flick
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.
3
(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?quot;?
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.
Would you call Priscilla Smith at FAO Schwarz, please?
请拨电话给FAO Schwarz的Priscilla Smith ,好吗?
I buy some food on my way home.
我回家路上买些吃的。
After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a fate is avoided.