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flicker

/flik-er/US // ˈflɪk ər //UK // (ˈflɪkə) //

闪烁,忽明忽暗,闪变,闪烁的

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
    • : to move to and fro; vibrate; quiver: The long grasses flickered in the wind.
    • : to flutter.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to flicker.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an unsteady flame or light.
    • : a flickering movement.
    • : a brief occurrence or appearance: a flicker of hope.
    • : Often flickers .Slang. flick.
    • : Ophthalmology. the visual sensation of flickering that occurs when the interval between intermittent flashes of light is too long to permit fusion.

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Examples

  • The electronic shutter allows for high-speed continuous shooting with flicker reduction to counteract the odd bands of shadow that show up in images when shooting under certain types of lighting.

  • In prioritizing passive engagement over active listening, Spotify is training us to prefer a lot of pretty good to a little bit of great — but Wallen has already shown his greatness in bright flickers.

  • The return of Alex Smith, a three-game winning streak, a realistic shot to win a bad NFC East and the victory over Pittsburgh have given the team its first flickers of hope in years.

  • Bridgewater threw a second-quarter touchdown pass to Samuel on a flea flicker.

  • Consider the rural town of Anson, Texas, where locals long believed that if you drove out to the crossroads nearest the local cemetery and flashed your headlights, a mysterious flicker would bounce back at you.

  • A pivotal moment comes when Amir admits he felt more than a flicker of pride when fanatics attacked the Twin Towers.

  • Hurricane lamps on the tables flicker in the calm island breeze.

  • Sunday saw a feast of NBA action with the Chicago Bulls toppling the Heat and a flicker of Linsanity down in Houston.

  • STAMPER nods—we see the briefest flicker of fear in his eyes, but it is immediately replaced with resolve.

  • Such honesty is what elicits that satisfying flicker in a reader, Of course.

  • In the shade the effect is less marked, but the constant flicker makes the same sort of variation, though not to the same extent.

  • The hunter and his little son drew closer and watched the last flame flicker and die out.

  • These poor wretches fought for the last flicker of the lamp, which the bears wanted to extinguish altogether.

  • There was no light in this rocky intestine of the earth except the red flicker of the camp-fire.

  • Then suddenly around the corners of his under lip a little balky smile began to flicker.