gleam
Word family noungleamingverbgleamadjectivegleamy
gleam1 /ɡliːm/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI] 1 SHINEto shine softly 发微光,闪烁 SYN glimmer His teeth gleamed under his moustache. 他的八字须下面,牙齿晶莹发亮。
gleam with The wooden panelling was gleaming with wax polish. 木嵌板上过蜡显得很光亮。
► see thesaurus at shine 2 SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDEif your eyes or face gleam with a feeling, they show it 〔眼睛或脸部〕闪现,表露〔某种情感〕 SYN glintgleam with He laughed, his eyes gleaming with amusement. 他笑了,眼中流露出愉悦的神色。
—gleaming adjectiveadj gleaming white walls 光洁明亮的白色墙壁
gleam2 noun [countableC] 1 LIGHTa small pale light, especially one that shines for a short time 〔尤指短暂的〕微光,闪光 SYN glimmergleam of They saw a sudden gleam of light. 他们看到一道微光一闪而过。
2 SHINYthe brightness of something that shines 闪光,闪亮 SYN glintgleam of the gleam of gold and diamonds 金子和钻石闪闪发亮
3 EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACEan emotion or expression that appears for a moment on someone’s face 〔某人脸上〕闪现的光芒gleam of She saw a gleam of amusement in his eyes. 她看到他眼中闪烁着笑意。
Rose looked at me with a furious gleam in her eyes. 罗丝看着我,眼中闪着怒火。
4 something is a gleam in somebody’s eye used to say that something is being planned or thought about, but does not yet exist 某事物仅仅是某人的一个构想 In those days, CD-ROMs were still just a gleam in the eye of some young engineer. 那个时候,只读光盘还只是一些年轻工程师心中的构想。
Origin gleam2 Old English glæm