a short part of a film, story, or play that goes back to events in the past

The novel began with a flashback to the hero's experiences in the war. 小说开头以倒叙的手法描写了主人公在战争中的经历。

a sudden, clear memory of a past event or time, usually one that was bad

I kept having flashbacks of her lying there bleeding. 我的脑海里不断闪现出她躺在那里流着血的情景。