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aglow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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a·glow /əˈɡləʊ $ əˈɡloʊ/ adjective [not before noun] literary  1 CBRIGHThaving a soft light, or a strong warm colour 光线柔和的;色调强烈的;暖色调的 The evening sky was still aglow. 傍晚的天空依旧火红一片。2 HAPPYif someone’s face is aglow, they seem happy and excited 容光焕发的,〔兴奋得〕面色发红的aglow with Linda’s face was aglow with happiness. 琳达脸上洋溢着幸福。
Examples from the Corpus
aglowThe morning sun set the sky aglow.Floodlighting reflected from the silvery burnt umber cladding of the walls as though ice-ghosts danced there, and set the green columns aglow.She sat up in the bed, dumbstruck, her face aglow as if lit from the inside.Her secret was kept, her secret, which made her feel aglow inside.Jewel-tipped stalactites hung from the cavern roof, aglow like many little lamps.It was not quite dark yet and the evening sky on the high tops was still aglow with delicate pastel shades.I rejoined the group and we were all tingling and aglow with the experience.
a·glow adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus light, soft or warm a a having strong colour


aglow
aglow /əˈɡləʊ $ əˈɡloʊ/ adjective [not before noun] literary
1. having a soft light, or a strong warm colour:
    The evening sky was still aglow.
2. if someone’s face is aglow, they seem happy and excited
    aglow with
    Linda’s face was aglow with happiness.


aglowBrE /əˈɡləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈɡloʊ/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] (literary) shining with warmth and colour or happiness 光照融融;发红光