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词汇 glory
释义 glory
noun
uk /ˈɡlɔː.ri/ us /ˈɡlɔːr.i//ˈɡloʊr.i/

glorynoun (ADMIRATION/PRAISE)


[ U ]
praise and thanks, especially as given to God: (尤指对上帝的)赞颂,赞美,感激
Glory be to God!荣耀属于上帝!
He dedicated his poetry to the glory of God.他把自己的诗作敬献给无上荣耀的上帝。
C1[ U ]
great admiration, honour, and praise that you earn by doing something successfully: 光荣,荣耀
glory ofHe revelled in the glory of scoring three goals in the final eight minutes.比赛的最后8分钟他连进3球,这种荣耀令他陶醉不已。
blaze of gloryThis was her final professional match, and she wanted to end her career in a blaze of glory.这是她最后一场职业比赛,她想给自己的运动生涯画上一个荣耀炫目的句号。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

fame
fameHis daring fashions brought him fame in the 1950s.
celebrityThose who court celebrity must be prepared to pay the price.
stardomHe achieved stardom late in life.
superstardomThe band rose to superstardom in the 1990s.
renownShe is a violinist of international renown.
[ C ]
an important achievement that earns someone great admiration, honour, and praise: 给人荣耀的事;值得称赞的事;引以为豪的成就
The reunion is an opportunity for the soldiers to remember their past glories.这次重聚给了老兵们一个缅怀他们昔日赫赫战功的机会。
He basked in his moment of glory, holding the trophy up to the crowd.他向观众高高举起奖杯,沉浸在荣耀之中。
He ascended into Heaven, where He reigns in everlasting glory.
He knew that to win this battle would bring him true glory.
Despite their early promise, neither of these fine players achieved true glory.
These athletes push their bodies to the limit for the ultimate glory of breaking the world record.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Worshipping a god
adoration
adore
churchgoing
deification
deify
devotional
devotionally
devout
devoutly
devoutness
godliness
godly
Pharisee
piety
pious
piously
praise
worship
worshipper

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Showing respect and admiration

glorynoun (BEAUTY)


C1[ C or U ]
great beauty, or something special or extremely beautiful, that gives great pleasure: 壮丽;辉煌;灿烂
They want to restore the castle to its former glory.他们想重现城堡昔日雄伟壮观的面貌。
in all its/your gloryThe garden in all its glory is now open to the public.绚丽多姿的公园现在已对公众开放。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Beauty and attractiveness
aesthetic
attractiveness
beauty
chic
daintiness
gorgeousness
grace
gracefulness
grandeur
gussy someone/something up
lustrously
magnificence
majestically
majesty
nobility
splendour
stateliness
sublimity
sultriness
swoony

See also


crowning glory

Idioms


bask/bathe in reflected glory
cover yourself in/with glory
glory
exclamation
uk /ˈɡlɔː.ri / us /ˈɡlɔːr.i//ˈɡloʊr.i/(alsoglory be, uk /ˌɡlɔː.ri ˈbiː//ˌɡlɔːr.i ˈbiː/ us /ˌɡloʊr.i ˈbiː/)
an expression of praise and thanks to God:
"Glory, Hallelujah!"
There were shouts of "Glory be!" and "Hallelujah!"
old-fashioned
used to express any strong emotion, especially surprise or enjoyment :
"Glory!" he said.
Glory be! Who would have expected that?
Glory be - what a wonderful view!
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Linguistics: interjections
aiyo
attaboy
attagirl
auf Wiedersehen
aw shucks
doctor
eat your heart outidiom
figure
guess
lordy
marry
mazel tov
more
more power to your elbow!idiom
roll
yoicks
yoink
you know something?idiom
you should have seen/heard something/someoneidiom
you the man!idiom

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Expressions of surprise

glory | American Dictionary


glory
noun
us/ˈɡlɔr·i, ˈɡloʊr·i/

glorynoun (ADMIRATION)


[ U ]
great admiration, honor, and praise that you earn by achieving something, or something which deserves admiration or honor:
He basked in the glory of his victory.
Winning the championship was the crowning glory of her career (= it was her highest achievement).

glorynoun (BEAUTY)


[ C/U ]
great beauty, or something that is very beautiful or excellent:
[ U ]They are restoring the building to its former glory.
[ Cusually pl ]the glories of ancient Egypt

Examples of glory


glory
The glories of old age.
Faith, certainty, dogmas, anathemas, prayers, prohibitions, orders, taboos, tyrannies, wars and glories overwhelmed the order of things.
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I understand that it is one of the glories of that body that they have created a great fund of endowment.
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The railways were apparently going to waste in 1933, and that was in the days of the glories of free enterprise.
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We do not deceive ourselves with nostalgic dreams of past glories.
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One of the glories of this country is the amount of voluntary work you can get.
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The constant preoccupation and research to save life and make possible more healthy children is one of the glories of the medical profession.
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He gloried in personal and political unpopularity to that end.
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I should imagine it will take place with all the glories of red-tape.
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One of the glories of this country is that we have the freedom to demonstrate in peace.
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Already you know who is the aggressor, who has destroyed the peace-keeping force, and who has gloried in its destruction.
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We gloried in it because it vindicated parliamentary government as against executive government.
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One of the glories of our country is that we have country pubs and a social fabric that has some contact with alcohol.
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Our national parks have always been—it is one of their glories—living, working landscapes.
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Will he do something to regain the recent glories in that respect?
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Collocations withglory


glory

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blaze of glory
He goes out in a blazeofglory to an unknown but promised land.
full glory
Now at last the whole work can be heard in its fullglory.
moment of glory
The shipyard workers are being told that they have had their momentofglory and now they are to be given very little hope.
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