flick
/flɪk; flɪk/ n
1 [C] quick light blow, eg with a whip or the tip of a finger 快速轻击（尤指用鞭或指尖）.
2 [C] quick sharp movement; jerk 快而突然的动作
He turned the pancake over with a strong flick of his wrist. 他一抖腕子就把饼翻过来了.
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(a) [C] (dated infml 旧, 口) cinema film 电影.
(b) the flicks [pl]
(dated infml 旧, 口) the cinema 电影院
What's on at the flicks? 电影院放映什麽电影? flick, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ A (with B); ~ B (at A) strike (sb/sth) with a flick; give a flick with (sth) （用某物）轻打（某人[某物]）
He flicked the horse with his whip/flicked his whip at the horse. 他用鞭子轻轻抽马.
2 [Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a]
~ sth (off, on, etc) moves sth with a flick （用快而轻的动作）移动某物
flick the light switch (on), ie turn on the light 轻按电灯开关（开灯）
He flicked the knife open. 他轻触一下把刀刃弹出.
3 [Ipr, Ip] move quickly and lightly 快而轻地移动
The cow's tail flicked from side to side. 牛尾巴轻轻地左右摇摆.
4 (phr v) flick sth away; flick sth from/off sth remove sth with a flick 轻轻地拂去某物; 弹掉; 抖掉
The waiter flicked the crumbs off the table. 服务员轻轻抖掉桌上的面包屑. flick through (sth) turn over the pages (of a book, etc) quickly, looking briefly at the contents 快速翻阅（书等）; 浏览
Sam flicked through a magazine while he waited. 萨姆一边等著一边翻阅杂志.