shimmer

英 ['ʃɪmə(r)] 美 ['ʃɪmər]

• n. 微光；闪光；摇曳的光
• v. （使）闪烁；（使）发微光

英英释义

Noun:

1. a weak and tremulous light;

   "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"
   "the play of light on the water"
   

Verb:

1. shine with a weak or fitful light;

   "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"
   

2. give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable.
   海面上泛着微光，闪烁着神奇的色彩。
2. Then everything began to shimmer and I slipped, fell back into my physical body.
   一切开始发出微光，我感到自己在滑向自己的物质躯体。
3. The air began to bend and shimmer between the doctor and the startled soldiers.
   在大夫和这惊呆了的卫兵们之间，空气开始弯曲，闪光。
4. It may slightly shimmer or sparkle, or look darker than a comparable screen.
   可能这些颗粒还发出细微的闪光，或者看起来比一块可以比较的其他屏幕更暗。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable.
   海面上泛着微光，闪烁着神奇的色彩。
2. I want to feel the shimmer of silk as it glides over my arms and down my body, the joy of fingering its whispery softness.
   我想感受丝绸滑过我的手臂，滑下我的身体时的闪烁微光，还有指尖抚弄丝绸的轻柔快感。

经典引文

• Distant islands shimmering in sun-litten haze.

  出自： J. A. Symonds

• A sinuous young lady, clad in a sheath of some glittering, shimmering blackness.

  出自： H. Sturgis

• What shimmers on the ceiling? Sunlight in dancing waves.

  出自： A. Higgins

近反义词

【近义词】

• shine 照耀
• sparkle 闪耀
• gleam 闪烁
• glisten 闪光
• twinkle 闪耀
• glimmer 微光
• glory 光荣
• sunshine 阳光
• blink 眨眼
• glitter 灿烂
• flicker 闪烁
• play 玩