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    shimmer

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shim·mer /ˈʃɪmə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]  SHINEto shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly 发微光，闪闪发亮 The lake shimmered in the moonlight. 月色下，湖面波光粼粼。 —shimmer noun [singular, uncountable]→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    shimmer• When he moved, his silk green shirt shimmered.• He'd reached to click off the light, and the room shimmered again with the faintest light from the moon.• The August heat shimmered in silence.• Their happiness was palpable; like the pulsing shimmer of a hummingbird, it seemed to radiate the very air.• Never for one moment does this shimmering, simmering emotional desert storm of a film relax its grip on your senses.• A faint haze of heat-differential shimmered the lights of town but the thin mist meant visibility was quite good.• Rank on rank they stretched to the horizon, their reflections shimmering towards us on a blue mirror.• Heat shimmered up from the cars, and the sun glowed red over miles of tract houses.• Our brick courtyard shimmered with colors.    Origin shimmer Old English scimerian
    shim·mer verbChineseSyllable
    that with light Corpus a shine soft to


    shimmer
    shim‧mer /ˈʃɪmə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: scimerian
    to shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly:
        The lake shimmered in the moonlight.
    —shimmer noun [singular, uncountable]


    verb,
    noun
    shim·merBrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they shimmer BrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it shimmers BrE /ˈʃɪməz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃɪmərz/ 🔊past simple shimmered BrE /ˈʃɪməd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃɪmərd/ 🔊past participle shimmered BrE /ˈʃɪməd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃɪmərd/ 🔊 -ing form shimmering BrE /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly 发出微弱的闪光；闪烁◆The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。🔊🔊<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
    shim·merBrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] a shining light that seems to move slightly 闪烁的光◆a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky黑暗的夜空中忽明忽暗的月光