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twinkling

/twing-kling/US // ˈtwɪŋ klɪŋ //UK // (ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ) //

闪闪发光,闪烁的,闪闪发光的,闪烁着

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act of shining with intermittent gleams of light.
    • : the time required for a wink; an instant.
    • : Archaic. winking; a wink.

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Examples

  • Those twinkling diamonds are several thousand light-years away.

  • To figure out any Cepheid’s true brightness, all an astronomer had to do was measure its twinkling speed.

  • Guests can enjoy yard games under the twinkling fairy lights, cozy outdoor seating areas, a playground, and a soak-worthy hot tub.

  • For this study, the team used hyper-sensitive tools called two-photon microscopes that allowed them to see the movement of calcium in the brain as twinkling light in super high detail.

  • Twinkling camp fires showed that they were running toward a country that was literally swarming with Germans.

  • Twinkling stars hung between the columns, burning with a fragrance like flowers.

  • Twinkling lights were all that I could see of the noted town.

  • Twinkling, shining, expanding, the stars grew into a pair of eyes in the darkness.

  • Twinkling is much more violent near the horizon than near the zenith, and more pronounced on some nights than others.