Word · Frequency #3329
shines
光亮；光泽
shines is the plural of shine.
brightness from a source of light or from reflected light
可指光源本身发出的光，也可指反射的光
- 1.
Brightness from a source of light.
光源发出的光亮
- 2.
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
明亮和发出光线的特性
- 3.
Brightness from reflected light.
反射光的光亮
- 4.
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
品质或外观的卓越；光彩
- 5.
Shoeshine.
擦皮鞋
- 6.
Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
阳光(通常与雨相对)
- 7.
The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
板球上或球每一侧的光泽度
阳光；光彩；光辉；擦皮鞋；（板球的）光泽；光源发出的光亮
In use
The polish restored the shine to the old table.
She admired the shine of her new shoes.
The sun's shine made the lake sparkle.
Connections
Collocations
- give something a shine
- 把某物擦亮
- He gave his shoes a shine before the interview.面试前他把皮鞋擦亮了。
- a high shine
- 高光泽度
- This polish gives the car a high shine.这种抛光剂让汽车有很高的光泽度。
- lose its shine
- 失去光泽，黯然失色
- His enthusiasm began to lose its shine after months of hard work.经过几个月的工作，他的热情开始消退。
- the shine on something
- 某物表面的光泽
- The shine on the table was polished to perfection.桌面上的光泽被擦得完美无瑕。
Idioms & figurative uses
- rain or shine
- 无论晴雨；不管情况如何The outdoor concert will go ahead rain or shine.户外音乐会风雨无阻照常举行。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：太阳晒(shài)在物体上就有shine（光亮），名词shine就是那种光亮或阳光。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话中描述光亮或阳光、书面或正式描写中的光彩、光辉、口语中特定搭配（如擦皮鞋） 作名词时，shine 的语域随搭配和语境变化较大：表示“光亮、阳光”时通常为中性，口语和书面语都较常见；表示“光彩、光辉”多用于书面或较正式描写；“擦皮鞋”等搭配则比较口语化。使用时需结合具体搭配判断。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 shine (/ʃaɪn/) 押韵的词有 line、fine、mine、vine、dine 和 sign（都读 /aɪn/）。注意：shin (/ʃɪn/) 和 machine (/məˈʃiːn/) 拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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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