phosphorescent

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phos·pho·res·cent /ˌfɒsfəˈresənt◂ $ ˌfɑːs-/ adjective  LIGHTHPshining slightly in the dark but producing little or no heat 发磷光的 a strange phosphorescent light 奇异的磷光

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phosphorescent• A soft glow hung over Lowell Cove like a phosphorescent cloud.• The question, in a lows somber voice, emerged from beneath two phosphorescent dots.• On his thigh Jaq wore that warlock's image in phosphorescent green.• One should expect things like phosphorescent hills and midnight gunplay.• a pale green phosphorescent light• The clock gleamed a phosphorescent midnight.• A kind of phosphorescent pale elegance about his face.• The block, whatever it was, lay still before her, lipped by the faintly phosphorescent rim of shallow water.• A stream of urine struck the water leaving a phosphorescent trail on the surface.

phos·pho·res·cent adjectiveChineseSyllable  

slightly dark Corpus producing or in shining but little the

phosphorescent
phos‧pho‧res‧cent /ˌfɒsfəˈresənt◂ $ ˌfɑːs-/ adjective
shining slightly in the dark but producing little or no heat:
    a strange phosphorescent light

phos·phor·es·centBrE /ˌfɒsfəˈresnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɑːsfəˈresnt/ 🔊 adjective (specialist) producing a faint light in the dark （在黑暗中）发微光的，发荧光的  ➡  compare fluorescent producing light without heat or with so little heat that it cannot be felt 发磷光的▸ phos·phor·es·cence BrE /ˌfɒsfəˈresns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɑːsfəˈresns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]