英语词汇“glimmer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	glimmer
释义	glim·mer I. \ˈglimə(r)\ intransitive verb (glimmered ; glimmered ; glimmering \-m(ə)riŋ\ ; glimmers) Etymology: Middle English glimeren, glemeren; akin to Middle High German glim spark, glimmen to glow, glimmern to glow, Old Norse gljā to glitter — more at gleam 1. a. : to emit feeble or intermittent rays of light : shine faintly or unsteadily < flickering candles glimmered in the windows of the old inn > < just below the intruder's pockmarked face glimmered the barrel of an automatic pistol — F.V.W.Mason > b. : to shimmer softly < her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk > 2. : to appear indistinctly with or as if with a faintly luminous quality < the chalk cliffs glimmered far off in the night > II. noun (-s) 1. a. : a feeble or intermittent light : a faint or unsteady shining < the space beyond the glimmer of her lantern — Ellen Glasgow > < the first glimmer of dawn > b. : a soft shimmer < the moonlit glimmer of the pool > 2. a. : a dim perception : a faint idea < the interview gave them a glimmer of what they could expect > b. : a vague manifestation or indication : intimation, inkling < had given the world only a glimmer of her potential as a gay slaughterer of convention — Bernard Kalb > c. : an indistinct appearance marked by or as if by a faintly luminous quality < he saw the glimmer of her face in the shadow — R.P.Warren > 3. : a small amount or degree : a faint trace : bit < a glimmer of hope showing in his eyes — T.B.Costain > < a glimmer of intelligence > III. noun (-s) Etymology: German, back-formation from glimmern to glow, from Middle High German : mica
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