Word · Frequency #4001
flashing
闪光;闪烁;(使)闪光
flashing is the present participle of flash.
To shine briefly or intermittently; to cause to shine in this way.
- 1.
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
使闪光;使闪烁
- 2.
To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
闪烁;间歇发光
- 3.
To be visible briefly.
短暂显现
- 4.
To make visible briefly.
使短暂显现
- 5.
To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
突然闪现;瞬间闪耀
- 6.
To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
炫耀;招摇展示
- 7.
To communicate quickly.
快速传达;迅速发送
- 8.
To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
突然移动;使突然移动
- 9.
To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
突然蒸发;闪蒸
- 10.
To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
首次尝试即成功攀登(路线)
- 11.
To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
写入(可更新组件如BIOS芯片或游戏卡带)的存储器
- 12.
To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
覆盖一层薄层,如用不同颜色的玻璃覆盖玻璃制品
- 13.
To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
将(吹制玻璃)扩展成圆盘状
- 14.
To send by some startling or sudden means.
以惊人或突然的方式发送
- 15.
To burst out into violence.
突然爆发暴力
- 16.
To perform a flash.
进行闪光表演
- 17.
To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
释放压力容器中的压力
- 18.
To flash back.
闪回
闪现;短暂露出;迸发;突然闪耀;突然移动;猛冲;快速发送;速传(消息);炫耀;卖弄
In use
The lightning flashed across the dark sky.
The camera flashes when you take a picture.
The lighthouse flashes a warning signal every few seconds.
Verb forms
base flash · third person flashes · -ing flashing · past flashed · past participle flashed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- flash a smile
- 粲然一笑;短暂露出笑容
- She flashed a warm smile at the newcomer.她向新来的人露出一个温暖的微笑。
- flash the headlights
- 闪动车头灯
- He flashed his headlights to let the truck pass.他闪动车头灯让卡车先过。
- flash a badge
- 亮出徽章(或证件)
- The officer flashed her badge before entering.那位警官进门前往前亮了一下徽章。
- flash through one's mind
- 在脑海中闪现
- A sudden idea flashed through her mind.一个突如其来的念头在她脑海中闪现。
- flash past
- 飞驰而过;掠过
- The cyclists flashed past us in seconds.骑行者几秒钟就从我们身边飞驰而过。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 flash 拆成 fl+ash(灰烬):灰烬中突然蹦出火星,一闪而过——flash 就是“闪烁、闪现”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:灯光/照明、摄影/闪光灯、表情/眼神、口语炫耀、即时通讯/快速发送、计算机/固件更新 该词在描述光线、屏幕等闪烁时属中性词,日常口语和书面语都较常用;但表示‘炫耀’、‘短暂出示’或‘快速发送’时多带非正式色彩,常见于口语和网络语境。正式写作中用‘flash’表示‘闪烁’一般没问题,但表示‘招摇展示’时通常可换用更正式的说法。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词,表示短暂、快速的动作或闪光。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 flash /flæʃ/ 押韵的词有 cash、crash、dash、splash(都读 /æʃ/)。注意 flush /flʌʃ/ 和 flesh /flɛʃ/ 虽然拼写相似,但元音不同,不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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