n.[C]

1. （鞭子的）轻打；（手指的）轻弹
2. 轻弹声，轻击声
3. 【俚】电影[the P]
   go to the flicks

   去看电影

vt.

1. 啪地轻打；轻弹[（+with）]
   He flicked the horse with his whip.

   他用鞭轻轻地抽马。

2. 弹掉[（+off/away）]
   I flicked the dust off my coat.

   我把灰从衣服上弹掉。

3. 啪地开动[（+on/off）]
   David flicked on the light.

   戴维啪地把灯开亮。

vi.

1. 轻弹；轻拂
   The snake's tongue flicked from side to side.

   那蛇忽左忽右地吐着舌头。

v.

1. make or cause to make a sudden quick movement.
2. propel with a quick movement of the fingers.
3. (flick through) look quickly through (a book, magazine, etc.).

n.

1. a sudden quick movement or blow.
   ▸ (a flick through) a quick look through (a book, magazine, etc.).
2. the sudden release of a bent finger or thumb.
3. informal a cinema film.
   ▸ (the flicks) Brit. the cinema.