都含有：闪烁;但是具体用法还是有所区别：
1.flash v. 闪光；闪过
指突然发出亮光，但持续的时间不长。
The lightning flashed across the sky.
闪电划过天空。
There is something wrong with the traffic light because only the red light flashes on and off.
交通灯出故障了，只有红灯一直在闪。
Red lights flashed them a warning.
红灯闪亮向他们发出警告。
Why is that driver flashing his lights at us?
为什么那个司机向我们闪着车灯？
A neon sign flashed on and off above the door.
门上方霓虹灯忽明忽暗地闪烁着。
The guide flashed a light into the cave.
导游用手电筒照射洞穴。
A look of terror flashed across his face.
他脸上掠过惊恐的神色。
His name was flashed up on the screen.
屏幕上显示出了他的名字。
2.gleam v. 发微光，闪烁；隐约闪光；
指发出微光，或看上去光洁明亮。
Neon lights gleamed in the mists.
霓虹灯在雾霭中发出柔和的光。
Neon lights gleamed in the deepening mists.
霓虹灯在渐浓的雾霭中隐约闪烁。
The table gleamed after being painted.
桌子刷上油漆后显得很光亮。
The moonlight gleamed on the water.
月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
The shoemaker polished the shoes of his customer until they gleamed.
鞋匠将其顾客的鞋擦得锃亮。
The table gleamed after being painted.
桌子刷上油漆后显得很光亮。
His black hair gleamed in the sun.
他的黑发在阳光下闪着光泽。
Her eyes gleamed in the dark.
她的眼睛在黑暗中闪烁。
Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face.
她的牙齿在褐色面孔映衬下显得洁白明亮。
Heavy gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
沉甸甸的金耳环在她黝黑的面颊的衬托下熠熠发光。
His eyes gleamed with amusement.
他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。
Teichler's eyes gleamed like chips of blue glass.
泰希勒的眼睛像蓝色的玻璃片一样闪亮。
Amusement gleamed in his eyes.
他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。
Snow gleamed on the summit of Mount Simon.
西蒙山山顶白雪皑皑。
3.glitter v. 闪烁，闪光
指如钻石般闪耀，有许多亮晶晶的细小闪光点。
A diamond glittered on her ring finger.
一颗钻石在她的无名指上闪闪发光。
The diamond ring glittered on his finger.
钻戒在他的手指上闪闪发亮。
His eyes glittered with greed.
他眼睛里闪现出贪婪的神色。
His eyes glittered with a tense amusement.
他眼里流露出一丝紧张和愉悦。
Beneath its surface glitter, the fashion industry is a tough place to work in.
时装业表面上光彩迷人，但其实是个辛苦的行业。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不都是金子。（不要以貌取人。）
The pendent lamp in her house glittered with gold.
她家里的吊灯金光闪闪。
The lake glittered in the sunlight.
阳光下湖面波光粼粼。
He has a glittering career ahead of him.
他前程似锦。
Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade
这城市表面繁华,背後却肮脏和贫困。
She stood drinking in the glittering view.
她站在那儿，陶醉于那流光溢彩的美景中。
4.sparkle v. 闪烁，闪耀
〔词义同 glitter，可换用。
His bright eyes sparkled.
他一双明眸炯炯发光。
Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds.
肩上披着的貂皮衬托得她更加优雅，手上的钻戒则光彩夺目。
Her diamond necklace was sparkling/glittering in the sunlight.
她的钻石项链在阳光下闪闪发亮。
In the marina yachts sparkle in the sunshine
码头上游艇在阳光下闪闪发光。
The diamonds sparkled in the light.
钻石在灯光下闪闪发亮。
Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight.
烛光下，她的首饰光彩熠熠。
Dewdrops sparkle in the morning sun.
露珠在早晨的阳光下闪着光。
He always sparkles at parties.
在各种聚会上，他总是光芒四射。
The jewels on her fingers sparkled.
她手指上戴的首饰闪闪发光。
She sparkles, and has as much zest as a person half her age.
她才华横溢，而且像只有她一半岁数的年轻人一样充满热情。
His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling.
他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。
The sun shone on the sea and the waves danced and sparkled.
太阳照在海面上，碧浪翻滚，波光粼粼。
5.twinkle v. 闪烁，闪耀，(眼睛因高兴或兴奋)闪光
指星星或光在黑暗中闪烁。
Stars are twinkling in the dark sky.
星星在黑暗的夜空中闪烁着。
Night fell and the lights twinkled in the city.
夜幕降临，城市中灯火闪烁。
Stars twinkled in the sky.
星星在天空中闪烁。
Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
她的眼睛闪耀着愉悦的光芒。
Her eyes twinkled with merriment.
她高兴得双眸闪闪发亮。
She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.
她看到母亲眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at night on her journey.
她在农场、在森林里，甚至在夜晚旅行时闪烁的星星里，都看到了美。
Night fell and the lights twinkled in the city.
夜幕降临，城市中灯火闪烁。