1 [I,T] to produce or make sth produce a sudden bright light for a short time (使)闪烁,发出闪光:
The neon sign above the door flashed on and off all night.门上方的霓虹灯招牌彻夜闪个不停。That lorry driver's flashing his lights at us (= in order to tell us sth).那个卡车司机正向我们打灯。
2 [I] to move very fast 闪过:
I saw something flash past the window.我看到有东西打窗前掠过。Thoughts kept flashing through my mind and I couldn't sleep.许多念头不断掠过脑际,使我夜不能寐。
3 [T] to show sth quickly 迅速展示:
The detective flashed his card and went straight in.那侦探把证件一亮,径往里边走去。
4 [T] to send sth by radio, television, etc (通过电台、电视等)发送:
The news of the disaster was flashed across the world.这次灾难的新闻发送到全球各地。
flash back (used about a person's thoughts) to return suddenly to a time in the past (指思想)突然回到以往,突然回想起:
Something he said made my mind flash back to my childhood.他的话勾起了我对童年的回忆。
*flash²
/flæʃ ||; flæʃ/noun
1 [C] a sudden bright light that comes and goes quickly 闪光:
a flash of lightning闪电
2 [C] a flash (of sth) a sudden strong feeling or idea (感情、思想的)闪现,突发:
a flash of inspiration灵感的闪现The idea came to me in a flash.我灵机一动,计上心头。
3 [C,U] a bright light that you use with a camera for taking photographs when it is dark; the device for producing this light (用来照相的)闪光;闪光灯
☞picture at camera 见camera插图
in/like a flash very quickly 剎那间;马上
(as) quick as a flash→QUICK¹