单词 | glow |
释义 | glow I. intransitive verb 1. a. (1) < heated the metal until it glowed > < coals still glowing in the fireplace > (2) < gaily lighted houses glowed in the dark > < her eyes glowed with pleasure > < saw the harbor lights glowing in the distance > b. (1) < his troubled face glowing in the firelight — Guy McCrone > < paintings that glowed with color > < the leaves of the maple trees glowed red and yellow in the sunlight — J.P.Marquand > (2) < cheeks glowing with health > (3) < she was filled with excitement and her face glowed > 2. a. (1) < rubbed themselves with Turkish towels until they glowed all over > < a drink that makes the whole body glow > (2) < glowing with rage and resentment > < glowing with fervor > b. < glowing with maternal pride — Carleton Beals > : be buoyant and vibrantly alive < every page of the book glows with good humor > transitive verb obsolete < fans whose wind did seem to glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool — Shakespeare > Synonyms: see blaze II. 1. < the rich glow of the mahogany table > < the bright glow in her cheeks > 2. a. (1) < the glow of new love > (2) < a glow of happiness > < walked away satisfied and all in a glow > < they started pouring the stuff down steadily, feeling the warm glow rising inside — D.M.Davin > b. < the good news left them with a glow in their hearts > < there was no mistaking the happy glow on his face > < the glow of success > 3. a. < the glow of dying embers > : incandescence; specifically < the cathode glow in a Crookes tube > — compare afterglow 2 b. < happy to see the glow in her eyes > < the glow of the lighted Christmas tree > |
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