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单词 glittering
释义

glittering

/ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ /
adjective
1Shining with a shimmering or sparkling light: glittering chandeliers...
  • The earth began to spin, as a spray of glittering lights, shimmered around me.
  • One by one they began to rain down on the earth, shining brightly in a glittering dance before they faded at the edge of the world.
  • Masses of glittering stars that shone from an ebony sky lit our trail.
1.1Impressively successful or elaborate: a glittering military career...
  • He lived in Arkansas until he graduated from high school and returned in 2001 after a glittering military career.
  • The impression given is of a glittering career, effortlessly achieved.
  • The stunning songwriter has sustained a glittering career, but she's had enough and she's knocking it on the head.

Derivatives

glitteringly

adverb ...
  • Begin with a novel take on pirate mythology, add a dash of exciting special effects and glitteringly beautiful treasure scenes, mix with snarky, fresh comic relief, and seal with an incredibly cute cast.
  • These days it is weighed glitteringly down with upmarket gold shops and silversmiths, but the bridge was traditionally home to the city's butchers and tanners.
  • However amusing its ironic stance toward the culture it glitteringly mocks, the real irony of this book is that it's the ultimate Los Angeles product: a rip-roaring, special-effects-filled ride.
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