a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
动词 flash back:
return in time
双语例句
The normal passage of time may be interrupted by a flashback to an earlier time or a flash forward to a future time. 镜头一下闪回到过去或跳到将来就会改变正常的时间顺序。
Forestry Administration personnel cut open a firebreak and then burn back the underbrush to prevent the fire from spreading to the valuable Chinese juniper afforestation area. 林务局人员开出一条防火巷后引火回烧，以阻绝火势，保护高价值的桧木造林地。
