the attractive and exciting quality that makes a person, a job or a place seem special, often because of wealth or status 吸引力,魅力,诱惑力(多因财富或地位所致) hopeful young actors dazzled by the glamour of Hollywood 充满希望的年轻演员被好莱坞的魅力冲昏了头脑 Now that she's a flight attendant, foreign travel has lost its glamour for her. 她现在是空中乘务员了,去国外旅行对她已失去吸引力。 Ireland's top fashion model added a touch of glamour to the event. 爱尔兰的顶级时装模特为活动增添了一丝魅力。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionc1Jumbo jets somehow lack the glamour of the transatlantic liner. 搭大型喷气式飞机不像乘横渡大西洋的客轮那么有诱惑力。 Hopeful young actors are drawn by the glamour of Hollywood. 满怀希望的年轻演员为好莱坞的魅力所吸引。 Several film stars were invited to add a touch of glamour to the occasion. 几位电影明星被邀请来为该活动增添亮点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of glamour- touch
- have
- lack
- add
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- a certain glamour
physical beauty that also suggests wealth or success (暗示财富或成功的)迷人的美,魅力 Her long dark hair lent her a certain glamour. 她长长的黑发为她增添了一种魅力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of glamour- touch
- have
- lack
- add
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- a certain glamour
Word Originearly 18th cent. (originally Scots in the sense ‘enchantment, magic’): alteration of grammar. Although grammar itself was not used in this sense, the Latin word grammatica (from which it derives) was often used in the Middle Ages to mean ‘scholarship, learning’, including the occult practices popularly associated with learning.