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glimmer

noun
🔊/ˈɡlɪmə(r)/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmər/
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  1. a small unsteady light微弱的闪光；闪烁的微光
    • We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore.我们可以看到远处岸上微微闪烁的灯光。🔊🔊
    • We saw the glimmer of a distant torch.我们看到了远处的火炬的微光。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • faint
    • tiny
    preposition
    • glimmer of
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  2. (also glimmering)
     a small sign of something微弱的迹象；一丝；一线
    • a glimmer of hope一线希望
    • I caught the glimmer of a smile in his eyes.我看到他眼里闪现出一丝笑意。🔊🔊
    • the glimmering of an idea初露端倪的想法
    Extra Examples
    • The faint glimmer of an idea had crept into his mind.一个想法在他的脑海中隐约闪现。
    • There was the glimmer of tears in his eyes.他的眼中含着一丝泪水。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • faint
    • tiny
    preposition
    • glimmer of
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.

glimmer

verb
🔊/ˈɡlɪmə(r)/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glimmer
🔊/ˈɡlɪmə(r)/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmər/
he / she / it glimmers
🔊/ˈɡlɪməz/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmərz/
past simple glimmered
🔊/ˈɡlɪməd/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmərd/
past participle glimmered
🔊/ˈɡlɪməd/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmərd/
-ing form glimmering
🔊/ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
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  1. to shine with a small unsteady light隐约地闪烁；发出微弱的闪光
    • The candles glimmered in the corner.烛光在角落里忽明忽暗地闪烁。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) Amusement glimmered in his eyes.他眼里隐约露出愉悦的神情。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He stared at her, his eyes glimmering.他凝视着她，眼睛闪烁着。
    • The rice fields glimmered in the moonlight.稻田在月光下闪闪发光。
    Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.