gnome

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gnome /nəʊm $ noʊm/ noun [countable] 1. RFa creature in children’s stories who looks like a little old man. Gnomes have pointed hats, live under the ground, and guard gold, jewels etc. 〔儿童故事里在地下守护金子、珠宝等的〕土地神2 DHTDLGa stone or plastic figure representing one of these creatures 土地神石像[塑像] a garden gnome 花园土地神石像

Examples from the Corpus

gnome• Have only low-level foliage in the front of the house, where only a garden gnome could hide.• a garden gnome• Margaret's life might have been brightened up by a smug, self-amusing gurning garden gnome.• Another rather unusual query ... Is it possible to make your own garden gnomes - by casting them?• There were grinning gnomes worked into the iron filigree, running downwards helter-skelter.• They had gnomes in the garden, which was even more off-putting.• And what of hobgoblins, gnomes and the little people of Ireland?• To understand the S & P 500, however, you have to know more about the gnomes of Brooklyn.• People who imagine that some small cabal of powerful investors move the market often talk about the gnomes of Zurich.• the gnomes who work in the U.S. Treasurygarden gnome• Have only low-level foliage in the front of the house, where only a garden gnome could hide.• He called in Julian - a six-inch-tall red, white and blue garden gnome!• It is not in the business of scattering latter-day garden gnomes.• Margaret's life might have been brightened up by a smug, self-amusing gurning garden gnome.• Another rather unusual query ... Is it possible to make your own garden gnomes - by casting them?Origin gnome (1600-1700) French Modern Latin gnomus

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gnome
gnome /nəʊm $ noʊm/

noun [countable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: Modern Latin gnomus

1. a creature in children’s stories who looks like a little old man. Gnomes have pointed hats, live under the ground, and guard gold, jewels etc.
2. a stone or plastic figure representing one of these creatures:

a garden gnome

gnome

BrE

/nəʊm/

🔊

NAmE

/noʊm/

🔊

noun

(in stories) a creature like a small man with a pointed hat, who lives under the ground and guards gold and

treasure

（神话故事中的）地下宝藏守护神

a plastic or stone figure of a gnome, used to decorate a garden （装饰花园的）守护精灵像

<titled tranID="29" status="1">shine</titled>gleam ◇ glow ◇ sparkle ◇ glisten ◇ shimmer ◇ glitter ◇ twinkle ◇ glint

These words all mean to produce or reflect light. 以上各词均含发光、反光之义。

shine to produce or reflect light, especially brightly 指发光、反光、照耀：◆The sun was shining and the sky was blue. 阳光灿烂，天空一片蓝。
gleam to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light 指闪烁、隐约闪光、微光反射：◆Moonlight gleamed on the water. 月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。
glow (often of sth hot or warm) to produce a dull steady light 常指热的物体发出微弱而稳定的光：◆The end of his cigarette glowed red. 他的烟头发着微弱的红光。
sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light 指闪烁、闪耀：◆The diamonds sparkled in the light. 钻石在灯光下闪闪发亮。
glisten (of sth wet) to shine 指湿物闪光、闪亮：◆The road glistened wet after the rain. 雨后的道路润泽闪亮。
shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly 指发出微弱的闪光、闪烁：◆Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat. 在高温下所有的东西都好像在闪光。
glitter to shine brightly with small flashes of reflected light 指闪亮、闪耀：◆The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold. 大教堂的天花板金光闪闪。

sparkle or glitter? 用 sparkle 还是 glitter？

There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter as a noun. 以上两词在意义上几乎没有差别。glitter 有时暗指缺乏深度，但这较常在 glitter 作名词时作比喻义时用：◆the superficial glitter of show business 表面上光彩迷人的演艺业 Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle. * sparkle 亦常用以指物体表面反光，但物体发出亮光也可用 sparkle：◆Stars sparkled in the sky. 星星在天空中闪烁。

twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again 指一明一暗地闪耀、闪烁：◆Stars twinkled in the sky. 星星在天空中闪烁。
glint to give small bright flashes of reflected light 指微微闪光、闪亮、反光：◆The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness. 刀刃在黑暗中亮了亮。

Patterns

to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on sth
to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with sth
to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight
the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
sb's eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly