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flash-forward

/flash-fawr-werd/US // ˈflæʃˈfɔr wərd //

闪转腾挪,闪转,闪进,快闪

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
    • : an event or scene so inserted.

Examples

  • What if you just want eyes on the back of your head, you want forward and rear-facing cameras?

  • So just looking forward to taking our sweet ass time with this next one.

  • His speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward.

  • My ball bounced back and the rock rolled just a little bit forward.

  • You would only see it for a second, but it would drive you forward.

  • The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

  • A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.

  • He reached forward and took her hands, and if Mrs. Vivian had come in she would have seen him kneeling at her daughter's feet.

  • They came forward, a little timidly, and their latest visitor held out a hand to each.

  • A distinguished-looking man, evidently vested with authority, bustled forward and addressed him, civilly enough.