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glint

/glint/US // glɪnt //UK // (ɡlɪnt) //

闪光,闪烁,闪耀,闪闪发光

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tiny, quick flash of light.
    • : gleaming brightness; luster.
    • : a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shine with a glint.
    • : to move suddenly; dart.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to glint; reflect.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The glint of sunlight or a headlamp beam off of a space blanket can make you visible to searchers from much further out than usual.

  • So he lifts up every thing with even a tiny glint and hopes that it’s the thing that either becomes the agreed-upon proof of his point or serves to convince at least a few people that he might be right.

  • Billy Bob Thornton, explaining the biggest appeal of the project for him, calls it, with a glint in his eye, “a 10-hour movie.”

  • I scanned the nightstand but did not see the familiar glint of gold- a tiny lighthouse shining: HERE ARE YOUR GLASSES.

  • On the second day, he entered court at much the same pace, with a steely glint in his eye.

  • She could see the glint of the moon upon the bay, and could feel the soft, gusty beating of the hot south wind.

  • Something with the glint of bright steel flashed from the lunch box under the man's arm.

  • The latter saw the glint of gold coins between the meshes of the purse and her heart throbbed.

  • It showed in his grey eyes and the glint in his carelessly combed light brown hair and the set of his jawline.

  • The lips assumed an appearance of somewhat exaggerated indifference, but there was a glint of watchfulness in the eyes.