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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044

flicker

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flick·er1 /ˈflɪkə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI]  
1  BURNSHINEto burn or shine with an unsteady light that goes on and off quickly 〔光〕闪烁，摇曳
 The overhead lights flickered momentarily.
头顶灯闪了一会儿。
► see thesaurus at shine
2  [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDE if an emotion or expression flickers on someone’s face or through their mind, it exists or is shown for only a short time 〔感情或表情〕闪现
flicker across/through/on etc
 A puzzled smile flickered across the woman’s face.
那女人脸上掠过一丝困惑的微笑。
3  SHAKEto quickly make a sudden small movement or series of movements 抖动，颤动
 Polly’s eyelids flickered, then she slept.
波莉眼皮颤了几下，然后就睡了。
Examples from the Corpus
flicker• The candle flickered a few times and then went out.• The overhead lights suddenly flickered and went out.• Penny's eyelids flickered for a moment, then she slept.• She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding firm.• The lights flickered; I wondered if we were about to lose our power.• By night, faery lights flicker in the darkness, drifting behind the Everqueen's courtiers and illuminating the revels and feasting.• A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.• Months at sea had rusted their connections so they flickered irritatingly.• Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.• Suddenly, an hour after the opening bell, the computers at the New York Stock Exchange flicker off.• He told me the story, sitting in my room with the firelight flickering on the ceiling rafters.• His flat-tax fire, which burned hot for months, ultimately flickered out along with his popularity.• His eyes flickered over her shoulders.• The stream flickered slightly in the moonlight.
flicker across/through/on etc• Its light flickered on and off for a moment, as if it was making itself comfortable in a mechanical kind of way.• The lights began to flicker on and off.• The lights flickered on before Graham could do more than put his arms round her.• Shadows were flickering across the blue glow inside the airlock.• Across the room, the glow from the fireplace flickered on the highly polished floor.• Pines, too, provide filtered shade as sunlight flickers through the needles.• Lights flicker on throughout the house at the touch of a single button.
flicker2 noun [countableC]  
1  SHINEan unsteady light that goes on and off quickly 〔光的〕闪烁，摇曳
flicker of
 the flicker of the firelight
火光的跳动
2  a flicker of emotion/uncertainty/excitement etc SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDEa feeling or expression that continues for a very short time 霎时的感情/犹豫/激动等
 She saw a flicker of doubt in his eyes.
她看到他的眼里闪过一丝怀疑。
Examples from the Corpus
a flicker of emotion/uncertainty/excitement etc• I really have never felt even a flicker of emotion when I sang the National Anthem.• Shiona told herself with just a flicker of uncertainty, changing into second gear as she rounded a bend.• Ruins, she thought, with a flicker of excitement.
3. SHAKEa quick sudden movement or series of movements 抖动，颤动
Examples from the Corpus
flicker• I really have never felt even a flicker of emotion when I sang the National Anthem.• Only once did he show a flicker of being a person.• Bruce Law walks through a desert hell, looking for saguaros that still show a flicker of life at McDowell Mountain Park.• Nothing could get out - or in, she registered with a flicker of hope.• The heretofore brilliant, often blinding light of classical culture was gradually reduced to a pitiful flicker.• Saying it helped to quell that flicker of excitement.
Origin flicker1
Old English flicorian
flick·er1 verbflicker2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044
flicker

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLICKER | FLICKER + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤faint, slight, small, tiny隱隱約約的／微弱的／很小的／一丁點兒的閃現◇She caught the faintest flicker of amusement on his face.她捕捉到他臉上一閃而過的笑意。➤brief瞬間的閃光➤sudden突然的一閃▸➤last (often figurative) 最後一絲光亮◇The police stamped out the last flickers of freedom.警察把最後的一點兒自由全都扼殺了。➤candle燭光的搖曳VERB + FLICKER➤show閃現➤catch, notice, see捕捉到／注意到／看到閃光➤detect, feel覺察到／感覺到閃光◇She felt a brief flicker of jealousy.一瞬間她感到一絲妒意。FLICKER + VERB➤cross sth神色掠過⋯◇A flicker of guilt crossed his face.他臉上閃過一絲愧意。➤catch sb's eye動作引起注意◇A flicker of movement caught her eye.什麼東西一晃引起了她的注意。PREPOSITION➤flicker of一絲⋯◇'He'll soon be here,' she thought, with a flicker of excitement.她帶着一絲興奮想到：“他很快就會到這兒來。”◇She spoke without a flicker of fear.她說話毫無畏懼。PHRASES➤the flicker of a candle, the flicker of a flame燭光的／火焰的跳躍◇The brief flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes.我們看到燭火閃了一下。➤a flicker of sb's/the eyes某人眼皮顫動◇Her only reaction was a slight flicker of her eyes.她唯一的反應就是眼皮微微顫動了一下。➤a flicker of hope, a flicker of interest一絲希望／興趣◇Stock markets showed barely a flicker of interest in the election result.股市對選舉結果幾乎沒什麼回應。➤a flicker of light, a flicker of movement光閃過；動作閃過◇He saw a flicker of light in the darkness.他在黑暗中看到一絲光亮。➤a flicker of recognition有點兒認識◇The witness stared at the accused but she showed not a flicker of recognition.證人盯着被告，但她完全認不出來。➤a flicker of a smile一絲微笑◇I noticed a flicker of a smile on her face.我注意到她臉上流露出一絲微笑。
flicker

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤briefly, for a moment, momentarily一瞬間閃爍；閃爍片刻➤slightly微微顫動▸➤nervously緊張地顫動◇Her eyes flickered nervously in anticipation.她緊張而期待地眨着眼睛。➤rapidly快速閃爍➤off, out閃爍着漸漸熄滅▸➤on and off若隱若現◇The lights flickered on and off.燈光若隱若現。PREPOSITION➤across, over快速地瞥過⋯◇His gaze flickered over her.他很快地看了她一眼。PHRASES➤flicker into life, flicker to life閃現圖像◇The television screen flickered into life.電視屏幕閃了一下，出現了圖像。➤flicker open忽閃着睜開◇Kate's eyes flickered open.凱特忽閃着睜開雙眼。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044
flicker verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044

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