(pl. -ies)
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- mass noun high renown or honour won by notable achievements（重大成就带来的）名望, 荣耀：
to fight and die for the glory of one's nation.
为了国家的荣耀而战死。
1.1
- praise, worship, and thanksgiving offered to God（对上帝的）颂扬, 礼拜, 感恩。
2
- mass noun magnificence; great beauty宏伟; 壮丽：
the train has been restored to all its former glory.
火车恢复了它往日的壮美。
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- count noun（常作glories）a thing that is beautiful or distinctive; a special cause for pride, respect, or delight美丽（或与众不同）的东西; 引以为自豪（或带来尊重或喜悦）的原因：
the glories of Paris.
巴黎的种种骄人之处。
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- the splendour and bliss of heaven天堂的荣耀（或福祉）：
with the saints in glory.
和沐浴在天堂荣耀中的圣人在一起。
3
- a luminous ring or halo, especially as depicted around the head of Christ or a saint（尤指耶稣基督或圣人头顶的）光环, 光轮。
no obj.(glory in)
1- take great pride or pleasure in自豪; 乐于：
they were individuals who gloried in their independence.
他们是对自己的独立感到自豪的那种人。
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- exult in unpleasantly or boastfully得意洋洋, 十分喜悦：
readers tended to defend their paper or even to glory in its bias.
读者们往往会袒护他们的报纸甚至会为它的偏颇之处而自鸣得意。
短语
glory be!
1
- expressing enthusiastic piety充满热情地表达虔诚多么伟大！
1.1
- informal used as an exclamation of surprise or delight〈非正式〉［表示吃惊或高兴］天哪！好啊！
1.2
Glory Be
as noun(especially in Roman Catholic use) the doxology beginning 'Glory be to the Father'（尤指用于罗马天主教）颂歌的开头“荣耀归于圣父”。
go to glory
- die; be destroyed死去; 被毁掉。
in one's glory
- informal in a state of extreme joy or exaltation〈非正式〉非常快乐; 得意洋洋。
词源
Middle English: from Old French glorie, from Latin gloria.