单词 | gleam |
释义 | gleam (glēm) n. 1. A brief beam or flash of light: saw gleams of daylight through the cracks. 2. A steady but subdued shining; a glow: the gleam of burnished gold. 3. A brief or dim indication; a trace: a gleam of intelligence. intr.v. gleamed, gleam·ing, gleams 1. To emit a gleam; flash or glow: "Their tile roofs gleamed in the moon's pallid radiance" (Laura Joh Rowland). See Synonyms at flash. 2. To be reflected as a gleam: The sun gleamed on the water. 3. To be manifested or indicated briefly or faintly. [Middle English glem, from Old English glǣm; see ghel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] gleamer n. |
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