shim·merBrE/ˈʃɪmə(r)/NAmE/ˈʃɪmər/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyshimmerBrE/ˈʃɪmə(r)/NAmE/ˈʃɪmər/present simple - he / she / itshimmersBrE/ˈʃɪməz/NAmE/ˈʃɪmərz/past simpleshimmeredBrE/ˈʃɪməd/NAmE/ˈʃɪmərd/past participleshimmeredBrE/ˈʃɪməd/NAmE/ˈʃɪmərd/ -ing formshimmeringBrE/ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/NAmE/ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/[I]toshinewithasoftlightthatseemstomoveslightly发出微弱的闪光；闪烁◆Theseawasshimmeringinthesunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。shinegleam ⬥ glow ⬥ sparkle ⬥ glisten ⬥ shimmer ⬥ glitter ⬥ twinkle ⬥ glint
These words all mean to produce or reflect light.以上各词均含发光、反光之义。
shine to produce or reflect light, especially brightly指发光、反光、照耀：◆The sun was shining and the sky was blue.阳光灿烂，天空一片蓝。
gleam to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light指闪烁、隐约闪光、微光反射：◆Moonlight gleamed on the water.月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
glow (often of sth hot or warm) to produce a dull steady light常指热的物体发出微弱而稳定的光：◆The end of his cigarette glowed red.他的烟头发着微弱的红光。
sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light指闪烁、闪耀：◆The diamonds sparkled in the light.钻石在灯光下闪闪发亮。
glisten (of sth wet) to shine指湿物闪光、闪亮：◆The road glistened wet after the rain.雨后的道路润泽闪亮。
shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly指发出微弱的闪光、闪烁：◆Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.在高温下所有的东西都好像在闪光。
glitter to shine brightly with small flashes of reflected light指闪亮、闪耀：◆The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.大教堂的天花板金光闪闪。
sparkle or glitter?用 sparkle 还是 glitter？
There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter as a noun.以上两词在意义上几乎没有差别。glitter 有时暗指缺乏深度，但这较常在 glitter 作名词时作比喻义时用：◆the superficial glitter of show business表面上光彩迷人的演艺业Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle. * sparkle 亦常用以指物体表面反光，但物体发出亮光也可用 sparkle：◆Stars sparkled in the sky.星星在天空中闪烁。
twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again指一明一暗地闪耀、闪烁：◆Stars twinkled in the sky.星星在天空中闪烁。
glint to give small bright flashes of reflected light指微微闪光、闪亮、反光：◆The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness.刀刃在黑暗中亮了亮。
Patterns
to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on sth
to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with sth
to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight