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glow verb
⇨ flush (sb's cheeks glow) ⇨ shine (a red light glows)flush verb flush ♦︎ blush ♦︎ glow ♦︎ colour ♦︎ burnThese words all mean to become red in the face, especially because of embarrassment or another emotion. 这些词均表示因尴尬等情感而脸红。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达脸红的程度| colour | ➔ | flush | ➔ | burn | | | blush | | | | | glow | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to flush / blush / glow / colour / burn with sth◆sb's cheeks flush / glow / colour / burn◆sb's face flushes / glows / colours / burns◆to flush / blush scarlet■ flush [intransitive](of a person or their face) to become red, especially because you are embarrassed, excited, angry or hot （人）脸红；（脸）发红◆He flushed with anger at her reply.她的回答把他气得涨红了脸。◆She felt her cheeks flush red and she looked away in embarrassment.她感到满脸通红，尴尬地看向了别处。◆A patient with a fever may be very hot and flushed.发烧的病人可能会体热脸红。▸ flush noun [countable, usually singular] ◆There was an unhealthy flush across his thin face.他瘦削的脸上有一种病态的潮红。■ blush [intransitive] to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed （因尴尬或害羞）脸红，涨红了脸◆She felt herself blushing scarlet at the thought.她想起那件事便面红耳赤。◆I blush to think (= feel embarrassed or ashamed to think) of how I behaved the last time we met.我一想起上次我们见面时自己的表现就觉得羞愧。▸ blush noun [countable] ◆She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.她感到双颊一阵热辣辣的。NOTE 辨析 Blush or flush? Blush is only used when sb feels embarrassment or shame; flush can be used in other situations. The subject of blush must be a person. * blush只用以表示因尴尬或羞愧而脸红，flush可用于因其他原因而脸红。blush的主语必须是人◆Her cheeks/face blushed. ■ glow [intransitive] to look or feel warm or pink, especially after exercise or because of excitement or embarrassment （尤指运动后或因情绪激动或尴尬）脸发红，感觉热◆Her cheeks were glowing.她双颊绯红。ⓘ Glow is often used to describe a positive reaction to sth. * glow常指这种发热发红的反应是正面的◆She glowed with pleasure at the compliment.听到称赞的话，她高兴得容光焕发。 ▸ glow noun [singular] ◆The fresh air had brought a healthy glow to her cheeks.新鲜空气使她两颊红润，精神焕发。■ colour (BrE) (NAmE color) [intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to become red in the face because of embarrassment, shame or anger （因尴尬、羞愧或生气）脸红◆Everyone in the room stared at Gerry, and he coloured slightly.房间里的每个人都盯着格里看，他的脸微微地红了。◆He grinned at Mary, who coloured up instantly.他朝玛丽咧嘴一笑，玛丽的脸一下子红了。▸ colour (BrE) (NAmE color) noun [uncountable] ◆Colour flooded her face when she thought of what had happened.她想起所发生的事，脸涨得通红。◆His face was drained of colour (= he looked pale and ill).他脸上毫无血色。■ burn [intransitive] (burnt, burnt or burned, burned)to be very red and feel very hot because of embarrassment or shame （因尴尬或羞愧）面赤身烧◆Her cheeks burned with embarrassment.她窘得双颊发烫。 shine verb shine ♦︎ gleam ♦︎ glow ♦︎ sparkle ♦︎ glisten ♦︎ shimmer ♦︎ glitter ♦︎ twinkle ♦︎ glintThese words all mean to produce or reflect light. 这些词均表示发光、反光。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆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◆to shine / gleam / glow / glitter / twinkle in the dark◆a light shines / gleams / glows◆the stars shine / glitter / twinkle◆sb's eyes shine / gleam / glow / sparkle / glisten / glitter / twinkle / glint◆the water / river / sea gleams / sparkles / glistens / shimmers / glitters◆to shine / gleam / glow / glitter brightly◆to shine / gleam / glow / shimmer softly◆to shine / gleam / glow faintly■ shine (shone, shone) [intransitive] to produce or reflect light, especially brightly 发光；反光；照耀◆The sun was shining and the sky was blue.