flicker
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(a) [I] (of a light or flame) burn or shine unsteadily (指灯光或火焰)闪烁, 摇曳
All the lights flickered for a moment. 所有的灯都闪了一会儿.
(b) [Ipr] (fig 比喻) (of an emotion) be felt or seen briefly (指情感)稍纵即逝
A slender hope still flickered within him. 他心中仍闪出一线希望.
A faint smile flickered across her face. 她脸上闪过一丝微笑.
2 [I, Ipr] move back and forth lightly and quickly 轻而快地来回移动; 闪动
flickering eyelids 眨著的眼睛
The leaves flickered gently in the breeze. 树叶在微风中摇曳. flicker, n (usu sing 通常作单数)
(a) flickering movement or light 闪动; 闪烁; 摇曳
the flicker of pictures on the cinema screen 银幕上闪动的画面.
(b) (fig 比喻) faint and brief experience, esp of an emotion 微弱短暂的体验(尤指情感)
a flicker of hope, despair, interest, etc 一线希望、 一丝绝望情绪、 微弱的兴趣.
Before you leave the lab, make sure the electricity is turned off and the windows are shut.
你们离开实验室前,务必要关上电源,关好窗户。
Yes. I'll ring them today.
能。我今天就给他们打电话。
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;