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单词 flicker
释义
flicker1 verbflicker2 noun
flickerflick‧er1 /ˈflɪkə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINflicker1
Origin:
Old English flicorian
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
flicker
Simple Form
Presentitflickers
Presentflicker
Pastit, theyflickered
Present perfecttheyhave flickered
ithas flickered
Past perfectit, theyhad flickered
Futureit, theywill flicker
Future perfectit, theywill have flickered
Continuous Form
Presenttheyare flickering
itis flickering
Pasttheywere flickering
itwas flickering
Present perfecttheyhave been flickering
ithas been flickering
Past perfectit, theyhad been flickering
Futureit, theywill be flickering
Future perfectit, theywill have been flickering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.
  • Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.
  • Penny's eyelids flickered for a moment, then she slept.
  • The candle flickered a few times and then went out.
  • The lights flickered; I wondered if we were about to lose our power.
  • The overhead lights suddenly flickered and went out.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • By night, faery lights flicker in the darkness, drifting behind the Everqueen's courtiers and illuminating the revels and feasting.
  • He told me the story, sitting in my room with the firelight flickering on the ceiling rafters.
  • His eyes flickered over her shoulders.
  • His flat-tax fire, which burned hot for months, ultimately flickered out along with his popularity.
  • Months at sea had rusted their connections so they flickered irritatingly.
  • She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding firm.
  • Suddenly, an hour after the opening bell, the computers at the New York Stock Exchange flicker off.
  • The stream flickered slightly in the moonlight.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto produce light
to produce bright light: · The sun was shining.
to shine brightly for a very short time, or to shine on and off very quickly many times: · Lightning flashed across the sky.· The police car’s lights were flashing.
to shine with a very strong light which hurts your eyes: · The sun glared in her eyes.
to shine with an unsteady light – used about a flame or light: · The candle flickered and went out.
if stars or lights twinkle, they shine in the dark in a way that seems to change from bright to faint, especially because you are a long way away from them: · stars twinkling in the sky· The harbour lights twinkled in the distance.
especially literary to shine with a warm soft light: · Lights glowed in the windows.
literary to shine very brightly: · The lights of the factory were still blazing.
to be burning
to produce heat and flames: · The fire was still burning.· A pile of branches was burning in the yard.
if a building, car, piece of clothing etc is on fire, it is burning and being damaged: · Before long, the neighbouring houses were on fire too.
especially written if something is alight, it is burning: · By the time the fire engines got there, the whole building was already alight.· The candle was still alight.
especially written if something is ablaze, it is burning with a lot of flames, so that it is seriously damaged: · Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze.· The two hundred tonnes of straw were now ablaze and firefighters struggled to get the fire under control.
to burn very brightly with a lot of flames and heat: · A big log fire was blazing in the fireplace.
British English, smolder American English to burn slowly and continuously, producing smoke but no flames: · A cigarette smouldered in the ashtray.· The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.
if a fire or flame flickers, it burns with an unsteady light that appears and disappears quickly: · A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.· Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is burning
to produce flames and heat: · A pile of branches was burning in the yard.· At one end of the room a coal fire burned brightly.· The candle flickered briefly, then burned with a steady flame.
if a building, vehicle, or piece of clothing is on fire , it is burning: · Large areas of the forest are reported to be on fire.· Before long the neighboring houses were on fire too.
also be ablaze to be on fire with a lot of flames, causing serious damage: · When the fire department arrived the whole school was in flames.· Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze.
burning very brightly with a lot of flames and heat: · They sat on the sofa in front of a blazing fire.· The heat from the blazing car could be felt several metres away.
British /smolder American to burn slowly, producing smoke but no flames: · The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.· A cigarette smoldered in the ashtray.· a pile of smoldering leaves
if a fire or flame flickers , it burns unsteadily: · A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.· Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.
when light comes from the sun, a lamp, a surface etc
if the sun, a lamp etc shines , it sends out bright light: · It wasn't very warm, but at least the sun was shining.· She could see the lights of Hong Kong shining in the distance.· A light shone in a window of one of the houses.shine in/on: · Could you move that lamp? It's shining right in my eyes.shine brightly: · The streetlights shone brightly and the sidewalks were filled with people.
to make a warm soft light that is not very bright: · The evening sun glowed in the sky.· A few lumps of coal still glowed in the fire.· The windows were glowing with a warm, yellow light.
to shine brightly, especially by throwing back light off a very smooth surface: · A Rolls Royce was parked outside, gleaming in the sunshine.· The floors gleamed, and the house smelled sweetly of soap and fresh air.· The old walnut dining table gleamed under the chandelier.gleam with: · On his left was the galley, a tiny kitchen gleaming with stainless steel.
to give off an extremely bright light: · The midday sun blazed down on us.· The windows of the cathedral were blazing with coloured light.· Lights blazed in every room in the house.
to shine brightly for a very short time, or make something do this: · Lightning flashed across the sky.· A police car sped through the intersection, lights flashing.flash something at/toward/into somebody/something: · Why did that guy flash his headlights at me?
use this about a weak flame or light that keeps becoming almost dark, so that it seems to be soon going to stop shining: · The candle flickered a few times and then went out.· The lights flickered; I wondered if we were about to lose our power.
if a light on a machine blinks , it goes on and off, especially in order to make you notice something: · When I got in, the message light on my answering machine was blinking.· The neon lights on the theater blinked red and blue.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a small amount in someone's eyes or on someone’s face)· He examined her face with a wry gleam of amusement.
