单词 | beaming |
释义 | beaming (once / 1075 pages) adj If an object is beaming, it's glowing with light, but if a person is beaming, they're more likely to be smiling brightly. Your car's beaming headlights or the beaming eyes of your cat, glowing in the dark, are bright and radiant. That's where the other meaning of beaming, cheerful and bright, comes from. A beaming smile glows and shines with true joy. Beaming comes from the verb beam, "emit rays of light." WORD FAMILYbeaming: beamingly+/beam: beamed, beaming, beamish, beams, beamy/beamish: beamishly/beamy: beamily USAGE EXAMPLESTwo years later, The Times began beaming its national edition to California for same-day distribution to major cities in 13 Western states. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “First Woman President” features Clinton, beaming, on a black sweater next to a date, January 20, 2017 – her expected inauguration. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) The big difference was that it was beaming sunshine: there was never a snowflake in sight. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj radiating or as if radiating light the beaming sun Syn beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts 2adj cheerful and bright a beaming smile Syn glad cheerful being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits 3adj pleased and proud beaming parents Syn proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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