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(光等)闪烁 shǎnshuò

flicker [ˈflıkə] VB intr N

1. flicker:

flicker
(光等)闪烁 shǎnshuò
flicker
摇曳 yáoyè

2. flicker:

flicker
(希望等)闪现 shǎnxiàn
a faint flicker of hope
一线微弱的希望
Present
Iflicker
youflicker
he/she/itflickers
weflicker
youflicker
theyflicker
Past
Iflickered
youflickered
he/she/itflickered
weflickered
youflickered
theyflickered
Present Perfect
Ihaveflickered
youhaveflickered
he/she/ithasflickered
wehaveflickered
youhaveflickered
theyhaveflickered
Past Perfect
Ihadflickered
youhadflickered
he/she/ithadflickered
wehadflickered
youhadflickered
theyhadflickered
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a faint flicker of hope
一线微弱的希望

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

To prevent flicker, all analog broadcast television systems used interlacing.
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Another problem was that the mechanical filter made them flicker unless very high refresh rates were used.
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Fluorescent lamps have good light color, color rendering, turn on instantly, and do not flicker.
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Unfortunately, these instruments do not operate at frequencies low enough to fully measure flicker noise.
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A monochrome set could have reproduced the pictures, but the pictures would have flickered terribly.
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