vt.

1. 使閃光；使閃爍[（+at）]
   Why is that driver flashing his lights at me?

   那個司機為何用燈照我？

2. （向……）閃現出[（+at）][O1]
   I flashed a warning glance at them.

   我向他們投去警告性的一瞥。

3. 反照，反射[（+back）]
4. 閃出；亮出；誇示[O]
   She liked flashing her diamond necklace.

   她喜歡炫耀自己的鑽石項鍊。

5. （火速地）發出（電報，電訊等）；使迅速傳遍[O]
   The news was flashed around the world.

   這一消息迅速傳遍世界各地。

vi.

1. 閃光，閃爍
   The stars flashed in the night sky.

   夜空中群星閃爍。

2. （想法等）掠過，閃現[Q]
   A thought flashed through my mind.

   我腦子裡閃過一個想法。

3. 反照，反射[（+back）]
4. 飛馳，掠過[Q]
   A car flashed by.

   一輛汽車疾馳而過。

n.

1. 閃爍，閃光[C]
   There was a flash of lightning a moment ago.

   剛才有一道閃電。

2. 燈號的一閃；旗號的一揮[C]
3. 簡短的電訊；新聞快報[C]
   The latest flash from the capital says that the fighting has been escalated.

   來自首都的最新電訊說戰鬥已經升級。

4. 【攝】閃光攝影術；閃光燈[C][U]
   Did you bring your flash?

   你有沒有帶閃光燈？

5. （思想等的）閃現[C]
   A flash of grief came upon her when she heard the news.

   她聽到這消息時內心感到一陣悲傷。

6. 【軍】肩章，徽章[C]
7. （F-）Adobe公司的電腦動畫軟體
8. （金屬鑄造或塑膠射出的）毛邊；溢料

a.

1. 突如其來的，迅猛而短暫的；緊急的[B]
   The area was hit by a flash storm.

   這一地區受到突如其來的暴風雨的侵襲。

2. 俗豔的，華而不實的

v.

1. shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.
2. move, pass, or send very quickly:
   a look of terror flashed across his face.
3. display or be displayed briefly or repeatedly.
   ▸informal display conspicuously so as to impress:

   they flash their money about.
   ▸informal (of a man) show one's genitals in public.
4. (flash over) make an electric circuit by sparking across a gap.

n.

1. a sudden brief burst of bright light.
2. a camera attachment that produces a flash of light, for taking photographs in poor light.
3. a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence.
4. a bright patch of colour.
   ▸Brit. a coloured patch of cloth worn on a uniform as a distinguishing emblem.
5. (Flash) Computing  (trademark in the US) an application used to produce animation sequences that can be viewed by a browser.
6. excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up.
7. a rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows.

adj.

1. informal, chiefly Brit. ostentatiously stylish or expensive.
2. archaic relating to the language of criminals or prostitutes.

n.

[名]

1. ①手電筒。
   플래시를 켜다.

   打開手電筒。

2. ②閃光燈。