glisten

英 ['glɪs(ə)n] 美['ɡlɪsn]
  • vi. 闪光,闪亮
  • n. 闪光,闪耀

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词态变化


第三人称单数: glistens;过去式: glistened;过去分词: glistened;现在分词: glistening;

助记提示


1. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => Proto-Germanic *glim- => gleam, glimmer, glimpse.
2. glimmer is a frequentative from Proto-Germanic *glim-, originally "shine brightly," Sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly".
3. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => glow, glitter, glister, glisten, glint, glad.

中文词源


glisten 闪光,闪耀

来自PIE*ghel, 照耀,发光,词源同glass, gold.

英英释意


1. the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly

英文词源


glisten (v.)
Old English glisnian "to glisten, gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glis- (cognates: Old English glisian "to glitter, shine," Old Frisian glisa "to shine," Middle High German glistern "to sparkle," Old Danish glisse "to shine"), from PIE *ghleis-, from root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass (n.), and compare glint and glad). Related: Glistened; glistening.

实用场景例句


Her eyes were glistening with tears.
她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。

牛津词典

Sweat glistened on his forehead.
他额头上的汗珠晶莹发亮。

牛津词典

The road glistened wet after the rain.
雨后的道路润泽闪亮。

牛津词典

The calm sea glistened in the sunlight...
平静的海面在阳光下波光粼粼。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Darcy's face was white and glistening with sweat.
达西脸色苍白,汗珠晶莹。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'I shall go, leave him.' Laura Stebbing stopped, her eyes glistening...
“我要走,离开他。”劳拉·斯特宾停了下来,眼里闪烁着光芒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His sunken eyes glistened with delight.
他凹陷的眼睛闪现出喜悦的光芒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Her eyes began to glisten, and her lids to twinkle.
她的眼睛开始发亮, 眼皮直眨.

辞典例句

Why does my hair glisten a shiny silver?
为什么我满头银发?

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The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam.
天上烈日炎炎, 大地被蒸晒得闪闪发光,热露淋淋.

辞典例句

The leaves glisten with dew.
叶子上的露水闪闪发光.

辞典例句

Dewdrops sparkle [ glisten ] in the morning sun.
露珠在晨光下闪闪发光.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I watched the moonlight glisten on the waters of Laguna Beach.
我凝视着倒映在拉古纳湾水面上的月光.

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