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a gleam of [noun]
可用于具体光线或抽象希望。
A gleam of light appeared through the window.
一束微光透过窗户出现。
微光；闪光
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微光；闪光
a brief, faint, or small appearance of light
A gleam of light appeared through the window.
一束微光透过窗户出现。
微弱或短暂的光
An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
模糊的迹象；一瞥或暗示
An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
明亮但短暂的出现
A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
脸上流露出的喜悦或活力
A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
The gleam of the moonlight on the lake was beautiful.
月光在湖面上的微光很美。
She saw a gleam of hope in his eyes.
她在他眼中看到了一丝希望的光芒。
The cat's eyes had a green gleam in the dark.
猫的眼睛在黑暗中发出绿色的微光。
可用于具体光线或抽象希望。
A gleam of light appeared through the window.
一束微光透过窗户出现。
There was a mischievous gleam in his eye.
他眼中闪过一丝调皮的光芒。
常修饰眼神或表情。
She looked at him with a gleam of recognition.
她带着一丝认出他的目光看着他。
Not this
I saw gleam in his eye.
Use this
I saw a gleam in his eye.
gleam作为可数名词，前面需要加冠词a或者定冠词the。中文中常省略冠词，导致错误。加冠词后符合英语语法。
Not this
The sun gleam on the water.
Use this
The sun gleams on the water.
gleam作为动词，第三人称单数主语后需要加-s。中文动词无变形，学习者容易遗漏。加-s后主谓一致。
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一道亮光
A gleam of light shone through the crack.
一道亮光从裂缝中射进来。
微弱的闪光
I saw a faint gleam in the distance.
我看到远处有微弱的闪光。
明亮的闪光
The diamond gave a bright gleam.
钻石发出明亮的闪光。
金色的闪光
The setting sun cast a golden gleam on the water.
落日在水面上投下一道金色闪光。
阳光的闪耀
The gleam of sunlight through the leaves was beautiful.
阳光穿过树叶的闪耀很美。
多道亮光
Gleams of light appeared from the lighthouse.
灯塔发出多道亮光。
一丝希望
Despite the setbacks, there was still a gleam of hope that they would succeed.
尽管遭遇挫折，他们仍抱有一线成功的希望。
眼中闪烁的光芒（常指兴奋或狡黠之意）
When he talked about his new invention, there was a gleam in his eye.
当他谈及自己的新发明时，眼中闪烁着光芒。
一丝希望
There's a gleam of hope in the darkness.
黑暗中有了一丝希望。
你眼中的光芒
I can see the gleam in your eye when you talk about music.
你谈到音乐时，我看到你眼中的光芒。
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g（光）+ beam（光束）= gleam（微光），一道细微的光束。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing light、literary contexts 该词通常用于描述微弱或闪烁的光线，在文学描写中较为常见，但在日常会话中也可使用。
常与介词 of 连用表示...的光
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