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

• 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！
• I want to feel the shimmer of silk as it glides over my arms and down my body, the joy of fingering its whispery softness.
  我想感受丝绸滑过我的手臂，滑下我的身体时的闪烁微光，还有指尖抚弄丝绸的轻柔快感。
• But it's hard to shimmer with feminine mystique when the baby's been sick on me for the fourth time ( I don't mind; she's so sweet, it's nearly a privilege).
  不过，当孩子第四次吐在我身上时，要散发女性魅力实在有点难（不过我并不介意，她太可爱了，这也是一种特权）。
• 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。
• But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past, proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer.
  可是，彩虹鱼连看都不看他们一眼，就嗖地游了过去，还骄傲地闪了闪鳞片。
• You know when the everyday things surrounding you the leaves, the shade of light in the sky, a bowl of strawberries suddenly shimmer with a kind of unreality.
  当你周围每日可见的事物树叶、光影、一碗草莓突然之间闪现出梦幻般的光芒，你知道这就是爱。
• Wander into a bookshop in search of something to read: the book jackets shimmer on the table, the spines flirt with you from the shelves.
  漫步进入书店寻找读物：书套在桌子上闪着亮光，书脊在架子上挑逗着你。
• The song of the pulley was still in my ears, and I could see the sunlight shimmer in the still trembling water.
  耳边不断回响滑轮转动的声音，眼睛却看到水珠儿在阳光中闪闪发亮。
• My thoughts shimmer with these shimmering leaves and my heart sings with the touch of this sunlight;
  我的思想随着这些闪耀的绿叶而闪耀；我的心思因了这日光的抚触而歌唱；
• Shimmer all summer with small hits of sequins or shining beads& a little dose of sparkle is an easy way to draw some eyes.
  用亮片或珠子来点缀你的夏天吧，这是吸引眼球最方便的办法。