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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044

flicker

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 flicker /ˈflɪkɚ/ verb
flickers; flickered; flickering
1 flicker
/ˈflɪkɚ/
verb
flickers; flickered; flickering
Learner's definition of FLICKER
[no object]
: to burn or glow in an unsteady way : to produce an unsteady light(光、火等)闪烁,摇曳
: to appear or pass briefly or quickly闪现;一闪而过
2 flicker /ˈflɪkɚ/ noun
plural flickers
2 flicker
/ˈflɪkɚ/
noun
plural flickers
Learner's definition of FLICKER
[count]
: a quick and unsteady movement of light(光的)闪烁,摇曳
: a sudden quick movement闪动;抖动;颤动
: a very small amount of something : a slight hint or suggestion of something (such as an emotion or quality)一丝;一点
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044

flicker

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verb

flick·​er ˈfli-kər How to pronounce flicker (audio)
flickered; flickering ˈfli-k(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce flicker (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
Shadows flickered on the wall.
2
: to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light
a candle flickering in the window
3
: to appear or pass briefly or quickly
Thoughts flickered through his mind.
A smile flickered across her face.

transitive verb

1
: to cause to flicker
2
: to produce by flickering

flicker

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noun (1)

1
a
: an act of flickering
b
: a sudden brief movement
the flicker of an eyelash
c
: a momentary quickening
a flicker of anger
d
: a slight indication : hint
a flicker of recognition
2
a
: a wavering light
the flicker of a candle
b
: a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen
3
dated, informal : movie
often used in plural
flickery adjective

flicker

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noun (2)

: a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker

Example Sentences

Verb A TV was flickering in the background. The overhead light kept flickering off and on. Thoughts flickered through his mind. A smile flickered across her face.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English flikeren, from Old English flicorian

Noun (2)

probably imitative of its call

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flicker was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7339 COCA: 8044
flicker

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLICKER | FLICKER + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfaint, slight, small, tiny隱隱約約的/微弱的/很小的/一丁點兒的閃現She caught the faintest flicker of amusement on his face.她捕捉到他臉上一閃而過的笑意。brief瞬間的閃光sudden突然的一閃last (often figurative) 最後一絲光亮The police stamped out the last flickers of freedom.警察把最後的一點兒自由全都扼殺了。candle燭光的搖曳VERB + FLICKERshow閃現catch, notice, see捕捉到/注意到/看到閃光detect, feel覺察到/感覺到閃光She felt a brief flicker of jealousy.一瞬間她感到一絲妒意。FLICKER + VERBcross sth神色掠過⋯A flicker of guilt crossed his face.他臉上閃過一絲愧意。catch sb's eye動作引起注意A flicker of movement caught her eye.什麼東西一晃引起了她的注意。PREPOSITIONflicker of一絲⋯'He'll soon be here,' she thought, with a flicker of excitement.她帶着一絲興奮想到:“他很快就會到這兒來。”She spoke without a flicker of fear.她說話毫無畏懼。PHRASESthe flicker of a candle, the flicker of a flame燭光的/火焰的跳躍The brief flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes.我們看到燭火閃了一下。a flicker of sb's/the eyes某人眼皮顫動Her only reaction was a slight flicker of her eyes.她唯一的反應就是眼皮微微顫動了一下。a flicker of hope, a flicker of interest一絲希望/興趣Stock markets showed barely a flicker of interest in the election result.股市對選舉結果幾乎沒什麼回應。a flicker of light, a flicker of movement光閃過;動作閃過He saw a flicker of light in the darkness.他在黑暗中看到一絲光亮。a flicker of recognition有點兒認識The witness stared at the accused but she showed not a flicker of recognition.證人盯着被告,但她完全認不出來。a flicker of a smile一絲微笑I noticed a flicker of a smile on her face.我注意到她臉上流露出一絲微笑。
flicker

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBbriefly, for a moment, momentarily一瞬間閃爍;閃爍片刻slightly微微顫動nervously緊張地顫動Her eyes flickered nervously in anticipation.她緊張而期待地眨着眼睛。rapidly快速閃爍off, out閃爍着漸漸熄滅on and off若隱若現The lights flickered on and off.燈光若隱若現。PREPOSITIONacross, over快速地瞥過⋯His gaze flickered over her.他很快地看了她一眼。PHRASESflicker into life, flicker to life閃現圖像The television screen flickered into life.電視屏幕閃了一下,出現了圖像。flicker open忽閃着睜開Kate's eyes flickered open.凱特忽閃着睜開雙眼。

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