🔑shineBrE/ʃaɪn/NAmE/ʃaɪn/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyshineBrE/ʃaɪn/NAmE/ʃaɪn/present simple - he / she / itshinesBrE/ʃaɪnz/NAmE/ʃaɪnz/past simpleshoneBrE/ʃɒn/NAmE/ʃoʊn/past participleshoneBrE/ʃɒn/NAmE/ʃoʊn/ -ing formshiningBrE/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/NAmE/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/HELPInsense2inNAmEshinedBrE/ʃaɪnd/NAmE/ʃaɪnd/canalsobeusedforthepasttenseandpastparticiple. Insense3shinedisusedforthepasttenseandpastparticiple.作第 2 义时,在美式英语中过去式和过去分词也可用 shined;作第 3 义时过去式和过去分词用 shined。🔑[I]toproduceorreflectlight; tobebright发光;反光;照耀◆Thesunshonebrightlyinacloudlesssky. 太阳在无云的天空中明亮地照耀着。◆Thedarkpolishedwoodshonelikeglass. 抛光后的深色木料像玻璃一样熠熠闪光。◆(figurative) Hereyeswereshiningwithexcitement. 她兴奋得两眼放光。◆Excitementwasshininginhereyes. 她眼里闪着兴奋的光芒。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。
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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