Word · Frequency #10754
glittered
闪闪发光；闪耀；闪烁
glittered is the past of glitter.
to shine with many small bright flashes of light; to sparkle or gleam
- 1.
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
闪闪发光；闪耀；闪烁
- 2.
To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
炫耀；华而不实；引人注目,因而吸引人
- 3.
be shiny, as if wet
发亮,仿佛湿了
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
In use
The stars glittered in the clear night sky.
Her diamond ring glitters under the sunlight.
The snow on the mountain glittered as the sun rose.
Verb forms
base glitter · third person glitters · -ing glittering · past glittered · past participle glittered
Connections
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
- 辉煌的职业生涯
- She has had a glittering career in finance.她在金融界拥有辉煌的职业生涯。
- all that glitters is not gold
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：glitter 里有 lit（点亮），像碎金在灯下闪闪发光。
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。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与介词with连用
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.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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