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Glassy Eyes Describe Surface Shiny Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英

英语单词 glassy
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]
  • The water was glassy.

    水面清澈明亮。

  • ...glassy green pebbles.

    光滑的绿卵石

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]
  • He was very still, his eyes glassy...

    他纹丝不动,目光呆滞。

  • Henry gave Paul a glassy-eyed stare.

    亨利木然地盯着保罗。

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