- to flash before one's eyes
- to flicker
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- to flash before one's eyes
- to flicker
This expression is commonly used to describe a sudden, vivid recollection or realization that occurs in a fleeting moment, almost like a visual display in front of one's eyes.
His life flashed before his eyes.
In a moment of danger, memories flashed before her eyes.
This meaning refers to something that shines or glows intermittently, producing quick, brief bursts of light.
The candlelight flickered gently.
The light flickered in the darkness.
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shǎn yìng闪映de的huà miàn画面the scene that flashes before one's eyesjì yì记忆shǎn yìng闪映memory that flashesshùn jiān瞬间shǎn yìng闪映momentary flickerlíng guāng灵光shǎn yìng闪映sudden inspiration that flashesyǎn qián眼前shǎn yìng闪映flashing before one's eyesqíng jǐng情景shǎn yìng闪映scene flickering in one's mindxīn zhōng心中shǎn yìng闪映flashing in one's heartmèng jìng梦境shǎn yìng闪映dream flashesguāng yǐng光影shǎn yìng闪映light and shadow flickering