Flick



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. / v. 轻打, 轻弹
• ［英］ n. / v. 轻打, 轻弹 ( a light, quick stroke, as with a whip)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: f 作为 for, lick ( 舔) , 为了舔一下 -> 轻弹一下
• ［例］ She flicked him a blow on the face.

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: imitative
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a light sharp jerky stroke or movement <a flick of the wrist>
• 2. a sound produced by a flick
• 3. flicker II,1

II. verb

• Date: 1629
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to move or propel with or as if with a flick <flicked her hair back over her shoulder><flick a switch>
    • b. to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch <flick on a cigarette lighter><flick off the radio>
  • 2.
    • a. to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion <flicked the horse with a whip>
    • b. to remove with light blows <flicked an ash off her sleeve>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to go or pass quickly or abruptly <flicking through some papers>
  • 2. to direct flicks at something

III. noun

• Etymology: short for ［sup］2［/sup］flicker
• Date: 1926
• movie

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