Word · Frequency #14497
glimmer
闪烁；发出微光
to shine with a faint, unsteady light
- 1.
To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
发出微弱而不稳定的光。
- 2.
shine brightly, like a star or a light
像星星或灯光一样闪耀
闪耀；发光；发出微弱而不稳定的光。；像星星或灯光一样闪耀；发微光
In use
The stars glimmer in the night sky.
A faint light glimmered through the trees.
The candles glimmer on the table.
Verb forms
base glimmer · third person glimmers · -ing glimmering · past glimmered · past participle glimmered
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- glimmer in the darkness
- 在黑暗中发出微光
- A faint light glimmered in the darkness.一道微光在黑暗中闪烁。
- glimmer on the water
- 在水面上闪烁
- Moonlight glimmered on the calm water.月光在平静的水面上闪烁。
- glimmer through the trees
- 在树林间闪烁
- Lights glimmered through the trees.灯光在树林间闪烁。
- glimmer in the distance
- 在远处闪烁
- The city lights glimmered in the distance.城市的灯光在远处闪烁。
Synonyms
- flicker
- 忽明忽暗地闪烁 · 比 glimmer 更强调明暗跳动、断续，常用于火焰或灯光；glimmer 可指远处微弱光，未必有快速变化。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“玻璃(gl-)微光”：玻璃反光一闪一闪、微弱不稳，正是 glimmer 的闪烁。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing faint light in darkness、stars or distant lights in literary text、candlelight in a quiet room glimmer 作动词时通常指发出微弱、不稳定的光，多用于描写夜色中的灯光、烛光或远处微光；语体上属中性，但比较常见于书面或文学性描述，口语中不算高频。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with glimmer: they share the /ɪ/ vowel and the /mɝ/ ending, and all are spelled with -immer. Beware: 'glitter' /ˈɡlɪtɝ/ looks similar but ends with /tɝ/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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