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flickers
闪烁；闪现的光亮
flickers is the plural of flicker.
核心释义
An unsteady flash of light.
- 1.
不稳定的闪光。
An unsteady flash of light.
- 2.
弹击者；轻弹者。
One who flicks.
- 3.
短暂的瞬间。
A short moment.
一瞬；片刻；轻弹者；不稳定的闪光。；弹击者；轻弹者。；短暂的瞬间。
用法In use
There was a brief flicker of light from the candle before it went out.
用法提示：这里flicker作为可数名词，与a brief of搭配，表示短暂的光闪。
We saw the flicker of distant lightning on the horizon.
用法提示：flicker作为名词，与of连用，表示闪电的闪光。
A flicker of doubt crossed her face before she answered.
用法提示：flicker作为名词，与of连用，表示情感或表情的短暂变化。
a flicker of sth
flicker 作名词时可数，a flicker of 后常接 light、hope、interest 等，表示微弱而短暂的闪现。
There was a flicker of light at the end of the corridor.
走廊尽头有一丝微弱的闪光。
flickers of sth
复数 flickers 强调反复出现的一道道闪光，也可用于抽象事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a flicker of light
- 一丝光亮
- She saw a flicker of light in the distance.她看到远处有一丝光亮。
- a flicker of hope
- 一丝希望
- There was a flicker of hope in his eyes.他眼中闪过一丝希望。
- a flicker of movement
- 一丝动静
- He caught a flicker of movement from the corner of his eye.他眼角瞥见一丝动静。
- a flicker of recognition
- 一丝认出
- I saw a flicker of recognition on her face.我看到她脸上闪过一丝认出我的神情。
- without a flicker
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：蜡烛火焰忽明忽暗的‘闪烁’（flicker），就像在‘飞快地’（flick）‘颤抖’（-er）。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常指光线或火焰的短暂闪烁，也可指北美地区的一种啄木鸟。前者多用于描述视觉上的不稳定光线，后者为动物学专用词。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with flicker (stress on first syllable, ending /ɪkər/). They share the spelling chunk 'icker'.
用法优先级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。
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