glisten

英 ['glɪs(ə)n] 美 ['ɡlɪsn]
  • vi. 闪光,闪亮
  • n. 闪光,闪耀
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1. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => Proto-Germanic *glim- => gleam, glimmer, glimpse.
2. glimmer is a frequentative from Proto-Germanic *glim-, originally "shine brightly," Sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly".
3. PIE root *ghel- "shine, glitter, glow" => glow, glitter, glister, glisten, glint, glad.
glisten 闪光,闪耀

来自PIE*ghel, 照耀,发光,词源同glass, gold.

glisten (v.)
Old English glisnian "to glisten, gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glis- (cognates: Old English glisian "to glitter, shine," Old Frisian glisa "to shine," Middle High German glistern "to sparkle," Old Danish glisse "to shine"), from PIE *ghleis-, from root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass (n.), and compare glint and glad). Related: Glistened; glistening.
1. Dewdrops sparkle [ glisten ] in the morning sun.
露珠在晨光下闪闪发光.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Her eyes began to glisten, and her lids to twinkle.
她的眼睛开始发亮, 眼皮直眨.

来自辞典例句

3. The leaves glisten with dew.
叶子上的露水闪闪发光.

来自辞典例句

4. The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam.
天上烈日炎炎, 大地被蒸晒得闪闪发光,热露淋淋.

来自辞典例句

5. I watched the moonlight glisten on the waters of Laguna Beach.
我凝视着倒映在拉古纳湾水面上的月光.

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