2016年8月1日 星期一

flash



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  flash

informal Make a conspicuous display of (something) so as to impress or attract attention:they flashed huge wads of money about


NOUN

1A sudden brief burst of bright light:a flash of lightning
1.1patch or sudden display of a bright colour:the woodpecker swooped from tree to tree with a flash of yellow, green, and red
1.2British coloured patch of cloth on a uniform used as the distinguishing emblem of aregimentformation, or country:a short man with the black flashes of the tank units
1.3coloured band on the packaging of a product used to catch the consumer’s eye:on-pack flashes offer a free ‘Taste of the Caribbean’
1.4A pre-drawn design for a tattoo.
2A sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something:she had a flash of inspiration
3A camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographsin poor light:an electronic flash[MASS NOUN]: if in any doubt use flash
4(Flash)[MASS NOUN] Computing trademark in the US A platform for producing and displayinganimation and video in web browsers.
5[MASS NOUN] informal Ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth:workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash
6[MASS NOUN] Excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object:flap wheels are ideal for grinding off fibreglass flash
7rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows.

ADJECTIVE

informal, chiefly British
1.1Ostentatiously displaying one’s wealth:he’s a bit flash and refers to his gold card a few times too many

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