| 词汇 | flicking |
| 释义 | flicking present participle offlick flick verb[ I+ adv/prep, T ] uk /flɪk/ us /flɪk/ to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: （迅速）轻击，轻弹，轻拍，轻拂 flick something from somethingHe carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.他仔细地把落在上衣肩上的头发轻轻弹掉。 flick something off somethingShe quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.她迅速地把桌子上的碎屑拂去。 Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.这些马轻甩尾巴驱赶苍蝇。 Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.挡风玻璃雨刷左右摆动。 The boys ran around the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels.男孩们绕着游泳池追逐嬉闹，相互用毛巾甩打。 flick something outThe lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.蜥蜴朝一只苍蝇倏地伸出舌头。 His eyes flicked between her and the door.他的目光在她和房门之间游移。 A greenfly landed on my arm and I flicked it off. He flicked ash from his cigarette onto the floor. Every time you turn your head, your hair flicks my face. She flicked a switch and the whole area was lit up. She sat in the waiting room, flicking her fingers nervously. Throwing arm cannon cast chuck fling heave hurl outpitch overhand peg precipitate sidearm sling stone throw throw something in toss underarm underhand unseat You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hitting and beating Phrasal verbsflick something on flick something on/off flick through something Examples of flickingflicking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The flicking of a light switch, for example, is the cause of the lamp lighting in the sense that flicking 'tips the balance of events, producing the known outcome'. That did not come just by flicking the fingers at the moment of nationalisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all been asked for directions by minicab drivers, or seen them flicking through their map book. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That cannot be done by flicking a switch and changing our internal energy prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The children retaliated by flicking darts or throwing inkwells. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret the fact that he is now flicking backwards and forwards between one position and another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some friends of mine can sit happily in their armchairs smoking and flicking the ash on the carpet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently, the casual reader flicking through the book in a shop would put it back on the shelf if he or she saw the offending line of print. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot suddenly bring civil defence to life by blowing a whistle or flicking a finger and saying that we want volunteers trained in a few months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is a great achievement to progress from flicking an eyelid or moving a finger to looking around at one's surroundings or identifying the tinkling of a bell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mere flicking over of three or four pages, taking only a few seconds, would have given an indication of the size of profitability that was being obtained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has a habit of flicking its wings once or twice every time it moves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The brown mesite is a humid forest species, it forages by walking through the forest floor flicking over leaf-litter in order to find invertebrates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It also states that the eyewear display could be operated by a wrist-worn computer, voice-commands or by flicking the eyes to a certain spot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A display of a male involved fluffing its feathers, holding the bill high and flicking wings while swaying from side to side. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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