阳光普照，晴空万里。◆They could see a faint light shining in the distance.他们看到远处闪烁着一点微光。◆The polished wood shone like glass.抛光后的木料像玻璃一样熠熠闪光。◆Their faces shone white in the moonlight.月光下他们脸色苍白。▸ shine noun [singular, uncountable] ◆Use a buffer to bring a natural shine to your nails.用抛光锉让指甲泛出自然光泽。◆the shine of the polished wood木料抛光后的光泽▸ shiny adjective ◆A shiny red car was parked in the drive.车道上停着一辆锃亮的红色轿车。◆His face was red and shiny.他红光满面。■ gleam [intransitive] to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light 发微光；隐约闪光；闪烁◆Moonlight gleamed on the water.月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。◆The house was gleaming with fresh white paint.房子刚刷过白漆，显得光洁明亮。◆Laughter gleamed in his eyes.他眼睛里流露出喜悦的神情。▸ gleam noun [countable, usually singular] ◆We could see the gleam of moonlight on the water.我们看见水面上荡漾的月光。■ glow [intransitive](often of sth hot or warm) to produce a dull steady light （常指热或温的物体）发出微弱而稳定的光，发出暗淡的光◆The embers still glowed in the hearth.炉膛里的余烬仍在发出暗淡的光。◆He has a watch that glows in the dark.他有一块夜光表。▸ glow noun [singular] ◆Now the city was just a red glow on the horizon.现在那座城市只是地平线上的一片红光了。■ sparkle [intransitive] to shine brightly with small flashes of light 闪烁；闪耀◆Her necklace sparkled in the candlelight.她的项链在烛光下光彩熠熠。◆Her eyes sparkled with excitement.她眼里闪耀着激动的光芒。▸ sparkle noun [countable, uncountable] ◆the sparkle of light on the water水面上的粼粼波光■ glisten / /ˈglɪsn/ / [intransitive](of sth wet) to shine （湿的东西）闪光，闪亮◆Her eyes were glistening with tears.她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。◆Sweat glistened on his forehead.他额头上的汗珠晶莹发亮。■ shimmer [intransitive] (written) to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly 发出微弱的闪光；闪烁◆Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.高温下，所有东西似乎都在闪烁着微光。▸ shimmer noun [singular, uncountable] ◆the shimmer of silk in the candlelight丝绸在烛光下闪烁的微光■ glitter [intransitive] to shine brightly with a lot of small flashes of reflected light 闪亮；闪耀；光彩夺目◆The water glittered in the sunlight.水面在阳光下闪闪发光。▸ glitter noun [singular] ◆the glitter of diamonds钻石的光彩NOTE 辨析 Sparkle or glitter?There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter is nearly always used to talk about light reflected off a surface, that is always moving and changing, and can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, especially when it is used figuratively as a noun. 这两个词含义差别很小。glitter几乎总是指物体表面上闪耀出反光，有时可暗含缺乏深度之意，特别是用作名词且用于比喻义时 (figurative) ◆the superficial glitter of show business演艺行业表面的光鲜 Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle. * sparkle也常指物体表面反光，但也可用于物体自身发光◆Stars sparkled in the sky.星星在空中闪耀。 ■ twinkle [intransitive] to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again 闪耀；闪烁◆Stars twinkled in the sky.星星在空中闪烁。◆His eyes twinkled with laughter.他高兴得双眸闪闪发光。■ glint [intransitive] to give small bright flashes of reflected light 闪弱光；微微闪亮◆A flash of a blade glinted in the darkness.黑暗中刀刃闪亮了一下。◆Amusement glinted in his eyes.他的眼睛闪烁着愉悦的神色。▸ glint noun [singular] ◆He saw the glint of a knife and froze.看见刀光，他呆住了。◆There was a glint of admiration in her eyes.她眼睛里闪着羡慕的神色。 |