英语单词 | glassy |
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英美音标 | 英 ['ɡlɑːsi] 美 ['ɡlæsi] |
中文释义 | adj.如镜的;呆滞的 |
英语例句 | (1) The glassy surface of the lake was ruffled by the breeze. (2) She brushed away the darkness and saw him on the banks of a glassy river with a beautiful heifer standing near. (3) He gazed at the street with dull, glassy eyes. (4) She knew something bad must have happened when she saw his glassy eyes. |
中文例句 | (1) 微风吹皱了平静如镜的湖水。 (2) 她拨开云层见到他正呆在一条明镜般的小河岸上,身旁有一头美丽的小母牛。 (3) 他呆滞、无神的双眼凝视著那街道。 (4) 看到他呆滞的眼神她就知道肯定发生了不好的事情。 |
vocabulary简明 | If your eyes are glassy, they're lifeless, glazed and emotionless. A stuffed teddy bear has glassy eyes, and so does an overtired toddler. |
vocabulary扩展 | You might spend a glassy-eyed hour every morning before you've completely woken up and are ready to start your day. You can also describe shiny, glossy substances as glassy: "The glassy surface of the ice-covered sidewalk made her walk with tiny, careful steps." Glassy comes from the Old English glæs, "glass," and its Proto-Indo-European root ghel-, "to shine." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]像玻璃一样的;光滑的;光亮透明的 If you describe something as glassy, you mean that it is very smooth and shiny, like glass. [WRITTEN 笔语]
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](眼神或表情)呆滞的,无表情的 If you describe someone's eyes or expression as glassy, you mean that they are showing no feeling, emotion, or awareness. [mainly WRITTEN 主笔语]
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