no obj.
1
- stare in an angry or fierce way怒目而视; 瞪眼看:
she glared at him, her cheeks flushing.
她瞪着他, 两腮涨得通红。
1.1
- with obj. express (a feeling, especially defiance) by staring in such a way怒目表示, 瞪着眼表示(某种感情, 尤指藐视):
he glared defiance at the pistols pointing down at him.
他蔑视地瞪着那几支对准他的手枪。
2
- with adverbial(of the sun or an electric light) shine with a strong or dazzling light(太阳, 电灯)发出强光, 发出刺眼的光:
the sun glared out of a clear blue sky.
蔚蓝的天空里太阳白花花地刺眼。
1
- a fierce or angry stare瞪眼; 怒视。
2
- mass noun strong and dazzling light刺眼的强光:
Murray narrowed his eyes against the glare of the sun.
默里对着刺眼的阳光眯起了眼睛。
2.1
- figurative oppressive public attention or scrutiny〈喻〉(令人难受的)公众的注意(或监督):
he carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.
他完全在众目睽睽之下生活。
2.2
- archaic dazzling or showy appearance; tawdry brilliance〈古〉耀眼(或炫耀的)外表; 俗艳:
the pomp and glare of rhetoric.
修辞的浮夸媚俗。
派生词
glary
adjective词源
Middle English (in the sense 'shine brilliantly or dazzlingly'): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German glaren 'to gleam, glare': perhaps related to GLASS. The sense 'stare' occurred first in the adjective glaring (late Middle English).