英语词汇“glimmer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

glim·mer

(glĭmər)

1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.

2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace: a glimmer of understanding.

intr.v. glim·mered, glim·mer·ing, glim·mers

1. To emit a dim, intermittent light: "The ocean glimmered on her left like an iridescent pewter bowl" (Elizabeth Adler). See Synonyms at flash.

2. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes: "Starlight glimmered on rusty metal" (David Drake).

3. To appear faintly or indistinctly: Hope still glimmered in our minds.

[Middle English glimeren, to glitter, glimmer; see ghel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	glimmer
释义	glim·mer (glĭmər) n. 1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light. 2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace: a glimmer of understanding. intr.v. glim·mered, glim·mer·ing, glim·mers 1. To emit a dim, intermittent light: "The ocean glimmered on her left like an iridescent pewter bowl" (Elizabeth Adler). See Synonyms at flash. 2. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes: "Starlight glimmered on rusty metal" (David Drake). 3. To appear faintly or indistinctly: Hope still glimmered in our minds. [Middle English glimeren, to glitter, glimmer; see ghel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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