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gleam

英 [ɡliːm]

美 [ɡliːm]

v.  发微光; 隐约闪光; 闪烁; 显得光洁明亮; (眼睛)表露出,流露出; (在眼中)闪现
n.  微光(常指反光); 少量; 一丝; 一线; (感情的)表露,闪现

过去式:gleamed 现在分词:gleaming 第三人称单数:gleams 复数:gleams 过去分词:gleamed 

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同义词辨析

flashgleamglittersparkletwinkle【导航词义:闪烁】

flashv. 闪光
〔辨析〕
指突然发出亮光,但持续的时间不长。
〔例证〕
The lightning flashed across the sky.
闪电划过天空。
There is something wrong with the traffic light because only the red light flashes on and off.
交通灯出故障了,只有红灯一直在闪。
gleamv. 发微光,闪烁
〔辨析〕
指发出微光,或看上去光洁明亮。
〔例证〕
Neon lights gleamed in the mists.
霓虹灯在雾霭中发出柔和的光。
The table gleamed after being painted.
桌子刷上油漆后显得很光亮。
The shoemaker polished the shoes of his customer until they gleamed.
鞋匠将其顾客的鞋擦得锃亮。
glitterv. 闪烁,闪光
〔辨析〕
指如钻石般闪耀,有许多亮晶晶的细小闪光点。
〔例证〕
The pendent lamp in her house glittered with gold.
她家里的吊灯金光闪闪。
The lake glittered in the sunlight.
阳光下湖面波光粼粼。
sparklev. 闪烁,闪耀
〔辨析〕
词义同 glitter,可换用。
〔例证〕
Her diamond necklace was sparkling/glittering in the sunlight.
她的钻石项链在阳光下闪闪发亮。
twinklev. 闪烁,闪耀
〔辨析〕
指星星或光在黑暗中闪烁。
〔例证〕
Stars are twinkling in the dark sky.
星星在黑暗的夜空中闪烁着。
Night fell and the lights twinkled in the city.
夜幕降临,城市中灯火闪烁。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 发微光;隐约闪光;闪烁
      to shine with a pale clear light
      1. The moonlight gleamed on the water.
        月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
      2. Her eyes gleamed in the dark.
        她的眼睛在黑暗中闪烁。
    • 显得光洁明亮
      to look very clean or bright
      1. The house was gleaming with fresh white paint.
        房子刚刷过白漆,显得光洁明亮。
      2. 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。
    • (眼睛)表露出,流露出;(在眼中)闪现
      if a person's eyes gleam with a particular emotion, or an emotion gleams in a person's eyes, the person shows that emotion
      1. His eyes gleamed with amusement.
        他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。
      2. Amusement gleamed in his eyes.
        他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。

    noun

    • 微光(常指反光)
      a pale clear light, often reflected from sth
      1. the gleam of moonlight on the water
        水面上荡漾的月光
      2. A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
        太阳的光线使阴暗的下午亮了起来。
      3. 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。
    • 少量;一丝;一线
      a small amount of sth
      1. a faint gleam of hope
        微弱的一线希望
      2. a serious book with an occasional gleam of humour
        偶有一丝幽默的严肃的书
    • (感情的)表露,闪现
      an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in sb's eyes
      1. a gleam of triumph in her eyes
        她眼里闪烁着胜利的光芒
      2. a mischievous gleam in his eye
        他淘气的眼神
      3. 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。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 闪光;闪烁
      If an object or a surfacegleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.
      1. His black hair gleamed in the sun.
        他的黑发在阳光下闪着光泽。
      2. ...a gleaming red sports car.
        锃亮的红色跑车
    • N-SING 反光;闪光
      You can refer to the light reflected from something as agleam.
      1. ...the gleam of the dark river...
        黑黝黝的河流上闪烁的波光
      2. In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden gleam.
        在大厅灯光的照射下,她的头发闪着金色的光芒。
    • VERB (日、月等)发微光;闪烁
      If a light or the sun or moongleams, it shines faintly.
      1. Neon lights gleamed in the deepening mists.
        霓虹灯在渐浓的雾霭中隐约闪烁。
    • N-COUNT 微光;一丝光线
      Agleam oflight is a pale, clear light.
      1. ...the gleam of the headlights.
        汽车头灯的微光
    • VERB (眼睛)闪闪发亮,闪烁着光芒
      If your eyesgleam, they look bright and show that you are excited or happy.
      1. His eyes gleamed almost wickedly.
        他狡黠的双眼闪闪发亮。
    • N-SING (情感的)表露,闪现
      If someone has agleamin their eye, their eyes show a particular feeling.
      1. There was a gleam in her eye when she looked at me.
        她朝我看时眼中流露出某种神情。
    • N-COUNT 一丝;一线;少许
      Agleam ofsomething is a faint sign of it.
      1. There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.
        还有一线和平解决的希望。
      2. ...gleams of wit.
        些许机智幽默
    • PHRASE 尚未成形的想法;蒙眬的想法
      If you say that something is onlya gleam insomeone'seyeat present, you mean that it is only being planned or considered, and has not yet been properly begun.
      1. The product is still only a gleam in an engineer's eye.
        该产品还只是工程师头脑中尚未成形的想法。

    英英释义

    noun

    verb

    • appear briefly
      1. A terrible thought gleamed in her mind
    • shine brightly, like a star or a light
        Synonym:glimmer
      1. be shiny, as if wet
        1. His eyes were glistening
        Synonym:glitterglistenglintshine

      双语例句

      • The gleam of dawn shimmered in the east.
        东方发亮了。
      • And then she saw the bright gleam of her wide gold wedding ring.
        这时她看见了自己手上那只金光闪烁的粗大的结婚戒指。
      • Flames gleam red.
        火光闪闪。
      • His eyes gleamed almost wickedly.
        他狡黠的双眼闪闪发亮。
      • The product is still only a gleam in an engineer's eye.
        该产品还只是工程师头脑中尚未成形的想法。
      • To his delight he saw a sympathetic gleam in her eyes.
        让他开心的是,他在她的眼里看到了感情的光芒。
      • A gleam of interest came into his eyes.
        他的眼里流露出一丝关切的目光。
      • We can see the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
        我们能看到远处灯塔忽隐忽现的闪光。
      • His eyes lost their wild gleam of hope.
        他的眼睛失去了它们强烈的希望的闪光。
      • The gleam in the dark is the biggest encouragement on the risky journey.
        黑暗中的微光是凶险的旅途中最大的鼓励。