[VERB 动词]闪光;闪烁 If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.
[V]
[V-ing]
His black hair gleamed in the sun.
他的黑发在阳光下闪着光泽。
...a gleaming red sports car.
锃亮的红色跑车
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[N-SING 单数名词]反光;闪光 You can refer to the light reflected from something as a gleam .
[LITERARY 文]
...the gleam of the dark river...
黑黝黝的河流上闪烁的波光
In the light from the hall, her hair had a golden gleam.
在大厅灯光的照射下,她的头发闪着金色的光芒。
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[VERB 动词](日、月等)发微光;闪烁 If a light or the sun or moon gleams, it shines faintly.
[V]
[LITERARY 文]
Neon lights gleamed in the deepening mists.
霓虹灯在渐浓的雾霭中隐约闪烁。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]微光;一丝光线 A gleam of light is a pale, clear light.
[N of n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
...the gleam of the headlights.
汽车头灯的微光
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[VERB 动词](眼睛)闪闪发亮,闪烁着光芒 If your eyes gleam, they look bright and show that you are excited or happy.
[V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
His eyes gleamed almost wickedly.
他狡黠的双眼闪闪发亮。
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[N-SING 单数名词](情感的)表露,闪现 If someone has a gleam in their eye, their eyes show a particular feeling.
[WRITTEN 笔语]
There was a gleam in her eye when she looked at me.
她朝我看时眼中流露出某种神情。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一丝;一线;少许 A gleam of something is a faint sign of it.
[N of n]
There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement.
还有一线和平解决的希望。
...gleams of wit.
些许机智幽默
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[PHRASE 短语]尚未成形的想法;蒙眬的想法 If you say that something is only a gleam in someone's eye at present, you mean that it is only being planned or considered, and has not yet been properly begun.
[usu v-link PHR]
The product is still only a gleam in an engineer's eye.
该产品还只是工程师头脑中尚未成形的想法。
Oxford
gleam/ɡliːm; NAmEɡliːm/
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noun
gleamgleamsgleamedgleamingverb1[intransitive ]to shine with a pale clear light 发微光;隐约闪光;闪烁◆The moonlight gleamed on the water.月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。◆Her eyes gleamed in the dark.她的眼睛在黑暗中闪烁。☞synonyms at
shine
2[intransitive ]to look very clean or bright 显得光洁明亮gleam(with sth) ◆The house was gleaming with fresh white paint.房子刚刷过白漆,显得光洁明亮。+ adj.◆Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face.她的牙齿在褐色脸膛映衬下显得洁白明亮。3[intransitive ]if a person's eyes gleamwith a particular emotion, or an emotion gleamsin a person's eyes, the person shows that emotion (眼睛)表露出,流露出;(在眼中)闪现gleam(with sth) ◆His eyes gleamed with amusement.他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。gleam(in sth) ◆Amusement gleamed in his eyes.他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。noun[usually singular ]1a pale clear light, often reflected from sth 微光(常指反光)◆the gleam of moonlight on the water水面上荡漾的月光◆A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.几线阳光使阴暗的下午亮了起来。◆I saw the gleam of the knife as it flashed through the air.我看见了刀在空中划过时的闪光。2a small amount of sth 少量;一丝;一线◆a faint gleam of hope微弱的一线希望◆a serious book with an occasional gleam of humour偶有一丝幽默的严肃的书3an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in sb's eyes (感情在眼中的)表露,闪现SYN
glint
◆a gleam of triumph in her eyes她眼里闪烁着胜利的光芒◆a mischievous gleam in his eye他淘气的眼神◆The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning sth secret or unpleasant).他闪烁的眼神令她感到不舒服。gleam/ɡliːm; NAmEɡliːm/
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gleam1 verb
gleam2 noun
gleamgleam1 /ɡliːm/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]
Verb Table
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Collocations
1to shine softlySYN glimmer: His teeth gleamed under his moustache.gleam with The wooden panelling was gleaming with wax polish.► see thesaurus at
shine
2if your eyes or face gleam with a feeling, they show itSYN glintgleam with He laughed, his eyes gleaming with amusement.—gleaming adjective: gleaming white walls
gleam1 verb
gleam2 noun
gleamgleam2 noun [countable]
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1a small pale light, especially one that shines for a short timeSYN glimmergleam of They saw a sudden gleam of light.2the brightness of something that shinesSYN glintgleam of the gleam of gold and diamonds3an emotion or expression that appears for a moment on someone’s facegleam of She saw a gleam of amusement in his eyes. Rose looked at me with a furious gleam in her eyes.4something is a gleam in somebody’s eye used to say that something is being planned or thought about, but does not yet exist: In those days, CD-ROMs were still just a gleam in the eye of some young engineer.
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