| 单词 | aglow |
| 释义 | aglow (once / 3202 pages) adj Something that's aglow is gleaming with light. You might sit outside at night to see the full moon, aglow in the dark sky. The adjective aglow is a poetic, slightly old-fashioned way to say "glowing" or "radiant." Some things are literally aglow, like the sunshine glinting off the surface of a lake, and others are figuratively aglow, like your sister's smiling face, aglow with health and happiness. The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is credited with the first use of aglow, in his 1817 "Sonnet to William Wordsworth." WORD FAMILYaglow USAGE EXAMPLESThousands of shows, each aglow with however dim a wattage, generate a collective, steady glare, blinding memory. The New Yorker(Dec 29, 2016) It’s aglow in unrelenting positivity, refusing to be ensnared by the city’s pitfalls, seeking refuge in friends, and in faith. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) In addition, these early examples of planetary photography have usually involved young worlds that are still slightly aglow with the heat of their formation. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) adj softly bright or radiant a house aglow with lights Syn lambent, lucent, luminous bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
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