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词汇 glisten
释义 glisten
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈɡlɪs.ən/ us /ˈɡlɪs.ən/
to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface: (因潮湿、油亮或光滑的表面反光而)闪光,闪耀,闪亮
The grass glistened in the early-morning dew.清晨,小草顶着露珠晶莹发亮。
glisten withHis eyes glistened with tears.他的眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
Synonyms
gleam
glint
shine
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Giving out light
afire
albedo
aura
backlit
beam
beamy
bioluminescence
flicker
gleam
glimmer
glitter
luminously
noctilucent
non-glare
non-luminous
out-glitter
reflected ray
shine
spotlight
wink

glisten | American Dictionary


glisten
verb[ I ]
us/ˈɡlɪs·ən/
(esp. of wet surfaces) to shine brightly:
His eyes glistened with tears.

Examples of glisten


glisten
The glistening white cocoon is spun, the larva pupates, and finally the adult emerges.
If the surface was kept in good repair, the effect of glistening white buildings was very striking.
A sky full of winds and birds as well as glistening stars.
Tissue cysts were up to 1 mm in diameter, glistening white and present in connective tissue and parenchymal cells.
Those tall, thin features; smooth, glistening skin; pale and beardless membrane; high, narrow shoulders; arched back; rounded hips and fine wrinkles ringing the eyes; all covered over the nagging void.
Pathologic examination showed the devices to be covered by smooth, glistening neoendothelium at three months.
There must be acres of boredom involved in it as well as moments of glistening history and excitement.
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I suggest that all that glistens is not gold and that this is a prime example.
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It was white and glistening—white with filthy paper, glistening with bottles and tins.
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It involves throwing out of the back of the boat a long line with thousands of hooks on it which glisten as it is pulled through the water.
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There were enough two-tier bunks alone beside the potato field to provide beds for a battalion and rain glistened on them and on all the other bedsteads following a shower.
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Glistening eyes have greeted what has happened.
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Likewise, gl- words for shiny things: glisten, gleam, glint, glare, glam, glimmer, glaze, glass, glitz, gloss, glory, glow, and glitter.
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It consists of 6 whorls, which glisten with that peculiar spun-glass or flossy luster noticeable in so many abyssal species.
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In place of the woman and children, a heap of quick-lime was glistening.
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