flick

素早い動き、軽くはじくこと

指や手などで行う、小さく非常に素早い動き。

やさしい英語で： A small, very quick movement, often made with a finger or hand.

• She moved it with a flick.
• A quick flick of his finger switched off the light.
• The cat gave its tail an impatient flick.

使い方： a flick of something (A flick of her wrist sent the ball across the table.)

類義語： flip, twitch

よく使う表現： flick of something, quick flick, flick of a wrist

映画、映画館

映画のこと。「the flicks」では映画館も指す。

やさしい英語で： A film; in the plural with 'the', a place where people watch films.

• We watched a funny flick.
• Do you like old horror flicks?
• They spent the evening at the flicks.

使い方： go to the flicks (We used to go to the flicks every Saturday.)

類義語： film, movie, cinema

よく使う表現： horror flick, action flick, the flicks

ベーコンの半身

豚の脇腹から取った、塩漬けや燻製にした大きな肉の塊。

やさしい英語で： A large piece of salted or smoked meat from a pig's side.

• They bought a flick of bacon.
• The butcher hung several flicks in the smokehouse.
• She cut a thick slice from the flick of bacon.

使い方： a flick of bacon (A flick of bacon hung above the kitchen fire.)

類義語： flitch

よく使う表現： flick of bacon, smoked flick

はじく、さっと動かす

小さく素早い動きで物を動かしたり、軽く打ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To move or hit something with a small, quick movement.

• She flicked the switch.
• He flicked the dust off his jacket.
• The horse was flicking its tail to keep flies away.

使い方： flick something off something (She flicked a crumb off her sleeve.); flick something at someone/something (He flicked water at his brother.)

類義語： flip, snap

よく使う表現： flick a switch, flick something away, flick something off something

さっと通り過ぎる

はっきり見えないほど素早く通り過ぎること。

やさしい英語で： To move past so quickly that it is difficult to see clearly.

• A shadow flicked past.
• Faces flicked by as the train gathered speed.
• Brief images flicked across the screen too quickly to recognize.

使い方： flick past someone/something (Dark shapes flicked past the window.)

類義語： flit, flash

よく使う表現： flick past, flick by, flick across something