| 单词 | luster |
| 释义 | luster I. lus·ter or lus·tre II. luster 1. a. < pearl with a beautiful luster > < luster of an enameled surface > < the highest … luster always points to the straight, smooth hairs which are especially apparent in goat hair, such as mohair — Werner Von Bergen > specifically < the luster of minerals can be divided into two types, metallic and nonmetallic — C.S.Hurlbut > < the luster of micas is splendent, on cleavage faces sometimes pearly — L.V.Pirsson > b. < old glass sometimes acquires an iridescent luster due to weathering > < lusters are overglaze colors of metallic oxides in an oily medium — D.W.Olson > 2. a. < luster of the stars > < Blue Grotto of the magical luster — Claudia Cassidy > b. < one of those figures of spirit and light that leave an unforgettable luster in the mind — Gordon Webber > 3. a. < many Metropolitan stars were on hand to add luster to the season — Ann M. Lingg > < his luster, after all, derives not merely from the victories … but also from the nobility with which he invested the Arab world — H.M.Sachar > b. obsolete < knighthood, which is … a luster to a family — Thomas Habington > 4. a. b. 5. a. chiefly Britain b. 6. III. luster or lustre intransitive verb < their feathers lustered in the moonlight as they passed — Westminster Gazette > transitive verb 1. < names that have lustered American literature — W.R.Benét > 2. < lustered Majolica was first made by the Arabs and Saracens — Ernst Rosenthal > < lustered cotton is … weaker than cotton mercerized without tension — G.S.Fraps > IV. lust·er V. luster obsolete |
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