glint
verb- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to produce small bright flashes of light 闪光；闪亮 Synonyms shineshine- gleam
- glow
- sparkle
- glisten
- shimmer
- glitter
- twinkle
- glint
- 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？ - 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。
- 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
Extra ExamplesA flash of a blade glinted in the darkness. 黑暗中刀刃闪亮了一下。 Her glasses were glinting in the firelight. 在炉火的亮光映照下她的眼镜微微发光。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
if a person’s eyes glint with a particular emotion, or an emotion glints in a person’s eyes, the person shows that emotion, which is usually a strong one （眼睛）流露出（强烈情感）；（强烈情感在眼中）闪现 Extra ExamplesHer eyes glinted with amusement. 她眼里闪烁着笑意。 Amusement glinted in his eyes. 他的眼睛闪烁着愉悦的神色。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- with
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘move quickly or obliquely’): variant of dialect glent, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect glänta, glinta ‘to slip, slide, gleam’.