glimmer in the darkness
collocation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。
闪烁;发出微光
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闪烁;发出微光
to shine with a faint, unsteady light
The stars glimmer in the night sky.
星星在夜空中闪烁。
发出微弱而不稳定的光。
To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
像星星或灯光一样闪耀
shine brightly, like a star or a light
glimmer
Base
原形
glimmers
3rd person
第三人称单数
glimmering
-ing
现在分词
glimmered
Past
过去式
glimmered
Past participle
过去分词
The stars glimmer in the night sky.
星星在夜空中闪烁。
The candle glimmered before it went out.
蜡烛在熄灭前闪烁着微弱的光。
The lights are glimmering on the water.
灯光在水面上闪烁。
规则动词
A faint light glimmered through the trees.
微弱的灯光从树林中透出来。
The candles glimmer on the table.
蜡烛在桌子上闪烁。
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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。
在水面上闪烁
Moonlight glimmered on the calm water.
月光在平静的水面上闪烁。
在树林间闪烁
Lights glimmered through the trees.
灯光在树林间闪烁。
在远处闪烁
The city lights glimmered in the distance.
城市的灯光在远处闪烁。
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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。
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。
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.
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