Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7339
flickered
闪烁；忽明忽暗
flickered is the past of flicker.
to burn or shine with an unsteady, wavering light
- 1.
To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
忽明忽暗地燃烧或发光；闪烁不定。
- 2.
To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
不断明灭；短暂出现和消失；闪现；颤动。
- 3.
To flutter or flap.
飘动；振翅；拍打(翅膀)。
闪现；时隐时现；闪动；飘动；扑动；振翅；忽明忽暗地燃烧或发光；闪烁不定。；不断明灭；短暂出现和消失；闪现；颤动。；飘动；振翅；拍打(翅膀)。
In use
The candle flame flickered in the draft.
She watched the stars flicker in the night sky.
The lights started flickering during the storm.
Verb forms
base flicker · third person flickers · -ing flickering · past flickered · past participle flickered
Connections
Collocations
- candle flickers
- 烛光摇曳
- The candle flickered in the wind.蜡烛在风中摇曳。
- screen flickers
- 屏幕闪烁
- My computer screen keeps flickering.我的电脑屏幕一直闪烁。
- flicker on and off
- 忽明忽暗；时断时续地闪烁
- The light flickered on and off all evening.灯光整晚忽明忽暗。
- flicker across one's face
- （表情）在脸上闪过
- A smile flickered across her face.一丝微笑在她脸上闪过。
- wings flicker
- 翅膀扑动
- The bird's wings flickered as it took off.鸟儿起飞时扑动着翅膀。
- flicker out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象烛火“flicker”忽明忽暗，火苗像小舌头一样“lick”一下又缩回，光就一闪一闪的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：candle or lamp flame、screen or display、a brief expression in someone's eyes、bird's wings 这是一个中性的常用动词，多用于描述光线忽明忽暗、事物时隐时现或翅膀、眼皮等轻轻颤动；在口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或随意倾向。
Grammar Note
作不及物动词时意为'闪烁'；作及物动词时意为'使摇曳'
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with flicker /ˈflɪkə/ in this non-rhotic pronunciation: /ˈbɪkə, ˈklɪkə, ˈpɪkə, ˈsɪkə, ˈθɪkə, ˈvɪkə/. The -cker words share the spelling chunk icker; vicar is a rhyme with a different spelling (-ar). Lookalikes such as flick /flɪk/ and flock /flɒk/ sound different because they lack the final /ə/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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