gleam

verb

/ɡliːm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they gleam	/ɡliːm/ /ɡliːm/
he / she / it gleams	/ɡliːmz/ /ɡliːmz/
past simple gleamed	/ɡliːmd/ /ɡliːmd/
past participle gleamed	/ɡliːmd/ /ɡliːmd/
-ing form gleaming	/ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/

[intransitive] to shine with a pale clear light发微光；隐约闪光；闪烁
- The moonlight gleamed on the water.月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
- Her eyes gleamed in the dark.她的眼睛在黑暗中闪着亮光。
Synonyms shine
shine
- gleam
- glow
- sparkle
- glisten
- shimmer
- glitter
- twinkle
- glint
These words all mean to produce or reflect light.
- shine to produce or reflect light, especially brightly:
  The sun was shining and the sky was blue.阳光灿烂，天空一片蓝。
- gleam to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light:
  Moonlight gleamed on the water.月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
- glow (often of something hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright:
  The end of his cigarette glowed red.他的烟头发着微弱的红光。
- sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light:
  The diamonds sparkled in the light.钻石在灯光下闪闪发亮。
- glisten (of something wet) to shine:
  The road glistened wet after the rain.雨后的道路润泽闪亮。
- shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly:
  Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.在高温下所有的东西都好像在闪光。
- glitter to shine brightly with small flashes of reflected light:
  The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.大教堂的天花板金光闪闪。
sparkle or glitter?用 sparkle 还是 glitter？There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter as a noun: the superficial glitter of show business. Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle: Stars sparkled in the sky.
- twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again:
  Stars twinkled in the sky.星星在天空中闪烁。
- glint to give small bright flashes of reflected light:
  The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness.刀刃在黑暗中亮了亮。
Patterns
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on something
- to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with something
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
- to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight
- the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
- somebody’s eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
- to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
- to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly
- The knife's blade gleamed dully in the dark.刀刃在黑暗中闪着幽光。
- A light gleamed faintly from a first floor window.一楼的窗户发出微弱的光。
- The evening light gleamed softly through the window.傍晚的光线透过窗户柔和地闪烁着。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- dully
- faintly
- softly
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- gleam golden, white, etc.
[intransitive] to look very clean or bright显得光洁明亮
- gleam (with something) The house was gleaming with fresh white paint.房子刚刷过白漆，显得光洁明亮。
- + adj. Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face.她的牙齿在褐色面孔映衬下显得洁白明亮。
- The long oak table gleamed with polish.抛了光的橡木长桌闪闪发亮。
- The pebble beach gleamed white in the moonlight.月光下，遍布鹅卵石的海滩闪烁着白光。
[intransitive] if a person’s eyes gleam with a particular emotion, or an emotion gleams in a person’s eyes, the person shows that emotion（眼睛）表露出，流露出；（在眼中）闪现
- gleam (with something) His eyes gleamed with amusement.他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。
- gleam (in something) Amusement gleamed in his eyes.他眼睛里流露出愉悦的神情。
- Laughter gleamed in his eyes.他眼睛里流露出喜悦的神情。

词源Old English glǣm ‘brilliant light’, of Germanic origin.

gleam

noun

/ɡliːm/

[usually singular]

a pale clear light, often reflected from something微光（常指反光）
- We could see the gleam of moonlight on the water.我们看见水面上荡漾的月光。
- a gleam of light from a lamp灯发出的微光
- A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.几线阳光使阴暗的下午亮了起来。
- I saw the gleam of the knife as it flashed through the air.我看见了刀在空中划过时的闪光。
- a faint gleam of light from the doorway从门口透进来的一束微光
- the distant gleam of the sea远处海上的微光
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dull
- faint
- distant
- …
preposition
- gleam of
phrases
- a gleam of light
a small amount of something少量；一丝；一线
- a faint gleam of hope微弱的一线希望
- a serious book with an occasional gleam of humour偶有一丝幽默的严肃的书
an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in somebody’s eyes（感情在眼中的）表露，闪现 synonym glint
- a gleam of triumph in her eyes她眼里闪烁着胜利的光芒
- a mischievous gleam in his eye他淘气的眼神
- The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning something secret or unpleasant).他闪烁的眼神令她感到不舒服。
- A sudden gleam came into her eye as she remembered that tomorrow was her day off.当她想到明天休息时，她眼睛一亮。
- He had a speculative gleam in his eyes.他眼睛里闪过一丝探询的神情。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cold
- dark
- strange
- …
verb + gleam
- have
gleam + verb
- come into somebody’s eye/eyes
- enter somebody’s eye/eyes
- light somebody’s eye/eyes
- …
preposition
- gleam of
phrases
- a gleam in somebody’s eye/eyes

词源Old English glǣm ‘brilliant light’, of Germanic origin.