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flash1 /flæʃ/ ●●○ S3 verb  1  shine 发光 [intransitive, transitive]SHINE to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way （使）闪光，（使）闪亮 Lightning flashed overhead. 头顶上电光闪闪。flash something into/at/towards somebody/something Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me? 那家伙为什么朝我闪前灯呢？ Red warning lights flashed on and off (=shone for a short time and then stopped shining). 红色警告灯一闪一闪。► see thesaurus at shine2  pictures 图片 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]AMSHOW/LET somebody SEE something to be shown quickly on television, on a computer, or on a film 〔在电视、计算机或电影中〕闪现flash across/onto/past etc Images of the war flashed across the screen. 电视屏幕上闪过战争的画面。3  flash through somebody’s mind/head/brain THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHTif thoughts, images, memories etc flash through your mind, you suddenly think of them or remember them 闪过某人脑海 The possibility that Frank was lying flashed through my mind. 弗兰克可能在撒谎的想法闪过我的脑海。4  flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody) SMILELOOK ATto smile or look at someone quickly and for a short time （对某人）一笑/一瞥/一看等 ‘I love this city, ’ he said, flashing a big smile. “我爱这座城市。”他说，脸上闪现灿烂的笑容。5  show STH quickly 快速亮出某物 [transitive]SHOW/LET somebody SEE something to show something to someone for only a short time 快速出示 He flashed his identification card. 他亮了一下自己的身份证。► see thesaurus at show6  news/information 新闻/信息 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]TCB to send news or information somewhere quickly by radio, computer, or satellite 〔通过无线电、计算机或卫星〕迅速播出，传送flash something across/to something Reporters at the scene flashed the news to their offices. 现场记者迅速将新闻发回本社。7  move quickly 迅速移动 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]FAST/QUICK to move very quickly 飞驰，掠过flash by/past/through A meteor flashed through the sky. 一颗流星划过天空。8  eyes 眼睛 [intransitive]BRIGHT literary if your eyes flash, they look very bright for a moment, especially because of a sudden emotion 〔尤指眼睛因突如其来的情感而〕闪耀，发亮flash with Janet’s blue eyes flashed with anger. 珍妮特的蓝眼睛闪现出怒火。9. sex organs 性器官 [intransitive, transitive]SYSCC if a man flashes, or if he flashes someone, he shows his sexual organs in public 〔男子〕当众暴露（性器官），露（阴） → flasher10. somebody’s life flashes before their eyes REMEMBERif someone’s life flashes before their eyes, they suddenly remember many events from their life because they are in great danger and might die 〔处于极度危险、可能死亡时〕某人的平生之事都闪现在自己眼前11  time passing quickly 飞逝的时间FINISH/COME TO AN END [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a period of time or an event flashes by or flashes past, it seems to end very quickly 〔一段时间或某件事情〕一闪而过，飞逝flash by/past Our vacation seemed to just flash by. 我们的假期似乎一眨眼就过去了。12 flash something ↔ around phrasal verb SHOW OFFto use or show something in a way that will make people notice you and think you have a lot of money 炫耀 He’s always flashing his money around. 他老是四处炫耀他有钱。13 flash back phrasal verb to suddenly think about or show something that happened in the past, especially in a film, book etc 〔尤指电影、书等〕闪回，倒叙 to From here the movie flashes back to Billy’s first meeting with Schultz. 从这里开始，影片闪回到比利初次遇见舒尔茨的时候。 → flashback14 flash forward phrasal verb if a film, book etc flashes forward, it shows what happens in the future 〔电影、书等〕闪前，预叙 to The movie then flashes forward to their daughter’s fifth birthday. 影片接着跳到未来他们女儿五岁生日的时候。

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flash2 ●●○ noun  1  light 光 [countable]SHINE a bright light that shines for a short time and then stops shining 闪光 Two flashes mean danger. 两次闪光表示危险。flash of A flash of lightning lit up the night sky. 一道闪电照亮夜空。brilliant/blinding flash a brilliant flash of light 一道明亮的闪光2  camera 相机 [countable, uncountable]TCP a special bright light used when taking photographs indoors or when there is not much light 闪光灯 Did the flash go off? 闪光灯亮过没有？3  in/like a flash  (also quick as a flash)FAST/QUICK very quickly 一会儿，马上 Just wait here. I’ll be back in a flash. 就在这里等着，我马上回来。4. flash of inspiration/brilliance/insight/anger etc IDEAFEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCif someone has a flash of brilliance, anger etc, they suddenly have a clever idea or a particular feeling 灵感/才华/洞察力/怒气等的闪现5  a flash in the pan SUCCEED IN DOING somethinga sudden success that ends quickly and is unlikely to happen again 昙花一现 Beene’s new novel proves he isn’t just a flash in the pan. 比恩的新小说证明他并不是个昙花一现的作家。6  bright colour/STH shiny 鲜艳的色彩/闪亮的物品 [countable]SHINE if there is a flash of something brightly coloured or shiny, it appears suddenly for a short time 〔鲜艳或闪亮之物的〕闪现flash of The bird vanished in a flash of blue. 那只鸟蓝影一闪，不见了。7  computer 计算机 [uncountable] trademark a system of instructions for a computer that is used especially to make pictures on a website appear to move flash 技术，闪客技术 Flash animation flash动画，闪客动画8. look 看 [countable] British EnglishLOOK AT a quick look – used humorously 一瞥〔幽默用法〕 SYN glimpse9. military 军队的 [countable] British EnglishPM a small piece of coloured cloth worn on the shoulder of a military uniform 〔军装上的〕肩章 → newsflash→ See Verb table

