shimmer

英 [ˈʃɪmə(r)]

美 [ˈʃɪmər]

v.  发出微弱的闪光; 闪烁
n.  闪烁的光

过去式：shimmered　复数：shimmers　第三人称单数：shimmers　现在分词：shimmering　过去分词：shimmered　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.21462 / COCA.14417

牛津词典

verb

• 发出微弱的闪光；闪烁
  to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly
  1. The sea was shimmering in the sunlight.
     阳光下海水波光闪烁。

noun

• 闪烁的光
  a shining light that seems to move slightly
  1. a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky
     黑暗的夜空中忽明忽暗的月光

柯林斯词典

• VERB 闪着微弱的光;闪烁
  If somethingshimmers, it shines with a faint, unsteady light or has an unclear, unsteady appearance.
  1. The lights shimmered on the water...
     水面上波光粼粼。
  2. The trees shimmered in the afternoon heat.
     午后的热浪中,树木闪着微光。
  3. Shimmeris also a noun.
     
  4. ...a shimmer of starlight.
     星光闪烁

英英释义

noun

• a weak and tremulous light
  1. the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
  2. the play of light on the water
  Synonym:play

verb

• give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
• shine with a weak or fitful light
  1. Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight

双语例句

• A bit of shimmer is an instant outfit upgrade.
  加一点点闪光的便可轻松的让你的服装增彩。
• On this eventful day, moreover, there was a certain singular inquietude and excitement in her mood, resembling nothing so much as the shimmer of a diamond, that sparkles and flashes with the varied throbbings of the breast on which it is displayed.
  更何况，在这事关重大的一天，她情绪上有一种特殊的不安和兴奋，极象佩在胸前的钻石，会随着心口的种种悸动而闪光生辉。
• However, if there has been too much stain on the surface, or the furniture has lost its shimmer altogether, re-wax is then needed.
  但是，如果出现了太多的污点表面，或家具已经完全失去了它的光泽，就需要再次使用到蜡来处理了。
• The lights shimmered on the water
  水面上波光粼粼。
• When the sun rises over Aigio, the waters in the Gulf of Corinth shimmer seductively.
  阳光普照爱琴市，科林斯湾海域的水面撩人地波光闪闪。
• As she essentially said after his death, she saw the shimmer of his soul.
  就像她在叶芝去世后的精辟之言，她看到了他灵魂中的闪光点。
• The trees shimmered in the afternoon heat.
  午后的热浪中，树木闪着微光。
• When the beautiful sun went up, the gentle breeze brought us the fragrance of the flowers, the golden sunshine made our hair shimmer, and my heart would be filled with hope and happiness!
  当美丽的太阳升起的时候，轻柔的微风带给我们花的芬芳，金色的阳光使我们的头发也漾起一层亮色，那一刻，我的心总是充满了希望和快乐！
• For example, when tree leaves are blowing in the wind, the leaves may appear to artificially shimmer at the edges of the leaves.
  比如当画面上的树叶在亮色天空背景下摇曳时，叶片的边缘部分会出现光点。
• He stood still, a dark figure against the shimmer of the lake.
  他一动不动地站着，湖水的微光衬托下的一个黑影。