glimmering

英 [ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ]

n.  微弱的迹象
v.  隐约地闪烁; 发出微弱的闪光
glimmer的现在分词

复数：glimmerings　

BNC.37997 / COCA.31540

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 微弱的迹象；蒙眬的显现
  Aglimmering ofsomething is a faint sign of it.
  1. ...a glimmering of understanding.
     蒙眬的认识
  2. ...the first glimmerings of civilization.
     文明的曙光初现

英英释义

noun

• a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  1. he had no inkling what was about to happen
  Synonym:inklingintimationglimmer

双语例句

• Even in the most unlikely and conservative of places, you can find sometimes this glimmering idea that God might be bigger than our limited religious doctrines have taught us.
  即使在最不可能、最因循守旧的地方，有时也能发现这个闪闪发光的观念：神可能大过有限的宗教教条所给予的教导。
• Signs of a global economic recovery are glimmering, but are they enough to justify taking a major vacation?
  尽管全球经济隐约出现复苏的迹象，但是不是单凭这点就足够让我们来休个长假了呢？
• Since that November day they have filled the skies of West Lothian with glimmering discs, strange lights and bouncing balls of fire.
  在那天之后，他们在西洛锡安区的天空中不断制造闪烁的光盘，奇怪的亮光和跳跃的火球。
• A light is glimmering.
  一灯荧然。
• And Hester Prynne, with the embroidered letter glimmering on her bosom;
  还有海丝特-白兰，胸前闪着刺绣的字母；
• Not even on a tender night like this? The moons glimmering, the cold air licking your tits.
  即便是在这样迷人的夜色里？月亮撩人，寒风轻抚你的酥胸？
• We begin to see the glimmering of a solution to the problem.
  我们开始看到问题可望解决的迹象。
• He kept vigils, likewise, night after night, sometimes in utter darkness; sometimes with a glimmering lamp; and sometimes, viewing his own face in a looking-glass, by the most powerful light which he could throw upon it.
  他还彻夜不眠地祈祷，一夜接着一夜，有时在一片漆黑之中，有时只伴着一盏昏灯，有时则在脸上照着最强的光线面对一面镜子。
• He saw the glimmering of a fire upon the old walls, and entered.
  他看到炉火在古老的墙壁上闪闪发光，走了进去。
• The field was very dark, with just a few glimmering lights. Faster and faster came the drops, until a solid sheet of water flooded the streets and fields.
  田野里一片漆黑，只有几点荧火偶尔闪过。雨点越下越急，滂沱大雨淹没了街道和田野。