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shimmer

/shim-er/US // ˈʃɪm ər //UK // (ˈʃɪmə) //

闪闪发光,闪光,闪烁,闪闪发光的

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
    • : to appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a subdued, tremulous light or gleam.
    • : a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.

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Examples

  • Or, in the desert, when the ground is hot, and air is cool, and there is air turbulence, it might cause a shimmer at the horizon that looks like a pool of water.

  • The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.

  • He saw the tips of the fir trees shimmer, and heard them whisper as the breeze turned their needles towards the light.

  • The golden shimmer of Edna's satin gown spread in rich folds on either side of her.

  • She looked down, noticing the black line of his leg moving in and out so close to her against the yellow shimmer of her gown.

  • Farther down the river there was a flash of something white amidst the pale green shimmer of the flood.