| 单词 | glistening |
| 释义 | glistening (once / 1098 pages) adj Glistening things sparkle and shine with light. The glistening surface of a lake is especially beautiful as the sun rises in the morning. Long, clean, shiny hair is glistening, and a child's eyes brimming with tears are glistening as well. Your whole neighborhood, lit with tiny white Christmas lights, might also be glistening. Anything that shines in a sparkly, glittery, or damp way is glistening, and the word stems from the Old English glisnian, "to glisten or gleam." WORD FAMILYglistening: glisteningly+/glisten: glistened, glistening, glistens USAGE EXAMPLESAnd for the caviar substitute, add delicate pinky-orange trout roe, glistening like pearls, and used in abundance. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Several Konkel pieces feature large areas of brushed aluminum whose glistening surfaces mirror Binder’s shiny steel. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) A wealthy couple snacked on gandofli, clams, in the Greek Yacht Club of Alexandria, where the moneyed jostle for a table overlooking the glistening harbor. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) adj reflecting light glistening bodies of swimmers Syn glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
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