| 释义 |
flash /flæʃ/► SEE ALLa flash in the panflash sb a smile, look, etc.in/like a flash(as) quick as a flash
●a ˌflash in the ˈpan (informal) a success which lasts for a short time and is not likely to be repeated 短暂的成功；昙花一现◆He scored a lot of goals early in the season, but hasn’t scored any since, so it may have been just a flash in the pan.
赛季开始时他进了很多球，但后来就再没得分，所以那可能只是昙花一现。 ORIGIN This refers to an old type of gun. Sometimes the gunpowder in the pan (= a small container at the top of the gun) exploded but failed to set fire to the gunpowder inside the gun with the result that the gun did not fire a bullet. 这个表达法原指一种老式火枪，有时火药池（pan）里的火药起爆后，未能引燃枪管中的火药，子弹不能射出。●flash sb a ˈsmile, ˈlook, etc.smile, look, etc. at sb suddenly and quickly 向某人投以一笑（或一瞥等）◆She flashed him a quick smile, then was gone before he could say anything.
她对他微微一笑，没等他来得及说话就走开了。●in/like a ˈflash (informal) very quickly; suddenly 迅速地；突然◆‘Sixty-six!’ she answered in a flash.
“六十六！”她飞快地答道。◆This new liquid will clean your floor in a flash.
这种新型液体能在转瞬间把地板清洗干净。●(as) quick as a ˈflashvery fast or suddenly 快如闪电；飞快地；突然地◆Quick as a flash he replied that he had never seen it before.他立刻回答说他以前从未见过那个东西。◆When the cat appeared, the bird flew away, as quick as a flash.猫一出现，鸟嗖地一下迅速飞走了。 |