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glory

noun
 
🔊/ˈɡlɔːri/
🔊/ˈɡlɔːri/
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  1.  
    [uncountable] great success that brings somebody praise and honour and makes them famous壮丽；辉煌；灿烂
    • Olympic glory in the 100 metres奥林匹克 100 米赛跑的桂冠
    • I do all the work and he gets all the glory.活儿都是我干，荣誉都是他得。🔊🔊
    • She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.她希望尽情享受自己的光荣时刻。🔊🔊
    • He came home a rich man, covered in glory.他发迹还乡，荣归故里。🔊🔊
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    • He covered himself in glory and came home a rich man.他满载荣誉，衣锦还乡。
    • His moment of glory came when he won the Olympic downhill skiing event.赢得奥运会速降滑雪赛的那一刻是他最辉煌的时刻。
    • I didn't want to steal her glory, so I stayed in the background.我不想抢她的荣誉，所以我待在幕后。
    • It was 19-year-old David Hagan who stole the points and the glory with a brilliant goal in the closing minutes of the game.19岁的大卫·黑根凭比赛最后几分钟的一个精彩进球一举成名。
    • The force behind all Peter's reforms was the greater glory of the Russian state.彼得所有改革的动力就是使俄国能够更加强盛。
    • They are driven by a craving for personal glory.对个人荣誉的渴望是他们奋斗的动力。
    • Victory brought them glory, fame and riches.胜利带给他们荣誉、声望和财富。
    • young soldiers eager to win military glory一心想建立战功的年轻士兵
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • personal
    • reflected
    • greater
    • …
    verb + glory
    • cover yourself in
    • cover yourself with
    • get
    • …
    glory + noun
    • days
    preposition
    • for the glory of
    • to the glory of
    phrases
    • a blaze of glory
    • somebody’s moment of glory
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  2.  
    [uncountable] praise and worship of God（对上帝的）赞颂，赞美，崇拜
    • ‘Glory to God in the highest’“荣耀归于至高无上的上帝”
    • They built many churches, great and small, to the glory of God.他们建了大大小小许多教堂来敬拜上帝。
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    [uncountable] great beauty壮丽；辉煌；灿烂
    • The city was spread out beneath us in all its glory.这座城市绚丽多彩地展现在我们下方。🔊🔊
    • The house has now been restored to its former glory.这栋房子又恢复了它往日的辉煌。🔊🔊
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    • Seeing the Rockies in all their glory was an awesome experience.观赏落基山脉的盛景是很棒的体验。
    • The 18th-century building has been restored to its former glory.这幢 18 世纪的建筑物修复后又恢复了昔日的丰采。
    • You cannot appreciate the bridge's full glory by going over it; it is best viewed from below.从桥上走过并不能完全领略这座桥的丰采，从桥下看才是最好的观察角度。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • crowning
    phrases
    • in all her, his, etc. glory
    • restore something to its former glory
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  4. [countable] something that is beautiful, impressive, or deserves praise产生骄傲（或崇敬、愉快）的理由
    • The temple is one of the glories of ancient Greece.这座神殿是古希腊的一大骄傲。🔊🔊
    • Her long black hair is her crowning glory (= most impressive feature).她长长的黑发是她的无上荣耀。🔊🔊
    • The city's crowning glory is its Gothic cathedral.这座城市最壮观之处是其哥特式的主教座堂。
    5. see also reflected glory
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glorie, from Latin gloria.

glory

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glory
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he / she / it glories
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past simple gloried
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past participle gloried
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-ing form glorying
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Phrasal Verbs
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glorie, from Latin gloria.