詞彙精選：glitter的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

閃光，燦爛的光輝；耀眼；引人注目

例句：

The torturer had a cruel glitter in his eyes.

拷問者目露兇光。

例句：

Beneath its surface glitter, the fashion industry is a tough place to work in.

時裝業表面上光彩迷人，但其實是個辛苦的行業。

發光的小飾物

例句：

Decorate the tunic with sequins or glitter.

用些圓形小金屬片或小亮片裝飾這件女式短上衣。

v.

[glitter (with sth)] 閃爍，閃耀，閃光 [I]

例句：

Stars glittered in a clear sky.

星星在晴空中閃爍。

例句：

The diamond ring glittered on his finger.

鑽戒在他的手指上閃閃發亮。

二、詞義辨析：

blaze,flame,flare,glow,glare,flash,glitter,twinkle,light

這些名詞均含有“火焰、烈火、光”之意。blaze指猛烈燃燒所發生強烈的光。flame指一條或多條火舌，多用複數形式，指由許多火舌構成的大火。flare指搖曳的火焰。glow指像冶煉鐵和鋼時發出的紅光。glare指眩目的光。flash指突然發出而隨即消失的閃光。glitter指連續發出閃爍不定的光。twinkle指如星光等的閃爍。 light普通用詞，指日、月、星或燈等的光。

三、參考例句：

The torturer had a cruel glitter in his eyes.

拷問者目露兇光。

Use markers, glitter and construction paper to decorate the tube.

用書籤，一些閃光的小東西和美術紙裝飾管子。

The gloss and glitter of Hollywood seemed fascinating to the girl.

好萊塢的虛榮與繁華似乎強烈吸引着這個女孩。

Beneath its surface glitter, the fashion industry is a tough place to work in.

時裝業表面上光彩迷人，但其實是個辛苦的行業。

Embellished with sequins, glitter and jewels, their choices were anything but boring.

加上亮、金粉、珠寶的裝飾，她們的白色禮服絲毫沒有色彩單調之虞。

The Byzantine empire at its height would be hard to beat for other-worldly glitter, but the power of church and emperor rules it out.

拜占庭帝國在其鼎盛時期燦爛非凡，不可戰勝，但是教會與帝王的權力卻讓它走向覆滅。

With her blushes spared only by a liberal coating of bronze glitter, it is possibly her most revealing photoshoot to date.

碧姐全身塗滿了金粉遮蓋裸露的身體，這可能是這位天后最大尺度的一次拍攝了。

Right as the clock strikes 12 o'clock midnight of New Year's Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening.

除夕夜一旦時鐘撞響午夜12點鐘，城市和鄉鎮都被煙花的閃閃光芒映亮，鞭炮聲震耳欲聾。