gleam

英 [ɡliːm] 美 [ɡliːm]

• v. 闪烁；隐约地闪现
• n. 微光；闪光；闪现

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 闪烁,闪亮

   give out a bright light

n. (名词)

1. [C]闪光,闪亮

   brief appearance of light

2. [S]闪现,流露

   brief show of some quality or emotion

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 突然露出，闪现，忽现
2. 闪烁，闪闪发光，熠熠发光，闪耀，发出微光
3. 使发微光，使闪烁
4. 隐约地显现，隐约可见
5. 映出，放射
6. 显得光洁明亮
7. 流露出，表露出
8. 短暂微弱地显现，瞬息一现

n. 名词

1. 闪现，短暂微弱的显现
2. 微光，一丝光， 粼粼波光
3. 闪光，闪亮
4. 反光，反射
5. 光线
6. 少量，一线
7. 表露，流露
8. 一丝光线，一线光明
9. 曙光

英英释义

Noun:

1. an appearance of reflected light

2. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

Verb:

1. be shiny, as if wet;

   "His eyes were glistening"
   

2. shine brightly, like a star or a light

3. appear briefly;

   "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The lighthouse of the island gleamed in the distance.
   远处岛上的灯塔在闪耀着。
2. His face gleamed with pleasure.
   他的脸上闪现出欢快的神色。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I could see the faint gleam of light in the distance.
   我能看见远处微弱的灯光。
2. 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。
3. A gleam of interest in the matter came into her eye.
   她的眼睛里显露出一丝对此事感到兴趣的神情。
4. The plans for the new town hall were then still only a gleam in the architect's eye.
   当时有关新市政大厅的计划还仅仅是那建筑师酝酿中的意念。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The furniture gleamed after being polished.
   擦过的家具发亮。
2. The sun gleamed on naked swords.
   阳光把出鞘的剑照得闪闪发亮。

用作系动词

S+～+ adj.

1. The plane glided peaceful and its wings gleamed white.
   这飞机平稳地滑行,机翼泛着白光。

用作名词 (n.)

1. They saw the gleam of a lamp ahead.
   他们看到前面的灯光。
2. A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
   几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
3. The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets.
   她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。
4. There is not a gleam of hope.
   没有一线希望。
5. A gleam of interest came into his eyes.
   他的眼里流露出一丝关切的目光。

经典引文

• In the sunlight gleams come from..the glass of windows; from the gilt signs.

  出自： F. M. Ford

• Distantly, far beyond the sound, I saw the gleam of a torch.

  出自： J. T. Story

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

gleam with( v.+prep. )

表露某种情感show the specified emotion
gleam with sth
The king's eyes gleamed with anger as he listened to the farmer's complaint.

听到那个农民的埋怨,国王的眼里闪着愤怒的目光。

词汇搭配

• not a gleam of hope 毫无希望

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. gleam一般用作不及物动词,意思是“闪烁”。偶尔也可用作系动词,可接形容词作表语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

gleam, flash, glance, glint, glitter

• 这组词都可以表示“发光,闪光”,其区别是：
• glance指发出或投射出闪烁的光线; flash指突然发出转瞬即逝的闪烁光芒或突然被闪光照亮; gleam指透过间隔物或映衬在较暗背景上的微弱光线; glint强调光线的迅速闪耀; glitter指发出很灿烂的闪光,有时暗示怀有邪恶的意图。例如:
• Headlights flashed on the road.公路上闪出车灯的亮光。
• He flashed a torch to guide me.他用火炬的亮光为我引路。
• The furniture gleamed after being polished.家具擦拭后闪闪发亮。
• Her eyes glinted when she saw the money.她看到钱眼睛就发亮。
• Her jewelry glittered under the spotlight.她的珠宝在聚光灯下闪闪发光。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的glam，意为闪烁。

近反义词

【近义词】

• blink
• flash
• sparkle