gleam
verb
noun
ɡliːm verb
1 to shine softly 发微光,闪烁;
His teeth gleamed under his moustache.
他的八字须下面,牙齿晶莹发亮。
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The wooden panelling was gleaming with wax polish.
木嵌板上过蜡,显得很光亮。
2 if your eyes or face gleam with a feeling, they show it 〔眼睛或脸部某种情感〕闪现,表露;
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He laughed, his eyes gleaming with amusement.
他笑了,眼中流露出愉悦的神情。
gleaming white walls
光洁明亮的白色墙壁
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gleam
is used especially of smooth clean surfaces that shine. gleam 尤用于指“表面光洁发亮”
She polished the car until it gleamed.
她把汽车擦得锃亮。
gleaming white teeth
晶莹洁白的牙齿
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glint
means to shine brightly with a small flash of light. It is used especially of shiny metals. glint 表示“闪光,闪亮”,尤用来形容锃亮的金属
Her jewellery glinted in the sun.
她的首饰在阳光下闪闪发亮。
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glisten
is used of wet or oily surfaces that shine. glisten 指湿的、油的表面发亮
The wet streets glistened.
湿湿的街道上亮油油的。
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glitter
means to shine brightly with many small flashesof light. glitter的意思是“闪亮,闪耀”
the glittering frost
亮晶晶的霜
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glow
means to shine with a warm soft steady light. It is often used of things that give off heat. glow的意思是“发出稳定柔和的光”
The coal in the fireplace was still glowing.
壁炉里的煤仍在发着暗淡的光。
noun
8 a small pale light, especially one that shines for a short time 〔尤指短暂的〕微光,闪光;
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They saw a sudden gleam of light.
他们看到眼前突然闪过一道亮光。
9 the brightness of something that shines 闪光,亮光;
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the gleam of gold and diamonds
金子和钻石的光芒
10 an emotion or expression that appears for a moment on someone’s face 〔某人脸上〕闪现的光芒
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She saw a gleam of amusement in his eyes.
她看到他眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
Rose looked at me with a furious gleam in her eyes.
罗丝看着我,眼中闪着怒火。
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sth is a gleam in sb’s eye
used to say that something is being planned or thought about, but does not yet exist 某事物仅仅是某人的一个构想
In those days, CD-ROMs were still just a gleam in the eye of some young engineer.
那个时候,只读光盘还只是一个年轻工程师心中的构想。