(=the flame moves in an unsteady way)· As the door opened, the candles flickered unsteadily.
(=with the flame moving unsteadily)· The church was full of flickering white candles.
(=a very small sign that someone feels an emotion)· I thought I saw a flicker of emotion in his eyes.
(=a feeling of excitement that lasts a very short time)· He felt a flicker of excitement when he heard someone mention his name.
(also flames dance literary) (=they move)· He watched the flames flickering in the fireplace.
(=shadows that move about quickly)· Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The lights flickered on before Graham could do more than put his arms round her.· Lights flicker on throughout the house at the touch of a single button.· The lights began to flicker on and off.· Its light flickered on and off for a moment, as if it was making itself comfortable in a mechanical kind of way.
· His eyes flickered over her shoulders.· The tiny beam of light flickered over the telephone - and back.· It flickered over stone walls, glinting on darker, shinier patches here and there.· Light a match, they say, and flames flicker over it like brandy on a Christmas pudding.· Nathan's gaze flickered over her, his own thoughts hidden behind eyes reflecting the soft glow of the bedhead lamp.· His eyes flickered over her legs sheathed in fine black stockings.· Tommaso's gaze flickered over her, appraisingly, and he had made no such reckoning of Caterina, as Davide grasped.· Sunlight sought out the gaps and flickered over the new-green fields far below.
NOUN
· Instead, we wander down to the conservatory, where a lone table is laid, its pink candles flickering.· Another candle flickered for me in the front of the church.· The candle flickered again, so badly that it almost flickered out.· As the fan blew upon it, the flame of the votary candle swayed and flickered.· Holy candles flickered on a shelf.
· Light a match, they say, and flames flicker over it like brandy on a Christmas pudding.· The flame flickered briefly on the Fourth of July.· She watched the kiln's flames flicker on the walls.· The brass plate to the memory of Paul and Florence above the window; inside, the little flame flickering.· The flames would flicker on the glass of the brass-framed pictures, enlivening the theatrical characters, making everything cosy.· The oil flame flickered and flared alarmingly, shooting jagged shadows up around the walls.· The flame continued to flicker gently on a bare stone that was awash with water.· The flames were already flickering just beneath the surface, waiting to be fanned into fierce, burning life.
· The lights flickered on before Graham could do more than put his arms round her.· The lights began to flicker on and off.· Through a telescope, it is a pinpoint of light, flickering as it rotates once every 5 hours.· The lights flicker off and on, off and on, the signal that the library is about to close.· By night, faery lights flicker in the darkness, drifting behind the Everqueen's courtiers and illuminating the revels and feasting.· The fluorescent light buzzed and flickered.
· Overhead, lightning flickered frequently as the static electricity accumulating in the ash cloud discharged.· Despite the peace of the early night, lightning was flickering about the horizon.
· It smiled a bleary, yellow smile and flickered.· The winsome smile flickered back with its sly message.
1to burn or shine with an unsteady light that goes on and off quickly:  The overhead lights flickered momentarily.► see thesaurus at shine2[always + adverb/preposition] if an emotion or expression flickers on someone’s face or through their mind, it exists or is shown for only a short timeflicker across/through/on etc A puzzled smile flickered across the woman’s face.3to quickly make a sudden small movement or series of movements:  Polly’s eyelids flickered, then she slept.
flicker1 verbflicker2 noun
flickerflicker2 noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Bruce Law walks through a desert hell, looking for saguaros that still show a flicker of life at McDowell Mountain Park.
  • I really have never felt even a flicker of emotion when I sang the National Anthem.
  • Nothing could get out - or in, she registered with a flicker of hope.
  • Only once did he show a flicker of being a person.
  • Saying it helped to quell that flicker of excitement.
  • The heretofore brilliant, often blinding light of classical culture was gradually reduced to a pitiful flicker.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=a small amount in someone's eyes or on someone’s face)· He examined her face with a wry gleam of amusement.
(=the flame moves in an unsteady way)· As the door opened, the candles flickered unsteadily.
(=with the flame moving unsteadily)· The church was full of flickering white candles.
(=a very small sign that someone feels an emotion)· I thought I saw a flicker of emotion in his eyes.
(=a feeling of excitement that lasts a very short time)· He felt a flicker of excitement when he heard someone mention his name.
(also flames dance literary) (=they move)· He watched the flames flickering in the fireplace.
(=shadows that move about quickly)· Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • I really have never felt even a flicker of emotion when I sang the National Anthem.
  • Ruins, she thought, with a flicker of excitement.
  • Shiona told herself with just a flicker of uncertainty, changing into second gear as she rounded a bend.
1an unsteady light that goes on and off quicklyflicker of the flicker of the firelight2a flicker of emotion/uncertainty/excitement etc a feeling or expression that continues for a very short time:  She saw a flicker of doubt in his eyes.3a quick sudden movement or series of movements
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