glimmer
英 ['glɪmə]
美 ['ɡlɪmɚ]
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.
gleam微光,闪光。
glimmer微光。
双语例句
- 1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
- 她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。
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- 2. He could see the glimmer of fresh paint on the woodwork.
- 他可以看到木构件上新刷的油漆泛着光。
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- 3. In the east there is the slightest glimmer of light.
- 东方闪现出一丝微光。
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- 4. The uneasy alliance between these two men offered a glimmer of hope.
- 两人之间不够稳固的联合给了人们一线希望。
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- 5. The sunken sailing-boat was a glimmer of white on the bottom.
- 沉没的帆船在海底闪烁着白光。
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