| 单词 | green flash |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen flash green flash n. a flash of green light that is sometimes seen briefly just above the sun as it is about to disappear below the horizon at sunset, or as it first appears at sunrise; = green ray n. (b). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > green flash green ray1705 green flash1887 1887 Nature 24 Feb. 391/1 As soon as the last speck of the yellow vanished, a momentary bright green flash shone out. 1925 R. Clements Gipsy of Horn 125 For the first time I saw the ‘Green Flash’, as it is called. Just as the sun is about to sink below the horizon a flash of vivid green seems to leap from it. It only lasts a second and is gone. 1951 Caribbean Q. 2 ii. 40 In the West Indies..we have the finest opportunities for observing the phenomenon of the Green Flash. 2007 K. H. Hemmings Descendants i. x. 69 It's a communal activity around here, waiting for this green flash, hoping to catch it. < as lemmas |
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