Word · Frequency #8747
glowings
发光
glowings is the plural of glowing.
The action of glowing.
- 1.
The action of glowing.
发光的动作。
- 2.
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
离开或到达表面某点的电磁辐射量
辐射量；发光的动作。；离开或到达表面某点的电磁辐射量；白热的；灼热的
In use
The glowing of the fireflies created a magical atmosphere at night.
I had to dim the glowing of my laptop screen to reduce eye strain.
The glowing from the lava was visible even from a distance.
Connections
Collocations
- the glowing of embers
- 余烬的发光
- The glowing of embers in the fireplace slowly faded.壁炉里余烬的发光慢慢消失了。
- the glowing of a candle
- 蜡烛的发光
- The glowing of a candle guided us through the dark hallway.蜡烛的发光引导我们穿过黑暗的走廊。
- the glowing of fireflies
- 萤火虫的发光
- The glowing of fireflies made the summer night feel magical.萤火虫的发光让夏夜显得很神奇。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 glowing 拆成 glow（发光）+ ing（进行中），想象灯泡持续发光的动作，记住它是“发光的动作”这个名词。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary description、physics and optics 作名词时，glowing 的语体随语境变化：表示“发光动作”多用于文学性或正式描写；表示“电磁辐射量”时比较常见于物理光学专业语境。在口语化的日常表达中，用动词或形容词形式可能更自然。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，专业术语，指电磁辐射量。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all rhyme with 'glowing' (/ˈɡloʊɪŋ/): their stressed vowel is /oʊ/ followed by /ɪŋ/. Beware of lookalikes that sound different, such as 'glowering' (/ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ/, 怒视的) and 'plowing' (/ˈplaʊɪŋ/, 犁地), where 'ow' is pronounced /aʊ/.
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。
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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