/'flɪkə(r); `flɪkɚ/
v
1 (a) [I] (of a light or flame) burn or shine unsteadily （指灯光或火焰）闪烁, 摇曳
*All the lights flickered for a moment. 所有的灯都闪了一会儿.
(b) [Ipr] (fig 比喻) (of an emotion) be felt or seen briefly （指情感）稍纵即逝
*A slender hope still flickered within him. 他心中仍闪出一线希望.
* A faint smile flickered across her face. 她脸上闪过一丝微笑.
2 [I, Ipr] move back and forth lightly and quickly 轻而快地来回移动; 闪动
*flickering eyelids 眨着的眼睛
* The leaves flickered gently in the breeze. 树叶在微风中摇曳.

n (usu sing 通常作单数)
(a) flickering movement or light 闪动; 闪烁; 摇曳
*the flicker of pictures on the cinema screen 银幕上闪动的画面.
(b) (fig 比喻) faint and brief experience, esp of an emotion 微弱短暂的体验（尤指情感）
*a flicker of hope, despair, interest, etc 一线希望、一丝绝望情绪、微弱的兴趣.