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flash• A police car sped through the intersection, lights flashing.• It's like she flashed a bright light in my eyes, and I have to look away.• Lightning flashed across the sky.• Muskets were swung as clubs, pistols were fired point-blank, and swords flashed and clanged.• Lightning flashed and thunder rolled.• If it flashes heavily, turn it down.• Detective Mallory flashed his badge as he walked through the door.• Why did that guy flash his headlights at me?• Two police officers burst in, the latter hurriedly flashing his ID card at her as they made their way upstairs.• He flashed his membership card as passed through the door.• When she took off her glasses the sun caught her eyes and made them flash like green torches.• He remembers thinking in amazement that his name also was being flashed on screens in thousands of other movie theaters.• Returning workers flashed special identification cards issued by the union and walked in.flashed on and off• A big red warning light flashed on and off.• Dials and switches flashed on and off.• He walked towards the entrance; a fancy airlock system over which a large illuminated sign flashed on and off.• Visual images flashed on and off at fractions of a second to imprint themselves on the subconscious mind.flash across/onto/past etc• A photograph of the Moon flashed on to the screen.• When Bowman asked Hal for the telescopic display, a sparsely sprinkled star field flashed on to the screen.• The image of his face flashed past and together with it all the days of early summer, Jubilee summer.• Her life had just flashed past her eyes and wasn't it dull?• But then the third golden sphere flashed across her path and rolled far into the grass beside the course.• Certainly that, though, curiously, an image of Carla had also flashed across his mind.• News was flashing across that Ronald 0.• Then a blue Rover drew out and flashed past them at speed, two people waving.flash by/past/through• Maybe it was the swirling water, or a bird that flashed by.• Rivers flashed by, and mountains appeared on the horizon.• The image of his face flashed past and together with it all the days of early summer, Jubilee summer.• The image of the guard in his elaborate flowering prison flashes through her head.• But the days flash by in a blur.• The sunlight struck the silver-plated candlesticks on the sideboard and sent stilettos of light flashing through the room.• Using the speed gained in the dive, the whole gaggle flashed through the treetops at more than l l0 knots.• The one occasion which was flashing through Yanto's mind at this moment involved just three of the local water babies.flash with• Anne's eyes flashed with excitement.flash by/past• An ambulance flashed past.• Our vacation seemed to just flash by.• Horrified, Gazzer saw a yellow hat flash by.• Maybe it was the swirling water, or a bird that flashed by.• Rivers flashed by, and mountains appeared on the horizon.• The image of his face flashed past and together with it all the days of early summer, Jubilee summer.• The furious lights would flash past and we would move into the middle again.• Her life had just flashed past her eyes and wasn't it dull?• But the days flash by in a blur.• Perhaps life was flashing by like a tape player speeded up.flash3 adjective  1. flash flood/fire FAST/QUICKa flood or fire that happens very quickly or suddenly, and continues for only a short time 突发的洪水/火灾2  British English informalEXPENSIVE looking very new, bright, and expensive – used to show disapproval 豪华的，阔气的〔含贬义〕 a big flash car 一辆阔气的大轿车3  British English informalSHOW OFF liking to have expensive clothes and possessions so that other people notice you – used to show disapproval 爱显摆的〔含贬义〕 Chris didn’t want to seem flash in front of his mates. 克里斯不想在同伴面前显得是在摆阔。

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flash• I think people thought in the beginning I was going to be a flash in the pan, like Tiny Tim.• When a flash of lightning lit up the sky to the south we decided we'd better go now!• a flash of lightning• There was a bright flash of light as the bomb exploded.• As annoying as hot flashes may be, remember that menopause is a temporary condition.• If one of us goes through menopause, we all suffer a collective hot flash.• The mints must be hard and dry for the best results and some produce, as I have seen, impressive flashes.• The muzzle flash that accompanied their arrival came from inside the house.• With a terrible flash that all but blinded the onlookers the island vanished, around it the storm of magical energy.brilliant/blinding flash• Over 20,000 residents are awakened by a brilliant flash of light and heat to find their city in flames.• We'd only gone a short distance from the trees when suddenly we were hit by a blinding flash.• Full awareness and memory returned in a blinding flash.• In a blinding flash, everything fell into place.• A blinding flash illuminated the darkness, and the terrible discharge of musketry resounded through the woods.• Then, when it is all over ... Out of the darkness there came a single brilliant flash.• The brilliant flash of wing colours in the Butterfly House are alone worth a visit.• The water poured off the roofs in torrents, and thunderstorms rent the night skies with brilliant flashes of lightning.nFlash trademark  n1.a type of cleaning substance for floors and other hard surfaces, sold in the UK as a liquid or powder

