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scintillate (intr.)
基本用法，指发出火花或闪耀光芒。
The stars scintillate in the clear night sky.
星星在晴朗的夜空中闪烁。
闪烁；闪光；闪闪发光
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闪烁；闪光；闪闪发光
to give off sparks or shine with a flickering light; (of a star or other celestial body) to twinkle
The stars scintillate in the clear night sky.
星星在晴朗的夜空中闪烁。
发出火花；像发出火花般闪耀；闪烁或发光
To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
星星或其他天体:亮度快速变化；闪烁
Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
尤其是磷光体:吸收电离辐射后发出闪光
Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
令人眼花缭乱或印象深刻
To dazzle or to impress.
scintillate
Base
原形
scintillates
3rd person
第三人称单数
scintillating
-ing
现在分词
scintillated
Past
过去式
scintillated
Past participle
过去分词
The stars scintillate in the night sky.
星星在夜空中闪耀。
The lights scintillated during the performance.
表演期间灯光闪烁。
规则动词，意为发出火花或闪耀。
The stars scintillate brightly in the night sky.
星星在夜空中明亮地闪烁。
The diamond scintillated under the bright light.
钻石在强光下闪闪发光。
The fireworks scintillate as they explode.
烟花爆炸时火花四溅。
基本用法，指发出火花或闪耀光芒。
The stars scintillate in the clear night sky.
星星在晴朗的夜空中闪烁。
与with连用，表示伴随某种情感或状态而闪耀。
Her eyes scintillated with excitement.
她的双眼因兴奋而闪烁。
物理学术语，指在高能粒子或光子撞击时短暂发出荧光。
The phosphor scintillates when struck by an electron beam.
磷光体被电子束撞击时会闪烁。
Not this
The scintillate stars are beautiful.
Use this
The scintillating stars are beautiful.
'scintillate'是动词，不能直接作定语修饰名词；应使用现在分词形式'scintillating'作形容词。
Not this
The stars are scintillate.
Use this
The stars are scintillating.
在现在进行时中，动词'be'后面应接现在分词'scintillating'，而非原形。
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