shine
verb In sense 2 in North American English shined can also be used for the past tense and past participle. In sense 3 shined is used for the past tense and past participle.Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shine | |
| he / she / it shines | |
| past simple shone | |
| past participle shone | |
| -ing form shining |
- [intransitive]
to produce or reflect light; to be bright 发光；反光；照耀 The sun shone brightly in a cloudless sky. 太阳在无云的天空中明亮地照耀着。 A light was shining in the distance. 远处有一盏灯在发光。 The dark polished wood shone like glass. 抛光后的深色木料像玻璃一样熠熠闪光。 The stars were shining and the moon was bright. 星星在发光，月亮很亮。 The hot desert sun shone down relentlessly. 炎热的沙漠阳光无情地照射下来。 - shine on somebody/something
the beauty of the moon shining on the waves 月光照耀在波浪上的美丽 - shine with something (figurative)
Her eyes were shining with excitement. 她兴奋得两眼放光。 - (figurative)
Excitement was shining in her eyes. 她眼里闪着兴奋的光芒。
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 ExamplesTopics Spaceb1Love and pride shone from her eyes. 她的目光中透出爱与自尊。 She seemed to shine with an inner radiance. 她发自内心地高兴，脸上好像也有了光彩。 Their faces shone white in the moonlight. 月光下他们脸色苍白。 There were tears shining in his eyes. 他眼里闪着泪光。 I was woken by a full moon shining on me. 我被一轮满月照醒了。 You've really made that floor shine! 你把地板擦得真是亮！ He waxed the car until it shone. 他给汽车打蜡，直到它发亮。 a shampoo that's guaranteed to make your hair shine 保证能让你的头发发亮的洗发水 A spotlight was shining directly into her eyes. 聚光灯直射她的眼睛。 The light shone on his face. 光照到他的脸上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brightly
- brilliantly
- faintly
- …
- seem to
- make something
- at
- from
- in
- …
- [transitive] shine something + adv./prep.
to aim or point the light of a lamp, etc. in a particular direction 把…照向；使…光投向 He shone the flashlight around the cellar. 他用手电筒往地窖各处照了照。 The watchman shone his torch at us. 看门人用手电照我们。 The doctor shone the light in my eyes several times. 医生在我眼睛里照了几次光。 - (figurative)
Campaigners are shining a spotlight on the world's diminishing natural resources. 从事这场运动的人要使公众注意到世界上的自然资源日益减少。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brightly
- brilliantly
- faintly
- …
- seem to
- make something
- at
- from
- in
- …
- [transitive] shine something
to polish something; to make something smooth and bright 擦亮；擦光 - [intransitive]
to show that you are very good at something 出色；出类拔萃 see also shiny
Word OriginOld English scīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijnen and German scheinen.
Idioms
a knight in shining armour
- (usually humorous)
a man who saves somebody, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation 救人（尤指女子）于危难之中的男子；（拯救美人的）英雄 She's still waiting for a knight in shining armour to come and rescue her. 她仍在等待身着闪亮盔甲的骑士来救她。
make hay while the sun shines
- (saying)
to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last 趁有太阳时晒干草；抓紧时机；打铁趁热
rise and shine
- (old-fashioned)
usually used in orders to tell somebody to get out of bed and be active （通常用来催促起床）