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单词 glassy
释义 glassy
I. \ˈglasē, -laas-, -lais-, -lȧs-, -si\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: glass (I) + -y
1.
 a. : having the characteristics or appearance of glass : vitreous
  < glassy porcelain >
 b. : resembling or suggestive of glass (as in shininess, smoothness or slipperiness, fragility, transparency)
  < the pavement was wet, glassy with water — Willa Cather >
  < the glassy surface of the lake >
2.
 a. : marked by or having a dull fixedness of expression (as from boredom, shock, or stupidity) : lackluster, apathetic : fishy
  < his explanation awoke no response in their glassy eyes >
  < moonishly amused at anything that passed before their glassy eyes — Rebecca West >
 b. : cold and unsympathetic : devoid of cordiality : forbidding
  < gave him a disdainful glassy stare >
  < unable to penetrate their glassy reserve >
 c. : hard, unyielding, unwavering
  < a glassy determination to win >
  < staring at the floor with a rather glassy concentration — Louis Auchincloss >
 d. : lacking overtones : sharp, shrill, strident
  < a good recording except for the glassy quality of the strings >
 e. : smoothly superficial
  < approached the problem with a glassy assurance >
 f. : breathlessly calm and bright
  < a good many desert areas have this feeling of glassy stillness in the late afternoon — H.L.Davis >
  < a glassy quiver of heat — Eve Langley >
  < sun-drenched, glassy days — W.H.Hale >
II.
variant of glassie
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