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lustrous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lus·trous /ˈlʌstrəs/ adjective  shining in a soft gentle way 有光泽的,光亮的 Her hair was beautifully dark and lustrous. 她的秀发乌黑光亮。
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lustrousIts color is warm and lustrous.So we've combined them in a shampoo that makes dry hair lustrous and more manageable.lustrous black hairHer mouth was full, and a half-moon of light accentuated the lustrous curve of her lower lip.Lexandro's eyes were dark and lustrous, his teeth pearly, his dusky hair crimped and curled and pomaded.That this is also a marriage of insightful stagecraft and lustrous vocalism is the most welcome news of all.His thick hair, still damp and scored with comb marks, was springing back into its usual lustrous waves.His hands now were lustrous with silvery scales flaking off ugly patches of red.
lus·trous adjectiveChineseSyllable
soft shining Corpus in a gentle way


lustrous
lustrous /ˈlʌstrəs/ adjective
shining in a soft gentle way:
    Her hair was beautifully dark and lustrous.
     
THESAURUS
    shiny looking bright and smooth, and reflecting light: Her hair was now washed and shiny. | A shiny limousine pulled in front of the building. | His face was shiny with sweat. | shiny metal objects
    glossy used about hair or fur that looks shiny and healthy. Glossy magazines and books use expensive shiny paper: My hair seemed much thicker and more glossy. | His fur is all glossy. | The plant's leaves were still glossy. | He was flicking through a glossy magazine. | glossy brochures advertising skiing vacations
    sleek shiny and smooth in a way that looks very attractive – used especially about hair, fur, a car or machine, or about someone's body : the cat's sleek fur | His sleek dark-blue Mercedes was parked outside. | I looked at the sleek brown bodies resting beside the pool. | the sleek lines of a Bang and Olufsen television | A small jet waited like a sleek silver bird beside the runway.
    silky very soft and smooth to touch, like silk – used about hair, fur, skin, or material: Her skirt and jacket were made of smooth, silky fabric. | Fernando stroked her silky hair and kissed her forehead. | her silky skin
    gleaming very shiny and clean – used especially about something that has just been polished: A gleaming motorcycle stood parked outside the bar. | his gleaming white teeth | gleaming black shoes | The tourist brochures show gleaming white sand.
    glistening literary something that is glistening is shiny, especially because it is wet: her glistening eyes | I recognized his dark glistening skin. | We stared at the glistening expanse of the sea. | the glistening white of the dome | the glistening black heads of the seals
    lustrous literary shining in a soft gentle way – used about hair, eyes, lips, or material: Her hair was thick and lustrous. | His eyes were dark and lustrous. | her lustrous lips | the fabric's smooth lustrous surface
    polished polished shoes, floors, tables etc are shiny because they have been rubbed until they shine: a highly polished floor


lus·trousBrE /ˈlʌstrəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlʌstrəs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) soft and shining 柔软光亮的 SYN glossy thick lustrous hair浓密柔软的亮发