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词汇 twinkled
释义 twinkled
past simple and past participle oftwinkle
twinkle
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/ us /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/
(of light or a shiny surface) to shine repeatedly strongly then weakly, as if flashing on and off very quickly: 闪烁,闪耀
The lights of the town twinkled in the distance.城镇的灯火在远处闪烁着。
The stars twinkled in the clear sky.星星在晴朗的夜空中闪烁。
His brown eyes twinkled behind the gold-rimmed glasses.他棕色的眼睛在金框眼镜后面闪闪发光。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

Examples of twinkled


twinkled

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


If he twinkled a little more brightly at the prettier questioners, it was with the charm of one for whom flirtation was part politesse, part performance art.
I did not think that those lights twinkled with any very great brightness.
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A nearly celestial ceiling actually had machine generated clouds and points of light that twinkled like stars.
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His eyes were described to be a brilliant, soul-piercing shade of blue, and usually twinkled with kindness and mischief.
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On the wintry mountain distant lights twinkled and vanished; in some deep lane beyond the forest a dog barked at the cold, with a cry as fierce as a wolf's.
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