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单词 glares
释义

glare

1 of 2

verb

ˈgler How to pronounce glare (audio)
glared; glaring

intransitive verb

1
a
: to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
b
: stand out, obtrude
2
: to stare angrily or fiercely
glared at me with rage and hate

transitive verb

1
: to express (something, such as hostility) by staring angrily
glared defiance at each other
2
archaic : to cause to be sharply reflected

glare

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: a harsh uncomfortably bright light
the glare of a neon sign
the glare of publicity
especially : painfully bright sunlight
b
: cheap showy brilliance : garishness
enjoyed the glitter and glare of the city's nightlife
2
: an angry or fierce stare
3
: a surface or sheet of smooth and slippery ice

Synonyms

Verb

  • beat
  • blaze
  • burn
  • flame
  • flare

Noun

  • blaze
  • flare
  • fluorescence
  • gleam
  • glow
  • illumination
  • incandescence
  • light
  • luminescence
  • radiance
  • shine
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The sun glared down relentlessly. The white snow glared in the morning sunlight. The teacher glared at him as he walked in late. Noun There was a glare coming off the water. I was blinded by the glare of the approaching headlights. I shielded my eyes from the glare of the sun. The car's headlights are designed to cut down on glare. She responded to the reporters' questions with an angry glare. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The face of the shooter seemed to glare down from the television above his son’s bed. Jenny Deam, ProPublica, 31 May 2022 Observations that could lead to more discoveries about space are being obstructed due to light and glare from the satellites, even with attempts by companies like SpaceX to dim them. Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2022 One thing that makes windshield glare much worse is cleaning the top of the dash with a product like Armor All, which is designed to make surfaces shine. Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021 This time, the left-hander plunked the third baseman in the left elbow with his first pitch, leading Suárez to glare at the closer before making his way to first. Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2021 And with the pandemic finally easing, the summer sun will beat down Sunday on mostly maskless faces until darkness falls, the fireworks begin and rockets glare red over citizens no longer required to stand six feet apart. Washington Post, 4 July 2021 Just watching two young women whisper to each other and glare seductively at the camera is giving me a mild panic attack. Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 May 2021 Photos of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of Iran’s 1979 Revolution, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who succeeded him as the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, glare down at you. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2021 In a dilapidated building in central Awka, at the office of a local human rights group, the Prime Advocacy for Human Rights Preservers Initiative, cartoon posters of angry judges glare down from the walls. New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
Noun
To get a glimpse of something real and unexpected from a thoroughly media-savvy mother and daughter who have lived under the glare of public scrutiny for years? Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Under the glare of the deck lights, the researchers unload a 30-foot trawl to add to their growing pile of fishes, sea stars, marine worms, octopuses and all other manner of undersea creatures. Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2022 The football pitches sat empty and silent under the cold glare of floodlights, barricaded off on all sides. Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 June 2022 Under the glare of his copter’s searchlight, the pilot could see the sub’s hull was awash as the crew clung to the steel safety cable. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Under the glare of a bright sun and the eyes of the international news media, Gu stood on top of the huge, modern big air jump, set in an industrial park amid concrete cooling towers. John Branch, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022 But in recent weeks, as the Manhattan investigation has wound down, Mr. Giuliani’s efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power after the 2020 election have come under an increasingly harsh glare. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Patient privacy is also paramount, and many rape victims don't want to subject themselves to the media glare. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 17 July 2022 That’s left locals both defensive and despairing amid the harsh glare of publicity. Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English glaren; akin to Old English glæs glass

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

glare 1 of 2

verb

ˈgler How to pronounce glare (audio)
glared; glaring
1
: to shine with a harsh bright light
2
: to look fiercely or angrily

glare

2 of 2

noun

1
: a harsh bright light
2
: a fierce or angry look

glares 1 of 2

noun

plural of glare
as in glows
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible the sudden glare of the squad car's headlights in my rearview mirror

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • glows
  • gleams
  • glints
  • lights
  • sunlights
  • beams
  • illuminations
  • shines
  • twinkles
  • flashes
  • flares
  • rays
  • blazes
  • radiances
  • glimmers
  • sparkles
  • fluorescences
  • reflections
  • shimmers
  • luminescences
  • scintillations
  • moonlights
  • sunbeams
  • incandescences
  • sunshines
  • haloes
  • daylights
  • streaks
  • glitters
  • aureoles
  • polishes
  • halos
  • sheens
  • lusters
  • glistens
  • glosses
  • streams
  • shafts
  • auroras
  • aureolae
  • afterglows
  • lustres
  • aurorae

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shadows
  • glooms
  • nights
  • dusks
  • darks

glares

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glare
1
as in burns
to shine with a bright harsh light the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • burns
  • glances
  • glows
  • flashes
  • flares
  • gleams
  • flames
  • glints
  • blazes
  • beams
  • sparkles
  • beats
  • radiates
  • twinkles
  • shimmers
  • glistens
  • glimmers
  • blinds
  • glitters
  • dazzles
  • scintillates
  • glisters
  • dazes
  • bedazzles
2
as in stares
to look with anger or disapproval don't glare at me like that when I tell you "no"

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stares
  • scowls
  • frowns
  • gazes
  • glowers
  • glooms
  • grimaces
  • sneers
  • stares daggers
  • lours
  • ogles
  • gapes
  • looks daggers
  • lowers
  • snarls
  • pouts
  • sulks
  • sniggers
  • growls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smiles
  • grins
  • beams
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