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单词 gleam
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gleamBrE /ɡliːm/NAmE /ɡliːm/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gleam BrE /ɡliːm/ NAmE /ɡliːm/present simple - he / she / it gleams BrE /ɡliːmz/ NAmE /ɡliːmz/past simple gleamed BrE /ɡliːmd/ NAmE /ɡliːmd/past participle gleamed BrE /ɡliːmd/ NAmE /ɡliːmd/ -ing form gleaming BrE /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ [I] to shine with a pale clear light 发微光;隐约闪光;闪烁The moonlight gleamed on the water. 月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。Her eyes gleamed in the dark. 她的眼睛在黑暗中闪着亮光。shinegleamglowsparkleglistenshimmerglittertwinkleglint

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 sparkleStars 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
  • the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
  • sb's eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
  • to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
  • to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly
[I] to look very clean or bright 显得光洁明亮~ (with sth) The house was gleaming with fresh white paint. 房子刚刷过白漆,显得光洁明亮。+ adj. 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。 [I] if a person's eyes gleam with a particular emotion, or an emotion gleams in a person's eyes, the person shows that emotion (眼睛)表露出,流露出;(在眼中)闪现~ (with sth) His eyes gleamed with amusement. 他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。~ (in sth) Amusement gleamed in his eyes. 他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。
gleamBrE /ɡliːm/NAmE /ɡliːm/ noun [usually sing.] a pale clear light, often reflected from sth 微光(常指反光)the gleam of moonlight on the water 水面上荡漾的月光A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon. 几线阳光使阴暗的下午亮了起来。I saw the gleam of the knife as it flashed through the air. 我看见了刀在空中划过时的闪光。a small amount of sth 少量;一丝;一线a faint gleam of hope 微弱的一线希望a serious book with an occasional gleam of humour 偶有一丝幽默的严肃的书an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in sb's eyes (感情在眼中的)表露,闪现 SYN glint a gleam of triumph in her eyes 她眼里闪烁着胜利的光芒a mischievous gleam in his eye 他淘气的眼神The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning sth secret or unpleasant). 他闪烁的眼神令她感到不舒服。
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