英语词汇“glitter”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	glitter
释义	glit·ter I. \ˈglid.ə(r), -itə-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English gliteren, gleteren, from Old Norse glitra; akin to Old English glitenian to glitter, Old High German glīzan to shine, Old Norse glita to glitter, Gothic glitmunjan to glisten, Greek chlidē luxury, effeminacy, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow *intransitive verb* 1. : to shine resplendently usually by reflection with many quick small flashes of brilliant light < a crown of jewels glittered on her head > < a landscape glittering with sun and rain — Ambrose Bierce > or with a hard bright often metallic luster made up of many small scattered rapidly appearing and disappearing points of light < dragonflies darting about and glittering iridescently in the bright sunlight > < the horses tossed their heads, their well-oiled hooves glittering as they shifted their feet nervously — Dorothy C. Fisher > < the sun of the late summer glittered on the gold cups — Edith Sitwell > or with a dazzling brilliance marked by stabbing rays of light < shields and swords polished like mirrors glittered in the morning sun > < sequins glittering under the spotlights > and often with a showy or gaudy effect < the tree was lavishly hung with tinsel that quivered and glittered > : sparkle with twinkling points of light < myriads of stars that glittered in the dark and frigid lonesomeness of the sky > < far off they could see the lights of the city glittering in the night > : shine with a hard cold glassy brilliance marked by quick intermittent rapidly successive points of intense light < her little eyes glittered cruelly — Haldane Macfall > 2. : to be brilliantly or compellingly attractive usually in a superficial way : make a brilliant appearance or impression < the possibility of fame in the theater glittered before them > *transitive verb* 1. : to cause to glitter < brilliant stars glittering the sky > 2. : to trim, sprinkle, or cover with something that glitters < a belt that was glittered with rhinestones > II. noun (-s) 1. a. : glittering brilliancy < a great glitter of sunlight on the blue water — Ira Wolfert > : glittering showiness or gaudiness < the glitter of opening night at the opera > < the glitter of costume jewelry > : glittering brightness < the glitter of icicles > < the unnerving glitter of a glass eye — Weston La Barre > b. : glittering attractiveness < the glitter of a career in the foreign service > 2. : small glittering objects (as sequins, rhinestones) or tiny glittering bits (as of tinsel, glass) used for ornamentation < a neckline trimmed with glitter > or decoration < at the base of the Christmas tree was a snowy sheet sprinkled with glitter >
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