glimmer

US [ˈɡlɪmər]
UK [ˈɡlɪmə(r)]
  • n.微弱的闪光；闪烁的微光；微弱的迹象；一丝
  • v.隐约地闪烁；发出微弱的闪光
  • Web微弱的光；发微光；少许
Plural Form：glimmers  Present Participle：glimmering  Past Tense：glimmered  

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glimmer
n.
1.
微弱的闪光；闪烁的微光a faint unsteady light
We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore.
我们可以看到远处岸上微微闪烁的灯光。
2.
微弱的迹象；一丝；一线a small sign of sth
a glimmer of hope
一线希望
I caught the glimmer of a smile in his eyes.
我看到他眼里闪现出一丝笑意。
the glimmering of an idea
初露端倪的想法
v.
1.
[i]
隐约地闪烁；发出微弱的闪光to shine with a faint unsteady light
The candles glimmered in the corner.
烛光在角落里忽明忽暗地闪烁。
Amusement glimmered in his eyes.
他眼里隐约露出愉悦的神情。

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AllAll,微弱的闪光微弱的闪光,闪烁的微光闪烁的微光,微弱的迹象微弱的迹象,一丝一丝,隐约地闪烁隐约地闪烁,发出微弱的闪光发出微弱的闪光,微弱的光微弱的光,发微光发微光,少许少许
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1.
Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and just a glimmer of a smile - the first I'd see on his face that year.
唐尼抬头，眼里满是爱，脸上闪过一丝微笑，——在那一年这是我第一次从他脸上看到笑容。
táng ní tái tóu , yǎn lǐ mǎn shì ài , liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī wēi xiào , —— zài nà yī nián zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì cóng tā liǎn shàng kàn dào xiào róng 。
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2.
There was one glimmer of hope however, although it contracted, capital expenditure remained in positive territory.
但也有一丝丝希望，那就是，虽然制造业活动萎缩，但资本支出依然为正。
dàn yě yǒu yī sī sī xī wàng , nà jiù shì , suī rán zhì zào yè huó dòng wěi suō , dàn zī běn zhī chū yī rán wèi zhèng 。
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3.
Who knows when the chains will be off , and the boat, like the last glimmer of sunset, vanish into the night?
谁知道什麽时候可以解开链索，这只船会像落日的馀光，消融在黑夜之中呢？
shuí zhī dào shén mó shí hou kě yǐ jiě kāi liàn suǒ , zhè zhī chuán huì xiàng luò rì de yú guāng , xiāo róng zài hēi yè zhī zhōng ne ?
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4.
You are thunder and lightning before rainstorm. Although it a glimmer , it arouses my courage to wrestle with wind and tian.
你是暴雨前的雷电，虽然只是一闪，却激起了我同风雨搏斗的勇气。
nǐ shì bào yǔ qián de léi diàn , suī rán zhǐ shì yī shǎn , què jī qǐ le wǒ tóng fēng yǔ bó dòu de yǒng qì 。
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5.
The marked civility of Clare's tone in calling her seemed to have inspired her, for the moment, with a new glimmer of hope.
克莱刚才叫她的口气，显然非常温文有礼，她当时听了，心里不由得一时生出一线新希望来。
kè lái gāng cái jiào tā de kǒu qì , xiǎn rán fēi cháng wēn wén yǒu lǐ , tā dāng shí tīng le , xīn li bù yóu de yì shí shēng chū yí xiàn xīn xī wàng lái 。
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6.
The glimmer of light from his window showed that he hadn't gone to bed.
窗户透出的一丝微光说明他还没有睡觉。
chuāng hù tòu chū de yī sī wēi guāng shuō míng tā hái méi yǒu shuì jiào 。
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7.
Commissioner Hall says the slowdown in layoffs could be, as he put it, "a glimmer of hope" that the economy could be improving.
霍尔说，失去就业机会的速度放缓，显示出了经济可能正在改善的“一丝希望的曙光”。
huò ěr shuō , shī qù jiù yè jī huì de sù dù fàng huǎn , xiǎn shì chū le jīng jì kě néng zhèng zài gǎi shàn de " yī sī xī wàng de shǔ guāng " 。
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8.
Meanwhile, she still held a glimmer of hope, looking forward to her husband change his mind back to his side.
同时，她还抱着一线希望，盼着丈夫回心转意，回到自己身边。
tóng shí , tā hái bào zhe yí xiàn xī wàng , pàn zhe zhàng fu huí xīn zhuǎn yì , huí dào zì jǐ shēn biān 。
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9.
The Gengzi Incident once provided him with a glimmer of hope, fantasying that he himself came forward to mediate with the great powers.
庚子事变曾让他抱有一丝希望，幻想着由自己挺身与列强进行斡旋。
gēng zǐ shì biàn céng ràng tā bào yǒu yī sī xī wàng , huàn xiǎng zhe yóu zì jǐ tǐng shēn yǔ liè qiáng jìn xíng wò xuán 。
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10.
As we produce a glimmer of employees, the company over pay but no major changes.
作为我们生产一线的员工，公司在薪资上却没有多大的变化。
zuò wéi wǒ men shēng chǎn yí xiàn de yuán gōng , gōng sī zài xīn zī shàng què méi yǒu duō dà de biàn huà 。
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