click

click
noun

a short sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming smartly into contact
咔嗒声
she heard the click of the door.
她听到门咔嗒一声。
at a click of his fingers, they were supplied with a plate of olives.
他咔嗒打一个响指，便有人为他们端上一盘橄榄。
■a speech sound produced as a type of plosive by sudden withdrawal of the tongue from the soft palate, front teeth, or back teeth and hard palate, occurring in some southern African and other languages
（南非语等语言的）倒吸气音
■(Computing)an act of pressing one of the buttons on a mouse
(计算机)（对鼠标键的）点击

verb

make or cause to make a short sharp sound
（使）作咔嗒声
[no obj.]the key clicked in the lock and the door opened.
钥匙在锁内咔嗒一声，门开了。
[with obj.]she clicked off the light.
她咔嗒一声把灯关了。
Martha clicked her tongue.
马莎咂了咂舌。
[as adj. clicking]the clicking cameras outside the church.
教堂外快门咔嗒作响的照相机。
■[no obj., with adverbial]move with such a sound
咔嗒着运动
Louise turned on her three-inch heels and clicked away.
路易丝一转身，踩着三英寸高的高跟鞋咔嗒咔嗒走远了。
■[withobj.](Computing)press (one of the buttons on a mouse)
(计算机)点击（鼠标键）
click the left mouse button twice.
双击鼠标左键。
■[no obj.](click on)(Computing)select (an item represented on the screen or a particular function) by pressing one of the buttons on the mouse when the cursor is over the appropriate symbol
(计算机)（用鼠标）点击选择
[no obj.](informal)become suddenly clear or understandable
(非正式)变明了
I wasn't used to such good treatment, then it clicked: we were wearing suits.
我不习惯这么有礼的招待，随后我恍然大悟：是因为我们穿着西装。
■become friendly with someone, especially someone of the opposite sex, at the first meeting
一见如故（尤指男女一见钟情）
I couldn't help notice how pretty and intelligent she was and we just clicked.
我不禁注意到她是多么美丽多么聪慧，我们就这样一见钟情了。
■become successful or popular
成功；受欢迎
a jockey who never quite clicked with the racing public.
一个从未怎么受观众欢迎的赛马骑师。

常用词组
click one's fingers

见 finger

click into place

(of an object, especially part of a mechanism) fall smoothly into its allotted position
（物体，尤指机械装置部件）正好嵌入，恰好吻合
■(figurative)become suddenly clear and understandable
(喻)突然明了，水落石出
given this info, everything soon clicks into place.
有了这些资料，所有的事情马上水落石出。

派生
clicky
adjective
语源

late 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative

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