单词 | glimmer |
释义 | glim·mer ![]() 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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