flash
闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电
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Definitions
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- : a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- : a sudden, brief outburst or display of joy, wit, etc.
- : a very brief moment; instant: I'll be back in a flash.
- : Informal. flashlight.
- : superficial, meretricious, or vulgar showiness; ostentatious display.
- : Journalism. news flash.
- : Photography. bright artificial light thrown briefly upon a subject during an exposure.flash lamp. flashbulb. flashtube.
- : the sudden flame or intense heat produced by a bomb or other explosive device.
- : a sudden thought, insight, inspiration, or vision.
- : Slang. rush.
- : Metallurgy. a ridge of metal left on a casting by a seam between parts of the mold.a ridge formed at the edge of a forging or weld where excess metal has been squeezed out.
- : Poker. a hand containing all five suits in a game played with a five-suit pack.
- : a device, as a lock or sluice, for confining and releasing water to send a boat down a shallow stream.
Phrases
- flash in the pan
- in a flash
- quick as a wink (flash)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
In one 2009 experiment, college students studied vocabulary words with flash cards.
The darkening outlook of banks is laid bare by disclosures on so-called criticized loans, which are flashing warning signals about a borrower’s ability to pay.
Plus its flash technology allows upgrades to future software versions so you won’t have to continually invest in new calculators.
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When I briefly regained consciousness, it was to flashing police and ambulance lights and what felt like an entire roll of paper towels pressed on my face.
The idea that January 1st initiates a period of new beginning is not a flash of Hallmark brilliance.
Afterward, you can actually see her young career flash before her eyes as she makes a kind of puffed up blowfish face.
In a flash he deflects the shot, with the speed of instinct, right past the goalkeeper.
Cops launched a flash grenade through the window and officer Joseph Weekley fired, fatally striking Stanley-Jones.
The grasp on the sabre would tighten; the quiet eyes would flash.
The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.
A of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.