词汇释义
glisten TEM8 TEM4 GRE
UK /ˈɡlɪs.ən/ US /ˈɡlɪs.ən/
1. verb, If something glistens, it shines, usually because it is wet or oily.因湿润或油腻而闪闪发光
2. verb, If you say that someone's eyes glisten, you mean their eyes are shining.眼睛闪闪发光，闪烁光芒
3. noun, a sparkling light reflected from something wet.（潮湿的表面）反射的光亮
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外刊例句
1. At Seattle Art Fair, a glistening, golden object propped upon a wooden platform blabbers on as visitors circumambulate the display.(Seattle Times)
2. Now it’s to get some respite from the daily influx of dozens of boats and thousands of visitors unsuccessfully scrambling for an unspoiled view of glistening white sands and emerald waters.(Seattle Times)
3. Her Rose Gold Ear Cuff with White Diamonds, with its clusters of glistening stars, certainly represents the ones found on the American flag.(Forbes)
4. If writing isn’t your strong suit, invest in a copywriter or editor who will polish your profile until it glistens.(Forbes)
5. Traditionally, the flowers are fried in local olive oil—but Chenet steams them instead, surrounds them in season with a gorgeous array of chunky local vegetables, and glistens the whole with foamy “cappuccino de coriandre.”(Forbes)
6. There are clubs playing house music, jetskis glistening in the afternoon sun, and yachts moored in the distance.(The Guardian)
7. In most cases, around these parts, all that glistens still actually is gold.(The Guardian)
8. In one image, a wide-eyed Sherman holds her glistening red tongue between her fingers, and towers over a group of tiny toy figurines, as if riffing on the “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.”(BusinessWeek)
9. Two steeply vertiginous, glistening escalators move visitors up to the orchestra level past shadowy jabillos, palms and mangoes.(BusinessWeek)
10. In the countryside, criss-crossed with glistening new pylons, journeys are constantly interrupted by road works as brand new diggers carve their way through hillsides and rollers flatten the uneven earth.(Reuters)
11. Interspersed with shots of jungle waterways besmirched by glistening petroleum are scenes of villagers telling of relatives' cancer deaths.(BusinessWeek)
12. More than 180 miles east of Bank's glistening skyscraper in the heart of Canary Wharf, a small group of tax protesters will gather outside one of its lesser-known branches.(The Guardian)
词汇搭配
dew, eye, hair, perspiration, skin, sweat, tear glisten | glisten with
词汇家族
glistens,glistened, glistening
词汇来源
Old English glisnian "to glisten, gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glis- (source also of Old English glisian "to glitter, shine," Old Frisian glisa "to shine," Middle High German glistern "to sparkle," Old Danish glisse "to shine"), from PIE root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold.
近义词
flash, gleam, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, glimmer, glint, shine, glister, flicker, glow, blink, flame, luster
反义词
dull, darken, depress, pale, dim
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