Word · Frequency #10754
glitter
闪闪发光；闪耀；闪烁
核心释义
to shine with many small bright flashes of light; to sparkle or gleam
- 1.
闪闪发光；闪耀；闪烁
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
- 2.
炫耀；华而不实；引人注目,因而吸引人
To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
- 3.
发亮,仿佛湿了
be shiny, as if wet
炫目；浮华耀眼；华而不实；炫耀；华而不实；引人注目,因而吸引人；发亮,仿佛湿了；灿烂；闪烁
用法In use
The stars glittered in the clear night sky.
用法提示：glittered 作谓语动词，表示星星发出闪烁的光。
Her diamond ring glitters under the sunlight.
用法提示：glitters 作谓语动词，第三人称单数，表示戒指反光。
The snow on the mountain glittered as the sun rose.
用法提示：glittered 作谓语动词，描述积雪在光照下反光。
glitter in the light
常与 in the sun、in the light 等表示光源的短语连用。
The frost glittered in the morning light.
霜在晨光中闪闪发光。
glitter with sth
with 后接情感、泪水等，说明闪耀的原因。
Her eyes glittered with excitement.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- glitter in the sunlight
- 在阳光下闪闪发光
- The snow glittered in the sunlight.雪在阳光下闪闪发光。
- glitter with diamonds
- 镶满钻石闪闪发亮
- Her necklace glittered with diamonds.她的项链镶满钻石，闪闪发亮。
- glitter like diamonds
- 如钻石般闪耀
- The lake glittered like diamonds in the morning sun.湖面在晨光下如钻石般闪耀。
- glittering lights
- 璀璨的灯光
- We watched the glittering lights of the city.我们望着城市的璀璨灯光。
- glittering career
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：glitter 里有 lit（点亮），像碎金在灯下闪闪发光。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing stars or city lights at night、describing reflections on water, sequins, or wet surfaces、in literary descriptions of eyes or tears glitter 作动词时，通常用于书面或文学描写，指细小而闪烁的光芒（如星光、灯光、水光等）；日常口语中较少单独作动词，更常说 sparkle 或 shine。
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与介词with连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the target /ˈɡlɪtər/: they have stressed /ɪ/ + /tər/ (bitter, litter, fitter, sitter, titter, twitter). They share the spelling chunk -itter. Beware lookalikes such as glimmer /ˈɡlɪmər/, glisten /ˈɡlɪsən/, and glider /ˈɡlaɪdər/, which do not rhyme despite the gl- spelling.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.