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单词 shining
释义 shining
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of shinen to shine — more at shine
1. : emitting light : shedding radiance : glowing
 < one shining morning — John Muir †1914 >
 < gazed up at the shining heavens >
2.
 a. : reflecting light : gleaming, lustrous
  < its shining white church and background of fir and spruce — American Guide Series: Maine >
  < covered with shining enamel — Victorian Naturalist >
 b. : reflecting an inner spirit often of radiance or joy
  < essentially unsophisticated … with shining eyes — Donald Foley >
3. : bright often splendid in appearance or aspect : resplendent
 < its shape was destroyed, its shining newness a bruised memory — Henry LaCossitt >
 < a warm and shining company of friends — Newsweek >
4. : possessing a distinguished quality : marked by illustrious eminence or exceptional merit
 < her sharp and shining prose — Carl Van Doren >
 < had shining virtues and few faults — Richard Garnett †1906 >
 < singled out … as the shining example of his tribe — C.R.Anderson >
5. : full of sunshine
 < a wiser … way to improve the shining hours — L.P.Smith >
 < have had my fair share of shining hours — R.F.Wagner >
6. : unusually clean and bright
 < the men and boys with shining faces and in Sunday suits — Flora Thompson >
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