忽明忽灭 meaning in English

suddenly it appeared and disappeared.; now appearing, now disappearing; flickering

A little lantern blinked through the darkness
一盏小灯笼在黑暗中忽明忽灭。
The streetlights blinked suddenly on
街灯突然忽明忽灭亮了起来。
He blinked the flashlight on and off
他使手电筒忽明忽灭。
As the ship drew near to port , we could see the lights blinking in the darkness
当船驶进码头时，我们能看到灯光在黑暗中忽明忽灭。
The stars , as though they knew no one would see them now , were twinkling brightly in the black sky . flaring up and growing dim again , and quivering , they seemed to be busily signalling some joyful mystery to each other
星星好像知道现在谁也不去看它们，在黑暗的天空中欢闹起来，它们忽明忽灭，忽而颤动，它们互相之间正忙着说些快乐而又神秘的悄悄话。