单词 | glint |
释义 | verbnounglintBrE /ɡlɪnt/ NAmE /ɡlɪnt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they glint BrE /ɡlɪnt/ NAmE /ɡlɪnt/ present simple - he / she / it glints BrE /ɡlɪnts/ NAmE /ɡlɪnts/ past simple glinted BrE /ˈɡlɪntɪd/ NAmE /ˈɡlɪntɪd/ past participle glinted BrE /ˈɡlɪntɪd/ NAmE /ˈɡlɪntɪd/ -ing form glinting BrE /ˈɡlɪntɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈɡlɪntɪŋ/ [I ](+ adv ./prep .)to produce small bright flashes of light 闪光;闪亮◆ The sea glinted in the moonlight . 月色中海面上波光粼粼。◆ The sun glinted on the windows . 太阳照在窗户上闪闪发光。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 softly[I ]+ adv ./prep .if a person's eyes glint with a particular emotion , or an emotion glints in a person's eyes , the person shows that emotion , which is usually a strong one (眼睛)流露出(强烈情感);(强烈情感在眼中)闪现◆ Her eyes glinted angrily . 她眼睛里闪射着愤怒的目光。◆ Hostility glinted in his eyes . 他眼睛里流露出敌意。glintBrE /ɡlɪnt/ NAmE /ɡlɪnt/ noun a sudden flash of light or colour shining from a bright surface 闪光;闪亮◆ the glint of the sun on the water 太阳照在水上的闪光◆ golden glints in her red hair 她的红发上闪着的金光◆ She saw a glint of silver in the grass . 她看到草地上银光闪亮。an expression in sb's eyes showing a particular emotion , often a negative one (眼睛里某种感情,常指负面感情的)闪现◆ He had a wicked glint in his eye . 他眼睛里闪着邪恶的神色。◆ a glint of anger 愤怒的目光 |
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