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单词 glare
释义 glare
I. \ˈgla(a)](ə)r, ˈgle], ]ə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English glaren; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German glaren to gleam, glare, Old English glæs glass — more at glass
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to shine especially by reflection with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
  < the heat was terrific, the pavements glared — Aldous Huxley >
  < the town was baking and glaring in the somniferous New York heat — Edmund Wilson >
  : shine with an intense disagreeable brightness
  < the sun glared down relentlessly >
  < a single naked bulb glared pitilessly in the center of the room >
  : shine blindingly
  < shielding our eyes as we crossed the white sand beach that blazed and glared >
  < miles of frozen snow that glared in the morning sunlight >
 b. archaic : to stand out offensively : be unpleasantly conspicuous : obtrude
2. : to stare with intense hostility, annoyance, or dislike : stare angrily or fiercely : glower, scowl
 < where two armies glare at each other across a geographical line — Lindesay Parrott >
 < glared at him as he walked in late >
transitive verb
1. : to express (as hostility) by glowering or scowling
 < glaring defiance at each other — J.B.Priestley >
2. archaic : to cause to be sharply reflected
Synonyms: see blaze, gaze
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a.
  (1) : a harsh uncomfortably bright light or reflection of light : intense disagreeable brightness
   < the unshaded bulbs threw a cheap yellow glare over the walls — A.P.Gaskell >
   < the glare of publicity >
  specifically : painfully bright sunlight
   < the glare on the meadows was as blinding as if it shone on tin — Jean Stafford >
  (2) archaic : the quality or state of being lustrous or glistening : shininess
 b. : cheap showy brilliance : garishness, gaudiness
  < art was partly corrupted by the fondness for glare, expensiveness, and size — F.W.Farrar >
2. : a fixed glowering look : a look expressive of intense hostility, annoyance, or dislike : an angry or fierce stare : scowl
 < the baleful glare of their eyes >
 < gave the jury a glare >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably from glare (II)
: a surface, sheet, or glaze of glare ice
IV.
archaic
variant of glair
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