Word · Frequency #9332
gleams
微光；闪光
gleams is the plural of gleam.
a brief, faint, or small appearance of light
- 1.
An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
微弱或短暂的光
- 2.
An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
模糊的迹象；一瞥或暗示
- 3.
A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
明亮但短暂的出现
- 4.
A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
脸上流露出的喜悦或活力
一丝；迹象；喜色；容光焕发；微弱或短暂的光；模糊的迹象；一瞥或暗示；明亮但短暂的出现
In use
The gleam of the moonlight on the lake was beautiful.
She saw a gleam of hope in his eyes.
The cat's eyes had a green gleam in the dark.
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。
a gleam in [possessive] eye
There was a mischievous gleam in his eye.
他眼中闪过一丝调皮的光芒。
with a gleam
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。
Connections
Collocations
- a gleam of light
- 一道亮光
- A gleam of light shone through the crack.一道亮光从裂缝中射进来。
- a faint gleam
- 微弱的闪光
- I saw a faint gleam in the distance.我看到远处有微弱的闪光。
- a bright gleam
- 明亮的闪光
- The diamond gave a bright gleam.钻石发出明亮的闪光。
- a golden gleam
- 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。
- the gleam of sunlight
- 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。
- gleams of light
Learner notes
Memory Tip
g（光）+ beam（光束）= gleam（微光），一道细微的光束。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常与介词 of 连用表示...的光
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词（/liːm/）包括 beam, dream, stream, cream；glean 和 clean 拼写相似但以 /n/ 结尾，发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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