flashback
noun
uk/ˈflæʃ.bæk/us/ˈflæʃ.bæk/C2[CorU]
ashortpartof afilm,story, orplaythat goes back toeventsin the past:
(电影、故事或戏剧的)闪回,倒叙Thenovelbeganwith a flashbacktothe hero'sexperiencesin thewar.小说开头以倒叙的手法描写了主人公在战争中的经历。
C2[Cusually plural]
asudden,clearmemoryof a pasteventortime, usually one that wasbad:
(尤指不愉快往事的)闪回Ikepthavingflashbacksofherlyingtherebleeding.我的脑海里不断闪现出她躺在那里流着血的情景。
Cinema & theatre: parts of plays, shows & films
- act
- beat
- blooper reel
- byplay
- curtain call
- denouement
- dream sequence
- exeunt
- exit
- finale
- fourth wall
- intermission
- interval
- MacGuffin
- plot hole
- scene
- set piece
- showstopper
- stage direction
- wrap party
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Remembering, reminding and reminders