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词语 gleam
类别 英语翻译词典
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verb
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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。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
  • 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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