flick
US: /ˈfɫɪk/
UK: /flˈɪk/
UK: /flˈɪk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
flick /flick/
- danh từ
- cú đánh nhẹ, cái đập nhẹ, cái gõ nhẹ, cái giật, cái nảy, cái búng
- tiếng tách tách
- (từ lóng) phim chiếu bóng
- (số nhiều) (từ lóng) buổi chiếu phim
- ngoại động từ
- đánh nhẹ, vụt nhẹ, gõ nhẹ, búng
- ((thường) + away, off) phủi (bụi...)
- to flick out
- rút ra, kéo ra, nhổ lên
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 [VN +adv./prep.] to hit sth with a sudden quick movement, especially using your finger and thumb together, or your hand: She flicked the dust off her collar. + The horse was flicking flies away with its tail. + James flicked a peanut at her. + Please don't flick ash on the carpet! + The striker flicked the ball into the back of the net.
2 to move or make sth move with sudden quick movements: [V, +adv./prep.] The snake's tongue flicked out. + Her eyes flicked from face to face. + [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] He lifted his head, flicking his hair off his face. + The horse moved off, flicking its tail.
3 ~ a smile / look, etc. at sb
~ sb a smile / look, etc. to smile or look at sb suddenly and quickly: [VN, VNN] She flicked a nervous glance at him. + She flicked him a nervous glance.
4 [VN] ~ sth (on / off) to press a button or switch quickly in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off: He flicked a switch and all the lights went out. + She flicked the TV on.
5 [VN] ~ A (with B)
~ B (at A) to move sth up and down with a sudden movement so that the end of it hits sth: He flicked me with a wet towel. + He flicked a wet towel at me. + to flick a whip
Phrasal Verbs: flick through sth to turn the pages of a book, etc. quickly and look at them without reading everything: I've only had time to flick through your report but it seems to be fine.
+ noun
1 [C, usually sing.] a small sudden, quick movement or hit, for example with a whip or part of the body: Bell's flick into the penalty area helped to create the goal. + All this information is available at the flick of a switch (= by simply turning on a machine). + He threw the ball back with a quick flick of the wrist.
2 [sing.] a ~ through sth a quick look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc: I had a flick through the catalogue while I was waiting.
3 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) a film/movie
4 (the flicks) [pl.] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a cinema
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
quick
VERB + FLICK
give (sth)
The fish gave a quick flick of its tail.
PREP.
with a ~
With a flick of his wrist he removed the ash from the end of his cigarette.
| ~ of
PHRASES
at the flick of a switch
Heat is available at the flick of a switch (= instantly, by simply switching on the electricity).
ADV.
casually | nervously | quickly | away, back
PREP.
across
His tongue flicked nervously across dry lips.
| from
He casually flicked away some dust from his jacket.
| off
She flicked the ash off her cigarette.
| over
His eyes flicked quickly over the screen.
PHRASES
flick sth open
She snatched up her briefcase and flicked it open.
PHRASAL VERBS flick through sth
ADV.
absent-mindedly, casually, idly
She flicked idly through a magazine.
| quickly
Concise English dictionary
flicks|flicked|flickingflɪk
noun
+a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
+a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
verb
+flash intermittently
+look through a book or other written material
+cause to move with a flick
+throw or toss with a quick motion
+shine unsteadily
+twitch or flutter
+cause to make a snapping sound
+touch or hit with a light, quick blow
+remove with a flick (of the hand)
