 在一个无聊的夜晚调台时,正好发现某台有一部你喜欢却没有机会去看的电影才刚刚开始。
One website posted a video of the star looking less than her usual svelte self, flicking between photographs of her pre-birth, and photos now. 还有一个网站登出了一个关于她的视频,这段视频放出了她身材不如以前的照片并将其产前和产后的照片不断地变换对比。
We also recorded extraordinary close-ups showing emperor mothers flicking their tail feathers to catch the newly laid egg and stop it touching the snow. 我们也拍摄了一些非同寻常的近距离摄影,比如帝企鹅妈妈会突然摆动尾巴抓住刚刚生下来的企鹅蛋,不让它接触到地上的雪。
Just let it stay like this, I think, gazing at the huge mysterious shadows the trees conjure up on the shining green meadows, the cows languidly flicking their tails. 就让这样的天气持续下去吧,我这样想,同时注视着树木在绿油油的草地上投下的巨大而神秘的投影,还有怠倦地甩动尾巴的牛群。
I hear his lighter flicking. 我听到他的打火机闪烁。
If you want to quit an app, you just slide it off the screen by flicking up. 这个看着挺好玩的,想要关闭某个程序,只需要将它划出屏幕。
She sat there, flicking ash into the ashtray. 她坐在那里,往烟灰缸里弹烟灰。
Stop flicking through the mail if she's trying to talk with you or turning off the TV long enough to answer a question. 如果她尝试要和你交谈,停止敲打键盘去写你的邮件。或者关上电视,直到你回答完了她的问题。
ResultsDragon's Blood markedly prolonged the latencies of licking paws and flicking tail, reduced the number of writhing. 结果龙血竭能明显延长小鼠舔足、甩尾的痛阈反应时间,减少醋酸致小鼠扭体次数;
The secret of flirting isn't fluttering eyelashes, flicking one's hair or laughing at his jokes. 英国《每日邮报》报道,对男人调情的秘诀不在于抛媚眼、甩头发或被他的笑话逗乐。
She sat in the waiting room, flicking idly through a magazine. 她坐在候车室里,随意地翻阅着一本杂志。
The children were flicking pieces of paper at each other. 孩子们在相互弹纸片。
At the far end of the passage an Arab was flicking idly, with a feather duster. 在走廊的尽头,有个阿拉伯人拿着鸡毛掸子懒洋洋地掸灰尘。
Got A Light?: Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette. 有火吗哥们?:在一个间谍弹烟的时候点燃他。
She sat idly flicking through the pages of a magazine. 她懒洋洋地坐着轻轻翻阅杂志。
The real impact will be seen within a few years, when we are sitting at home armed with a television remote control device, flicking through the latest catalogue of offerings from a retailer. 在几年之内,这些有冲击力的想法就会变成现实。到那时,你坐在家里,手持一个电视机遥控装置,按一下,你就能浏览零售商提供的最新商品目录。
To my left, I caught a kid rolling boogers between his fingers before flicking them in the air. 然后我看到左边一个小孩子在开心地弹着鼻屎。
Have you ever seen a cow flicking its tail back and forth? It's getting rid of bugs. 你是否见过一头牛来回不停地轻弹着尾巴以驱赶蚊虫?
I entertained myself flicking wheat-based projectiles at the cat. 我把小面团当成子弹弹向那只猫,以此来打发时间。
A cursor flicking and changing rapidly can be more visual distraction than help. 光标闪烁和迅速变化更多的是造成了视觉混乱,而不是帮助。
Agitate each mixture for 30 sec by flicking the container with either a finger or a vibrator. 用手指轻弹容器或振荡器振动容器,将每种混合物振动30秒钟。
I can even imagine I am being vaguely productive while flicking the pages, but the truth is I am not at least not in the way that I think. 我甚至可以想象到自己在浏览书页时没啥收获,但事实上我有收获至少不像我想象的那样。
You'll be flicking your own ashes on my grave soon enough. 你在我的墓地甩你自己的骨灰到很快。