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Sparkle Bright Sparkling Means Shine Light Describe Verb

英语单词 sparkle
英美音标 英 ['spɑːkl] 美 ['spɑːrkl]
中文释义 n.闪耀;火花
v.闪耀;冒火花
英语例句 (1) There was a sparkle of excitement in her eyes.
(2) The stars sparkle in the dark sky.
中文例句 (1) 她眼里闪耀着激动的光芒。
(2) 夜晚的天空上,星星闪闪发光。
vocabulary简明 Fairy dust, stars, Christmas lights, Hanukkah candles, freshly fallen snow, a lake when the sun hits it just right — all of these things sparkle. That means they shine with a bright, glistening, shimmering light.
vocabulary扩展 Sparkle can also refer to joy or merriment. When you're having a really good time, your face will sparkle. As a verb, sparkle means to be lively and excited, or to be so brilliant at something that you shine above the rest. It can also describe something bubbly or foamy — like when you add soap to your bath to make the bathwater sparkle. Sparkle can also describe something that produces sparks — like a magic wand.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]闪闪发光;闪耀 If something sparkles, it is clear and bright and shines with a lot of very small points of light.
  [V]
  [V-ing]
  • The jewels on her fingers sparkled...

    她手指上戴的首饰闪闪发光。

  • His bright eyes sparkled.

    他一双明眸炯炯发光。

  • ...the sparkling blue waters of the ocean.

    波光粼粼的蓝色海洋

  • Sparkle is also a noun.
    • ...the sparkle of coloured glass.

      有色玻璃的闪光

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]闪光点;亮点 Sparkles are small points of light caused by light reflecting off a clear bright surface.
  • ...sparkles of light...

    光亮点

  • There was a sparkle in her eye that could not be hidden.

    她眼中闪烁着一丝无法掩藏的亮光。

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[VERB 动词]聪明活泼;机智诙谐;才华横溢 Someone who sparkles is lively, intelligent, and witty.
  [V]
  [V with n]
  [approval]
  • She sparkles, and has as much zest as a person half her age...

    她才华横溢,而且像只有她一半岁数的年轻人一样充满热情。

  • They'd been a dejected lot when he'd arrived at the shipyard, but now they sparkled with enthusiasm.

    他刚到船厂时,他们曾是一群垂头丧气的人,现在的他们却热情洋溢。

  • Sparkle is also a noun.
    • There was little sparkle in their performance.

      他们的表演缺乏亮点。

sparkling
  • He is sparkling and versatile in front of the camera.

    镜头前的他光彩照人,多才多艺。

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