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glimmer

/glim-er/US // ˈglɪm ər //UK // (ˈɡlɪmə) //

熠熠生辉,微光,闪光,微光乍现

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
    • : a dim perception; inkling.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.
    • : to appear faintly or dimly.

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Examples

  • Maryland’s game against Ohio State on Monday night began with a glimmer of optimism.

  • With the launch of the Promote Iceland campaign, M&C Saatchi was able to offer a glimmer of hope where there was hardly any to be found.

  • As I approach the midpoint of my ninth decade, I see glimmers of light amid the darkness.

  • “In a world where everything feels like it’s caving in and you’re alone, advertising is a team sport and to feel like you’re part of a team can give you that glimmer and make you feel like you’re not alone,” he said.

  • The Steelers contributed to their own demise, but the startling disparity between the teams showed after Pittsburgh provided a glimmer.

  • I saw a faint, sweet glimmer of the ferocious protector he once was.

  • And I can see the bright early glimmer of the Africa bug in my own children.

  • His hazel eyes actually glimmer and his brown hair, barely beginning to salt and pepper, curls up around a Seattle Seahawks cap.

  • In the Kurdish area, tourism offers a glimmer of hope in a region crippled by decades of violence.

  • But the little glimmer of a silver lining for those problems is that I can usually cure them.

  • The light that came through the machine's iris was faint at first, the barest glimmer of white in deep darkness.

  • O lady, mine,Hushed now is every path, and few and dimThe lamps that glimmer through the balconies.Thou sleepest!

  • Giant ranges, whose peaks glimmer with the cold gleam of never-melting snow, shut in the valley.

  • Before leaving him she trimmed and lowered the andon so that its yellow light would be a mere glimmer in the darkness.

  • Again he sat in the soft darkness, before the ghostly glimmer of the silk, tracing upon it visions of ethereal light.