| 单词 | shine |
| 释义 | shine I. intransitive verb 1. < the stars shine with a brilliance never seen down in valleys — G.W.Gray b.1886 > < the points of light were … shining with a greenish luster — Ambrose Bierce > 2. < the berries … decorated with sunlight and dew shone like black-purple glass — G.S.Perry > < the air was bright and the water shone like dark silk — G.A.Wagner > 3. < restrained any inclination to shine or push himself forward — H.R.Warfel > < acquiring those graces which would enable him to shine at dinner parties — E.J.Simmons > 4. < as he talked his eyes began to shine — Sherwood Anderson > < his withered face shone with a spiritual power — Liam O'Flaherty > 5. < the courage and ability which shine brightly in adversity — A.M.Young > < the glory of Greece shines not only in her antiquity — Sir Winston Churchill > < human feeling shines through all her books — S.T.Williams > 6. archaic 7. < the light which shined to him was the single divine light — V.L.Parrington > — often used with upon 8. < though the furnishings may be modest … her home fairly shines — American Guide Series: Louisiana > transitive verb 1. a. (1) (2) < the hardest thing … for one human being to shine into another human being the glow that burned within himself — Bruce Marshall > b. < stood there and shined our flashlights on the deck — Richard Bissell > 2. < was not going to shine shoes longer than he had to — H.A.Sinclair > < shined his brass buttons — Robert Hazel > 3. II. 1. a. (1) < the shine of a lantern signaled the approach of a sentry > < the windows gleamed gold in the shine of the setting sun > (2) obsolete b. (1) < a magazine with a high literary shine — Norman Cousins > < grand opera … that has kept its shine for 200 years — Time > (2) < celebrate the nuptials with due shine and celebration — Thomas Carlyle > 2. a. < on the black shine of boulevard the buses plowed up and down — Bruce Marshall > b. < the sort of shine you want … does come from the heart that is gay — Constance Foster > < exuding modesty, humility and the shine of honesty — Time > 3. < will go rain or shine > 4. a. < figured you never would try to pull any shines — R.P.Warren > b. dialect chiefly England 5. < if she takes a shine to you she'll treat you all right — H.A.Sinclair > 6. a. b. 7. 8. III. obsolete |
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