| 单词 | shimmer |
| 释义 | verbnounshim·merBrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they shimmer BrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/ present simple - he / she / it shimmers BrE /ˈʃɪməz/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmərz/ past simple shimmered BrE /ˈʃɪməd/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmərd/ past participle shimmered BrE /ˈʃɪməd/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmərd/ -ing form shimmering BrE /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ [I ]to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly 发出微弱的闪光；闪烁◆ The sea was shimmering in the sunlight . 阳光下海水波光闪烁。shinegleam ⬥ glow ⬥ sparkle ⬥ glisten ⬥ shimmer ⬥ glitter ⬥ twinkle ⬥ glintThese 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。Patternsto shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on sthto shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with sthto shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlightto shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlightthe stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinklesb's eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glintto shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightlyto shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softlyshim·merBrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/ noun [U , sing. ]a shining light that seems to move slightly 闪烁的光◆ a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky 黑暗的夜空中忽明忽暗的月光 |
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