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单词 glittering
释义
glitteringglit‧ter‧ing /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a glittering career in the diplomatic service
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He had provided one essential, a glittering showcase for the de Chavigny merchandise.
  • His pristine shield with the glittering cross was scarred and broken by blows of which he had no recollection.
  • It was merely a shell with glittering branches at the best addresses in London.
  • The glittering figure who impressed us so much is no more.
  • These were the glittering and opulent reminders of the medieval city.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=very successful, especially in sport or acting)· Winning the gold medal was the highlight of her glittering career.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· And for some there were conferences and congresses in glamorous places, the glittering prizes satirically displayed in Lodge's Small World.· He started out as a full-back with Bath and looked set for the glittering prizes.· Tom Gibson collected the glittering prizes, but he undervalued his contribution to his own area of medicine.
1giving off many small flashes of light SYN  sparkling:  glittering jewels2very successful:  a glittering career3connected with rich, famous, and fashionable people:  a glittering Hollywood premiere
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