Word · Frequency #6174
glowing
发光；发亮；（无焰地）发出光和热
glowing is the present participle of glow.
To give out a steady, warm light and often heat, especially without a flame.
- 1.
To emit heat and light without a flame.
在没有火焰的情况下发出热和光
- 2.
Of a fire: to emit heat and light.
火焰:发出热和光。
- 3.
To emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature; to shine.
像被加热到高温一样明亮而稳定地发光；闪耀
- 4.
To be very hot; also, to be on fire; to burn.
非常热；也指着火；燃烧。
- 5.
Of a colour: to be bright; also, of a thing: to have a bright colour.
颜色:明亮；物体:具有明亮的颜色。
- 6.
Of a person: to display intense emotion.
指人:表现出强烈的情感
- 7.
Of a person's body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to flush (“become suffused with a reddish colour”) as well, due to an emotional response, exertion, etc.
指人的身体或其一部分:因情绪反应、用力等感到发热,常伴有脸红
显得鲜亮；色彩鲜艳；容光焕发；喜形于色；流露出强烈感情；（因情绪或运动而）发热、脸红；炽热；灼烧；烧得通红；在没有火焰的情况下发出热和光
In use
The stars glow brightly in the clear night sky.
Her cheeks glowed with excitement after winning the prize.
The campfire glows warmly as we sit around it.
Verb forms
base glow · third person glows · -ing glowing · past glowed · past participle glowed
常规动词
Connections
Collocations
- glow with pride
- 因自豪而容光焕发
- She glowed with pride when her daughter received the award.女儿领奖时，她因自豪而容光焕发。
- glow with health
- 红光满面；显得健康
- After weeks of rest, her cheeks glowed with health.休息几周后，她面色红润，显得很健康。
- glow in the dark
- 在黑暗中发光
- The clock's hands glow in the dark, so you can tell the time at night.钟表的指针在黑暗中发光，所以夜里也能看清时间。
- glow softly
- 发出柔和的光
- A lamp glowed softly on the bedside table.一盏台灯在床头柜上发出柔和的光。
- face glow with excitement
- 因兴奋而神采飞扬
- His face glowed with excitement when he heard the news.听到这个消息时，他兴奋得容光焕发。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
glow 里有 low（低），想象暗处低低地、稳稳地发出光热，如余烬发光。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面表达、文学或新闻描写 glow 作动词属于中性词，通常不特别正式也不随意，在很多场合都适用；既可描写火焰或物体发光发热，也可形容颜色鲜亮或人容光焕发。具体语气视语境而定。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 glow 押韵，均读作 /əu/：blow, flow, slow, grow, know, low。注意拼写中含 ow 的词也可能读 /au/，如 now, how, cow, plow，发音与 glow 不同，不要混淆。
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。
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