flicker
flicker 英 [ˈflɪkə(r)] 美 [ˈflɪkɚ]
v. 闪烁;摇曳; n. 闪烁;闪光;
进行时:flickering 过去式:flickered 过去分词:flickered 第三人称单数:flickers 名词复数:flickers
- To flicker is to flash on and off at random. If your computer screen is flickering right now, you are probably having trouble reading this.
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- v. 闪烁;摇曳;
- n. 闪烁;闪光;
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1. The lights flickered and went out.
灯光闪了闪就熄了。
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2. the flickering screen of the television
图像在抖动的电视荧光屏
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3. Anger flickered in his eyes.
他眼中闪现出一股怒火。
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4. Her eyelids flickered as she slept.
她睡觉时眼睑不停地眨动。
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5. the flicker of an eyelid
眼睑的跳动
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6. A flicker of a smile crossed her face.
她脸上闪过一丝微笑。
- flicker (n.1) 1849, "wavering, unsteady light or flame;" 1857 as "a flickering," from flicker (v.).
- flicker (n.2) type of North American woodpecker, 1808, American English, said to be echoic of bird's note, or from black spots on plumage of the underparts that seem to flicker as it flits from tree to tree.
- flicker (v.) Old English flicorian "to flutter, flap quickly and lightly, move the wings," originally of birds. Onomatopoeic and suggestive of quick motion. Sense of "shine with a wavering light" is c. 1600, but not common till 19c. Related: Flickered; flickering.
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