flick a switch
collocation轻拨开关
She flicked the switch and the lights went out.
她轻拨开关，灯熄灭了。
轻弹；轻击；甩
flicking — present participle of flick
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轻弹；轻击；甩
to move or hit something with a quick short movement
She flicked the dust off the shelf with a cloth.
她用布轻轻拂去架子上的灰尘。
用短促快速的动作移动或击打(某物)
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
快速经过,以至于无法清晰感知
To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
flick
Base
原形
flicks
3rd person
第三人称单数
flicking
-ing
现在分词
flicked
Past
过去式
flicked
Past participle
过去分词
She flicks the switch every morning.
她每天早上轻弹开关。
He is flicking through the pages.
他正在快速翻阅书页。
I flicked the dust off the table.
我轻轻拂去了桌子上的灰尘。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
He flicked through the magazine while waiting for the bus.
他在等公交车时快速翻阅了杂志。
The cat flicked its tail impatiently.
猫不耐烦地轻摇着尾巴。
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轻拨开关
She flicked the switch and the lights went out.
她轻拨开关，灯熄灭了。
快速翻阅，浏览
He flicked through the magazine while waiting.
他一边等待，一边快速翻阅杂志。
弹烟灰
He flicked ash into the ashtray.
他把烟灰弹进烟灰缸。
轻弹手腕
He flicked his wrist and the coin disappeared.
他轻弹手腕，硬币就不见了。
啪地打开
She flicked open the lid of the tin.
她啪地打开罐子的盖子。
快速翻阅，浏览
She flicked through the magazine while waiting for the doctor.
她一边等医生，一边飞快地翻着杂志。
一按开关；轻而易举地
With this smart home system, you can control all the lights at the flick of a switch.
有了这套智能家居系统，你只需轻轻一按开关就能控制所有灯。
转变；切换（常指突然改变状态或态度）
He flicked the switch from friendly to cold as soon as the meeting started.
会议一开始，他态度突然从友好变得冷淡。
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记住：flick 像‘拂’的一声，手指轻弹、甩动，动作短促，快得一闪而过。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常动作、叙述中 flick 作动词时属于日常常用词，多用于口语和一般书面语，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。在表示“快速经过”时，常用于描述时间或景物，语气自然。
常用搭配 flick through 表示快速翻阅
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