shimmer

英 [ˈʃɪmə(r)]

美 [ˈʃɪmər]

v.  发出微弱的闪光; 闪烁
n.  闪烁的光

过去式：shimmered　复数：shimmers　第三人称单数：shimmers　现在分词：shimmering　过去分词：shimmered　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.21462 / COCA.14417

牛津词典

verb

• 发出微弱的闪光；闪烁
  to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly
  1. The sea was shimmering in the sunlight.
     阳光下海水波光闪烁。

noun

• 闪烁的光
  a shining light that seems to move slightly
  1. a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky
     黑暗的夜空中忽明忽暗的月光

柯林斯词典

• VERB 闪着微弱的光;闪烁
  If somethingshimmers, it shines with a faint, unsteady light or has an unclear, unsteady appearance.
  1. The lights shimmered on the water...
     水面上波光粼粼。
  2. The trees shimmered in the afternoon heat.
     午后的热浪中,树木闪着微光。
  3. Shimmeris also a noun.
     
  4. ...a shimmer of starlight.
     星光闪烁

英英释义

noun

• a weak and tremulous light
  1. the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
  2. the play of light on the water
  Synonym:play

verb

• give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
• shine with a weak or fitful light
  1. Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight

双语例句

• However, if there has been too much stain on the surface, or the furniture has lost its shimmer altogether, re-wax is then needed.
  但是，如果出现了太多的污点表面，或家具已经完全失去了它的光泽，就需要再次使用到蜡来处理了。
• But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer.
  可是，彩虹鱼连看都不看他们一眼，就嗖地游了过去，还骄傲地闪了闪鳞片。
• When the beautiful sun went up, the gentle breeze brought us the fragrance of the flowers, the golden sunshine made our hair shimmer, and my heart would be filled with hope and happiness!
  当美丽的太阳升起的时候，轻柔的微风带给我们花的芬芳，金色的阳光使我们的头发也漾起一层亮色，那一刻，我的心总是充满了希望和快乐！
• The best rock crystal has the clarity and shimmer of water.
  最佳的岩石水晶有着水清晰净度和淡光。
• You know when the everyday things surrounding you the leaves, the shade of light in the sky, a bowl of strawberries suddenly shimmer with a kind of unreality.
  当你周围每日可见的事物树叶、光影、一碗草莓突然之间闪现出梦幻般的光芒，你知道这就是爱。
• Wander into a bookshop in search of something to read: the book jackets shimmer on the table, the spines flirt with you from the shelves.
  漫步进入书店寻找读物：书套在桌子上闪着亮光，书脊在架子上挑逗着你。
• He stood still, a dark figure against the shimmer of the lake.
  他一动不动地站着，湖水的微光衬托下的一个黑影。
• I don't tend to get upset when someone close to me takes care of someone else, but I will confess I did feel a shimmer of jealousy yesterday when my sister described her Prada sale triumph.
  当我亲近的人关心别人时，我不会感到心烦，但我要承认，当我妹妹昨天讲述她成功买到普拉达（Prada）的减价衣服时，我确实感到有点嫉妒。
• The song of the pulley was still in my ears, and I could see the sunlight shimmer in the still trembling water.
  耳边不断回响滑轮转动的声音，眼睛却看到水珠儿在阳光中闪闪发亮。
• The surface of the road shimmer in the heat of the sun.
  路面在烈日的热气中发出闪烁的微光。