flash
verb
uk/flæʃ/us/flæʃ/flashverb(SHINE SUDDENLY)
B2[IorT]
toshinebrightlyandsuddenly, or to make somethingshinein this way:
（使）闪耀，（使）闪光Stop flashing thatlightinmyeyes!别拿那个手电筒晃我的眼睛了！
Thelightningflashed anddistantthunderrolled.电光闪过，远处雷声隆隆。
You'dbetterslowdown, thatcarwas flashingitslightsatyou.你最好减速，那辆车正朝你闪车灯呢。
[I]literary
If someone'seyesflash, theylookbrightbecause of theangerorexcitementthepersonisfeeling.
（眼睛因愤怒或激动而）发亮，闪耀- She flashed thetorchinto thedarkroom.
- Thefireworksflashed andexplodedin thesky.
- Awarninglighton thedashboardwas flashing.
- Could you flash thespotlightin thisdirection?
- Thislightflashes when thephoneischarging.
Giving out light
- afire
- albedo
- beam
- bioluminescence
- burnished
- candlelit
- flicker
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- noctilucent
- non-glare
- non-luminous
- out-glitter
- pearlescence
- reflected ray
- shine
- wink
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Expressing and showing feelings
flashverb(MOVE FAST)
C2[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomoveveryfast:
飞驰，掠过They flashedpast/byon amotorcycle.他们骑着摩托飞驰而过。
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
flashverb(SHOW QUICKLY)
C2[T]
to show something for ashorttime:
（快速）出示，显示He flashed asmileandofferedtobuyme adrink.他笑了一下，提出请我喝一杯。
[IorT]informal
If a man flashes, heshowshissexualorgansinpublic:
露阴，当众暴露性器官He came out of thebushesand flashed me.他从灌木中出来，向我暴露私处。
Showing and demonstrating
- act out
- attest
- bespeak
- betray
- breastbeating
- bring
- define
- demonstrative
- glimmer
- indicate
- masterclass
- outlet
- point (something/someone) out
- point the wayidiom
- point to/towardssomething
- probatory
- produce
- speak
- visualization
- whiff
flashverb(COMMUNICATE)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tocommunicatesomethingquickly,especiallyusingradioorlightwaves:
（尤指用无线电或光波）通信，联络Withinmomentsof aneventhappening, thenewscan be flashed around theworld.事件发生之后不久，消息就能迅速传遍世界。
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaintsomeone/yourselfwithsomething
- affirm
- annunciation
- avowedly
- awaken
- awakensomeonetosomething
- break
- break it/the news tosomeoneidiom
- breathe/say a wordidiom
- disseminate
- known
- on the recordidiom
- pass
- proclamation
- putsomethingout ofitsmiseryidiom
- rapporteur
- resensitize
- rollout
- self-anointed
- statement
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Communications - general words
flashverb(SUDDEN EXPERIENCE)
[I+ adv/prep]
If something flashes through/acrossyourmind, yousuddenlyorquicklythinkof it:
（想法等）突然闪现Thethoughtsuddenlyflashed through mymindthat she didn'twantto be here.我突然想到，她不想来这里。
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- rumination
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- weigh
Phrasal verbs
flashsomethingaround
flash back
flash
noun
uk/flæʃ/us/flæʃ/flashnoun(BRIGHT LIGHT)
B2[C]
asuddenbrightlightthatquicklydisappears:
闪光；闪耀a flash oflightning一道闪电
Thebombexplodedin a flashofyellowlight.一道黄光，炸弹爆炸了。
Quantities & units of light
- anti-glare
- aureole
- beam
- blip
- brightness
- glare
- gleam
- glimmer
- glint
- glitter
- glow
- halo
- multiphoton
- pencil
- photon
- radiance
- ray
- shaft
- sheen
- shimmer
flashnoun(SUDDEN EXPERIENCE)
C2[Cusually singular]
asudden,powerfulemotionalormentalexperience:
（情感的）突发；（想法的）突现Theideacame to her in a flashofinspiration/genius.灵光一闪，她便有了这个主意。
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- birth
- commencement
- inception
- initiation
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- kick off
- onset
- square
- starter
- starting point
- starting time
- the thin end of the wedgeidiom
- thin
- trigger
- zero hour
flashnoun(PHOTOGRAPHY)
B2[CorU]
thedeviceorsystemused toproduceabrightlightfor ashorttimewhen taking aphotograph:
闪光灯；闪光操纵装置Where's the flash for thecamera?照相机的闪光灯在哪儿？
It'sdarkin here, I'll have to use the flash.这里很暗，我得用闪光灯。
Eg Project/The Image Bank/GettyImages
Photography
- airbrush
- analogue
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
flashnoun(MILITARY SIGN)
[C]UK
asmallobjectorpieceofmaterialwornon amilitaryuniformas asignofrank, or (onclothing) astripormarkofcolourdifferent from themaincolour
（佩于军服上的）徽章，肩章，臂章；（衣服上的）色条，色块General ranks in the armed forces
- ADC
- adjutant
- aide-de-camp
- artificer
- bombardier
- C-in-C
- captain
- commandant
- commander-in-chief
- commissioned
- commissioned officer
- five-star
- four-star
- marshal
- NCO
- non-commissioned
- non-commissioned officer
- officer
- quartermaster
- ranking
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Decorations for clothes
flashnoun(QUICK LOOK)
[C]humorous
aquicklookat something:
飞快的一瞥Sheleanedover and Icaughta flash ofpinkunderwear.她屈身过来，我一眼瞥见了粉红色的内衣。
Showing and demonstrating
- act out
- attest
- bespeak
- betray
- breastbeating
- bring
- define
- demonstrative
- glimmer
- indicate
- masterclass
- outlet
- point (something/someone) out
- point the wayidiom
- point to/towardssomething
- probatory
- produce
- speak
- visualization
- whiff
Idioms
a flash in the pan
in a flash
flash
adjective
UKuk/flæʃ/us/flæʃ/lookingexpensivein a way thatattractsattention:
昂贵的；奢华的That's a very flashsuithe'swearing.他穿的那套西服看上去十分昂贵。
Synonyms
flashydisapproving
gimcrackdisapproving
meretriciousformal
tacky
tawdry(LOW QUALITY)
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- chichi
- conspicuous consumption
- dressed
- dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
- flamboyance
- flamboyantly
- flashsomethingaround
- flashily
- flaunt
- gimmick
- grandstanding
- hotdog
- ostentatious
- peacocking
- posture
- push(something)forward
- razzmatazz
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness