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

• 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。
• When the sun rises over Aigio, the waters in the Gulf of Corinth shimmer seductively.
  阳光普照爱琴市，科林斯湾海域的水面撩人地波光闪闪。
• 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。
• My thoughts shimmer with these shimmering leaves and my heart sings with the touch of this sunlight;
  我的思想随着这些闪耀的绿叶而闪耀；我的心思因了这日光的抚触而歌唱；
• The lights shimmered on the water
  水面上波光粼粼。
• The trees shimmered in the afternoon heat.
  午后的热浪中，树木闪着微光。
• Everbright: flecks of marble and Pearl shimmer across this weapon, set within images of bursting stars and beaming suns.
  “永明”：这种武器在光芒四射的太阳和灼耀的星辰纹案之间，闪烁着大理石和珍珠般的光华。
• But she was brought back to her former mood by the shimmer of the sunshine on the weapons and bright armour of the military company, which followed after the music, and formed the honorary escort of the procession.
  但在乐队之后接踵而来、充当队伍光荣的前卫的军人们，他们那在阳光下闪闪发光的明亮的甲胄和武器，又使她回到了原来的心情之中。
• For example, when tree leaves are blowing in the wind, the leaves may appear to artificially shimmer at the edges of the leaves.
  比如当画面上的树叶在亮色天空背景下摇曳时，叶片的边缘部分会出现光点。
• Look, I shall tell my son, look closely at your noble uncle and you will be able to discern the shimmer of his halo.
  瞧，我要告诉儿子说，好好看看你那高贵的舅舅，你将要看见他头上闪烁的光环。