flash 1 S3 / flæʃ / 动词

1 shine [不及物和及物动词] to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way :

Lightning flashed overhead.

flash something into/at/towards somebody/something

Why is that guy flashing his headlights at me?

Red warning lights flashed on and off (= shone for a short time and then stopped shining ) .

2 pictures [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to be shown quickly on television, on a computer, or on a film

flash across/onto/past etc

Images of the war flashed across the screen.

3 flash through sb’s mind/head/brain if thoughts, images, memories etc flash through your mind, you suddenly think of them or remember them :

The possibility that Frank was lying flashed through my mind.

4 flash a smile/glance/look etc (at somebody) to smile or look at someone quickly and for a short time :

‘I love this city,’ he said, flashing a big smile.

5 show something quickly [及物动词] to show something to someone for only a short time :

He flashed his identification card.

6 news/information [ transitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to send news or information somewhere quickly by radio, computer, or satellite

flash something across/to something

Reporters at the scene flashed the news to their offices.

7 move quickly [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to move very quickly

flash by/past/through

A meteor flashed through the sky.

8 eyes [不及物动词] literary if your eyes flash, they look very bright for a moment, especially because of a sudden emotion

flash with

Janet’s blue eyes flashed with anger.

9 sex organs [不及物和及物动词] if a man flashes, or if he flashes someone, he shows his sexual organs in public → flasher

10 sb’s life flashes before their eyes if someone’s life flashes before their eyes, they suddenly remember many events from their life because they are in great danger and might die

11 time passing quickly [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] if a period of time or an event flashes by or flashes past, it seems to end very quickly

flash by/past

Our vacation seemed to just flash by.

flash something ↔ around 短语动词

to use or show something in a way that will make people notice you and think you have a lot of money :

He’s always flashing his money around.

flash back 短语动词

to suddenly think about or show something that happened in the past, especially in a film, book etc

flash back to

From here the movie flashes back to Billy’s first meeting with Schultz.

→ flashback

flash forward 短语动词

if a film, book etc flashes forward, it shows what happens in the future

flash forward to

The movie then flashes forward to their daughter’s fifth birthday.