also flash-light, 1886, "on-and-off signal light in a light-house, etc.," from flash (v.) + light (n.). As the word for a photographer's light-emitting preparation, 1892 (flash-lamp in this sense is by 1890). From 1905 as as a handheld, pocket-sized electric illumination device, the American English word for what the British might call an electric torch.
双语例句
1. He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on.
他从夹克口袋里拿出手电筒，打开开关。
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2. The troopers, by flashlight, were searching the immediate area.
州警们正拿着手电筒在附近地区搜查。
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3. She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her.
当手电筒的光照到她身上时她僵住了。
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4. The man walked slowly towards her, shining the flashlight.
