flicker

US [ˈflɪkər]
UK [ˈflɪkə(r)]
  • v.闪烁；摇曳；颤动；闪现
  • n.闪烁；（身体部位的）小而快的动作；一闪而过
  • Web闪变；闪光；电压闪烁
Plural Form：flickers  Present Participle：flickering  Past Tense：flickered  

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Flicker
v.
1.
[i]
闪烁；闪现；忽隐忽现；摇曳to keep going on and off as it shines or burns
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.
[i]
+ adv./prep.
闪现；一闪而过to be expressed or appear somewhere for a short time
Anger flickered in his eyes.
他眼中闪现出一股怒火。
3.
[i]
快速摆动；颤动；抖动；拍动to move with small quick movements
Her eyelids flickered as she slept.
她睡觉时眼睑不停地眨动。
n.
1.
（光）摇曳，闪烁，忽隐忽现a light that shines in an unsteady way
the flicker of a television/candle
电视画面的闪动；烛光的摇曳
2.
（身体部位的）小而快的动作a small, sudden movement with part of the body
the flicker of an eyelid
眼睑的跳动
3.
（情感、情绪的）闪现，一闪而过a feeling or an emotion that lasts for only a very short time
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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1.
Quite possibly, but the real question of course is whether this would amount to anything more than just a brief mental flicker.
很有可能，但是真的问题是只是瞬间的脑海中一闪而过或是别的更多。
hěn yǒu kě néng , dàn shì zhēn de wèn tí shì zhǐ shì shùn jiān de nǎo hǎi zhōng yī shǎn ér guò huò shì bié de gèng duō 。
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2.
Above her, a frightened woman leans out a window with a candle to light the scene with a flicker of hope.
在她上方，另一个惊恐的妇女探出窗外，手举烛火，一丝希望之光照亮了整个画面。
zài tā shàng fāng , lìng yī gè jīng kǒng de fù nǚ tàn chū chuāng wài , shǒu jǔ zhú huǒ , yī sī xī wàng zhī guāng zhào liàng le zhěng gè huà miàn 。
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3.
In an alien gesture of authority, he would often punctuate such calls with a flicker of his long, forked tongue.
作为一个显示权威的异族动作，他经常吐出长而分叉的舌头来强调这种呼吁。
zuò wéi yī gè xiǎn shì quán wēi de yì zú dòng zuò , tā jīng cháng tǔ chū cháng ér fēn chā de shé tou lái qiáng diào zhè zhǒng hū yù 。
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4.
And feeble though this little flicker of goodwill was, it was the beginning of the end of that church feud.
虽然这一点点闪烁不定的善意是微弱的，但它是结束教堂的夙怨的开始。
suī rán zhè yì diǎn diǎn shǎn shuò bú dìng de shàn yì shì wēi ruò de , dàn tā shì jié shù jiào táng de sù yuàn de kāi shǐ 。
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5.
After 400 hrs on the first bulb it began to flicker (liked dimmed once or twice a second) and I got a free replacement bulb from SONY.
400小时之后第一个灯泡开始闪烁（一秒中内变暗一两次）然后我从Sony拿到了一个免费的替换灯泡。
sì bǎi xiǎo shí zhī hòu dì yī gè dēng pào kāi shǐ shǎn shuò ( yī miǎo zhōng nèi biàn àn yì liǎng cì ) rán hòu wǒ cóng Sony ná dào le yī gè miǎn fèi de tì huàn dēng pào 。
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6.
Perhaps it was just a flicker of thought that transported you for a moment, before you dismissed it as nonsense.
也许，那只是一次思维闪烁，在你还没有将它看做胡说八道打发掉之前，有一刻让你”移形换位“。
yě xǔ , nà zhǐ shì yī cì sī wéi shǎn shuò , zài nǐ hái méi yǒu jiāng tā kàn zuò hú shuō bā dào dǎ fa diào zhī qián , yǒu yí kè ràng nǐ " yí xíng huàn wèi " 。
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7.
A flicker of disapproval crossed the old man's face, but it was not his way to question his queen. "As you command. "
老人的脸上闪过一丝不愿，但是他不是会质问她的女王的人。“如您所令。”
lǎo rén de liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī bú yuàn , dàn shì tā bú shì huì zhì wèn tā de nǚ wáng de rén 。 " rú nín suǒ lìng 。 "
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8.
When you and others warm, deep down in their hearts can have my life, in your corner flicker, silent love for you, in the bone marrow.
当你和别人温馨，心底可有我的气息，闪烁在你的角落，为你默默的疼在骨髓里。
dāng nǐ hé bié rén wēn xīn , xīn dǐ kě yǒu wǒ de qì xī , shǎn shuò zài nǐ de jiǎo luò , wèi nǐ mò mò de téng zài gǔ suǐ lǐ 。
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9.
A few white seagulls flicker across the surface of the sea, quickly and lightly, wings skimming the waves.
几只白鸥轻轻地掠过海面，翅膀扑着波浪。
jǐ zhī bái ōu qīng qīng de lüè guò hǎi miàn , chì bǎng pū zhe bō làng 。
10.
But there it was, that flicker of hubris, hiding just behind his explanation of the decision to tell all (or at least some).
然而，又是这样，在解释为什么下定决心要把事情都说出来（或者至少交代一部分）的时候，他的言语间若隐若现地总是有点傲慢。
rán ér , yòu shì zhè yàng , zài jiě shì wèi shén me xià dìng jué xīn yào bǎ shì qíng dōu shuō chū lái ( huò zhě zhì shǎo jiāo dài yí bù fen ) de shí hou , tā de yán yǔ jiān ruò yǐn ruò xiàn de zǒng shì yǒu diǎn ào màn 。
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