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glassy

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glass·y /ˈɡlɑːsi $ ˈɡlæsi/ adjective  1 SHINYsmooth and shining, like glass 〔像玻璃一样〕光滑的 the glassy surface of the lake 平滑如镜的湖面2. EMOTIONALglassy eyes show no feeling or understanding, and do not move 〔目光〕呆滞的,无表情的,木然的
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glassyHis eyes were glassy and he seemed barely able to keep them open.He saw the smirk on Donald's glassy face.The boy had a large olive head and very glassy rolling eyes.A laser is used to etch a pattern of tiny flaws in the otherwise glassy smooth surface of the disc.Perhaps the glassy stare had lingered in his eyes, for Scales looked at him queerly.A glassy stone beloved by ancient toolmakers, obsidian was found only in two prehistoric spots in Arizona prior to the 1980s.He further obliterates his own identity behind a pair of mirrored sunglasses, whose glassy surface deflects even the most tenacious gaze.
glass·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
glass like Corpus and smooth shining,


glassy
glassy /ˈɡlɑːsi $ ˈɡlæsi/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: glass, glasses, glassful, glassware; adjective: glass, glassy
1. smooth and shining, like glass:
    the glassy surface of the lake
2. glassy eyes show no feeling or understanding, and do not move


glassyBrE /ˈɡlɑːsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlæsi/ 🔊 adjective (glass·ier, glassi·est) like glass; smooth and shiny 像玻璃一样的;光滑透亮的a glassy lake平静清澈的湖水a glassy material玻璃状材料showing no feeling or emotion 无表情的;木然的;呆滞的glassy eyes目光呆滞的眼睛a glassy look/stare 呆滞的神色/盯视He looked flushed and glassy-eyed. 他看上去满脸通红,目光呆滞。🔊🔊