flicker
[UK]/'flɪk.ər / [US]/-ɚ/
verb
[I]
* to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak
摇曳；闪烁

1. I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker.
我感到一阵冷风袭来，烛光开始摇曳起来。

[I or T]
* to appear for a short time or to make a sudden movement
闪现，一闪而过；使…突然动一下

1. A smile flickered across her face.
她脸上掠过一丝微笑。

2. He'd been in a coma for weeks, when all of a sudden he flickered an eyelid.
他已经昏迷几个星期了，突然他的眼皮动了一下。

[UK]/'flɪk.ər / [US]/-ɚ/
noun [C usually singular]
LIGHT 光
* when a light is sometimes bright and sometimes weak
（光的）摇曳，闪烁

1. the soft flicker of candlelight
烛光的轻轻摇曳

[UK]/'flɪk.ər / [US]/-ɚ/
noun [C usually singular]
FEELING 感觉
* a short feeling or expression of an emotion or quality
（感觉或情绪的）闪现，一闪而过

1. There was a flicker of hope in his eyes.
他的眼中闪过一丝希望。

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flicker
flicker / 5flikE(r) / verb1. [V] (of a light or a flame 灯光或火焰) to keep going on and off as it shines or burns
   闪烁；闪现；忽隐忽现；摇曳:
   The lights flickered and went out.
   灯光闪了闪就熄了。
   the flickering screen of the television
   图像在抖动的电视荧光屏
2. [V +adv. / prep.] (of an emotion, a thought, etc. 情绪、思想等) to be expressed or appear somewhere for a short time
   闪现；一闪而过:
   Anger flickered in his eyes.
   他眼中闪现出一股怒火。
3. [V] to move with small quick movements
   快速摆动；颤动；抖动；拍动:
   Her eyelids flickered as she slept.
   她睡觉时眼睑不停地眨动。 noun [usually sing.] ~ (of sth)
1. a light that shines in an unsteady way
   (光)摇曳,闪烁,忽隐忽现:
   the flicker of a television / candle
   电视画面的闪动；烛光的摇曳
2. a small, sudden movement with part of the body
   (身体部位的)小而快的动作:
   the flicker of an eyelid
   眼睑的跳动
3. a feeling or an emotion that lasts for only a very short time
   (情感、情绪的)闪现,一闪而过:
   a flicker of hope / doubt / interest
   希望/怀疑/兴趣的闪现
   A flicker of a smile crossed her face.
   她脸上闪过一丝微笑。

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flicker

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE faint, slight, small, tiny She caught the faintest ~ of amusement on his face. | brief | sudden | last (often figurative) The police stamped out the last ~s of freedom. | candle

• VERB + FLICKER show | catch, notice, see | detect, feel She felt a brief ~ of jealousy.

• FLICKER + VERB cross sth A ~ of guilt crossed his face. | catch sb's eye A ~ of movement caught her eye.

• PREPOSITION ~ of ‘He'll soon be here,’ she thought, with a ~ of excitement. | She spoke without a ~ of fear.

• PHRASES the ~ of a candle, the ~ of a flame The brief ~ of a candle flame caught our eyes. | a ~ of sb's/the eyes Her only reaction was a slight ~ of her eyes. | a ~ of hope, a ~ of interest Stock markets showed barely a ~ of interest in the election result. | a ~ of light, a ~ of movement He saw a ~ of light in the darkness. | a ~ of recognition The witness stared at the accused but she showed not a ~ of recognition. | a ~ of a smile I noticed a ~ of a smile on her face.

II. verb

• ADVERB briefly, for a moment, momentarily | slightly | nervously Her eyes ~ed nervously in anticipation. | rapidly | off, out | on and off The lights ~ed on and off.

• PREPOSITION across, over His gaze ~ed over her.

• PHRASES ~ into life, ~ to life The television screen ~ed into life. | ~ open Kate's eyes ~ed open.

Flicker is used with these nouns as the subject: bulb, candle, eye, fire, flame, gaze, image, lamp, light, monitor, screen, shadow, smile, tongue, torch

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flicker verb
⇨ flash

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flicker

verb
1 the gas lamp flickered in the wind
GLIMMER , glint, gleam, flare, shine, dance, gutter;
TWINKLE , sparkle, blink, wink, flash, scintillate, glisten, shimmer, glitter; poetic/literary glister; rare coruscate, fulgurate, effulge.
-opposite(s): BURN STEADILY.

2 his eyelids flickered in his sleep
FLUTTER , quiver, vibrate, tremble, wobble, shiver, shudder, spasm, jerk, twitch, bat, flap, wink, blink, open and shut; technical nictitate, nictate.

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flicker 闪烁
来自flick, 轻弹。

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