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flash• Flash fires swept through the Los Angeles foothills last night.From Longman Business DictionaryFlashFlash /flæʃ/ noun trademarkCOMPUTING a computer program that is used to design moving images, especially on websitesOrigin flash1 (1200-1300) Originally (of liquid) “to strike a surface”; from the sound

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flash¹ S3 /flæʃ/ verb1.  SHINE  [intransitive and transitive] to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way:
    Lightning flashed overhead.
    flash something into/at/towards somebody/something
    Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me?
    Red warning lights flashed on and off (=shone for a short time and then stopped shining).
2.  PICTURES  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be shown quickly on television, on a computer, or on a film
    flash across/onto/past etc
    Images of the war flashed across the screen.
3. flash through sb’s mind/head/brain if thoughts, images, memories etc flash through your mind, you suddenly think of them or remember them:
    The possibility that Frank was lying flashed through my mind.
4. flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody) to smile or look at someone quickly and for a short time:
    ‘I love this city,’ he said, flashing a big smile.
5.  SHOW SOMETHING QUICKLY  [transitive] to show something to someone for only a short time:
    He flashed his identification card.
6.  NEWS/INFORMATION  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to send news or information somewhere quickly by radio, computer, or satellite
    flash something across/to something
    Reporters at the scene flashed the news to their offices.
7.  MOVE QUICKLY  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly
    flash by/past/through
    A meteor flashed through the sky.
8.  EYES  [intransitive] literary if your eyes flash, they look very bright for a moment, especially because of a sudden emotion
    flash with
    Janet’s blue eyes flashed with anger.
9.  SEX ORGANS  [intransitive and transitive] if a man flashes, or if he flashes someone, he shows his sexual organs in public ⇨ flasher
10. sb’s life flashes before their eyes if someone’s life flashes before their eyes, they suddenly remember many events from their life because they are in great danger and might die
11.  TIME PASSING QUICKLY  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a period of time or an event flashes by or flashes past, it seems to end very quickly
    flash by/past
    Our vacation seemed to just flash by.
     
flash something ↔ around phrasal verb
  to use or show something in a way that will make people notice you and think you have a lot of money:
    He’s always flashing his money around.
flash back phrasal verb
  to suddenly think about or show something that happened in the past, especially in a film, book etc
    flash back to
    From here the movie flashes back to Billy’s first meeting with Schultz.
  ⇨ flashback
flash forward phrasal verb
  if a film, book etc flashes forward, it shows what happens in the future
    flash forward to
    The movie then flashes forward to their daughter’s fifth birthday.

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flash² noun
1.  LIGHT  [countable] a bright light that shines for a short time and then stops shining:
    Two flashes mean danger.
    flash of
    A flash of lightning lit up the night sky.
    brilliant/blinding flash
    a brilliant flash of light
2.  CAMERA  [uncountable and countable] a special bright light used when taking photographs indoors or when there is not much light:
    Did the flash go off?
3. in/like a flash (also quick as a flash) very quickly:
    Just wait here. I’ll be back in a flash.
4. flash of inspiration/brilliance/insight/anger etc if someone has a flash of brilliance, anger etc, they suddenly have a clever idea or a particular feeling
5. a flash in the pan a sudden success that ends quickly and is unlikely to happen again:
    Beene’s new novel proves he isn’t just a flash in the pan.
6.  BRIGHT COLOUR/SOMETHING SHINY  [countable] if there is a flash of something brightly coloured or shiny, it appears suddenly for a short time
    flash of
    The bird vanished in a flash of blue.
7.  COMPUTER  [uncountable] trademark a system of instructions for a computer that is used especially to make pictures on a website appear to move:
    Flash animation
8.  LOOK  [countable] British English a quick look – used humorously
   SYN  glimpse
9.  MILITARY  [countable] British English a small piece of coloured cloth worn on the shoulder of a military uniform
⇨ newsflash

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flash³ adjective
1. flash flood/fire a flood or fire that happens very quickly or suddenly, and continues for only a short time
2. British English informal looking very new, bright, and expensive – used to show disapproval:
    a big flash car
3. British English informal liking to have expensive clothes and possessions so that other people notice you – used to show disapproval:
    Chris didn’t want to seem flash in front of his mates.

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