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 glittering ['glɪtɚ]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 闪闪发光的, 光辉灿烂的, 华丽的, 极好的, 光彩夺目的, 炫耀的

  1. Glittering with gold or tinsel.
    闪闪发亮的发出金光或金属光泽的
  2. Beside him sat a rich lady glittering with jewels.
    在他旁边坐着一位珠光宝气的富婆。
  3. Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
    好莱坞一词包含了浪漫与耀眼的成就的含意


glittering
[ adj ]
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
<adj.all>
bugle beads all aglitterglinting eyes
glinting water
his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
glittery costume jewelry
scintillant mica
the scintillating stars
a dress with sparkly sequins
`glistering' is an archaic term


Glitter \Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,
Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG.
gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E.
glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]
1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and
broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering
sword.

The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
--Dryden.

2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive;
as, the glittering scenes of a court.

Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare.
See {Gleam}, {Flash}.

  1. The top groups have more than 5,000 members, most decked out in glittering rhinestone bikinis or luxurious costumes in a king-for-a-day fantasy.
  2. The measures were part of a far-reaching legislative program for the next year _ the 10th written by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government _ read aloud by Queen Elizabeth II at the glittering opening of Parliament.
  3. In March the Soviets marked the introduction of the Russian-language version of a Burda magazine for women with a glittering Moscow gala.
  4. Women in sequined gowns and glittering necklaces left tables decked with floral trees of white roses and pushed forward.
  5. The impersonator's act was apparently good enough to fool real estate tycoon Donald Trump, who recently learned that Gorbachev had turned down a chance to visit the developer's glittering Trump Tower.
  6. Against heavy odds, Lee turned an unpromising relic of the British Empire into a glittering commercial success and test tube for social change.
  7. The ceremonies in the Grand Palace _ a walled compound of glittering spirals and imposing structures _ opened with the presentation of special "prayer fans" to 44 senior Buddhist monks.
  8. Samuel Ramey jumped on the traditional table and turned his aria into the glittering showpiece it so rarely is.
  9. The heads of the 16 North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries and the six Warsaw Pact nations will sign the treaty in Paris at a glittering summit meeting.
  10. On this date: In 1804, Napoleon was crowned emperor of France in a glittering ceremony at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
  11. And the lamps glittering along the balconies and shining down from the chandeliers would have been the first time many of them, coming from small villages and simple ways of life, ever saw electric light.
  12. He said Spence's glittering parties and highbrow seminars had "zero to do with this sex thing." Gordon said Spence seemed to enjoy portraying himself as a character shrouded in mystery.
  13. With negative shareholders funds and no sign of a turnround Regina is no glittering prize. However, three groups of individuals still wanted control.
  14. The last of Rio's top 16 samba schools paraded through the 80,000-seat open-air Sambadrome this morning, ending a 12-hour parade and capping a glittering display of costumes, music and dancing.
  15. Its glittering surfaces reflect one another gracefully, precisely, giving off glints of brilliant color, hinting at unsuspected depths.
  16. In recent years, Galerias Pacifico _ whose well-kept neighbors include the Plaza Hotel, Harrods Department Store and the glittering Naval Officers Club _ became an eyesore of broken windows, sagging marquees and boarded-up entrances.
  17. World Youth Day marked one of the Roman Catholic Church's most spectacular efforts ever to reach young people, featuring a glittering show with long-haired rock singers and an audience in blue jeans that clapped and danced.
  18. Despite the glittering guest list, the undisputed star was Michael Dukakis, who will be named his party's presidential nominee this week.
  19. An ambitious plan to build a glittering new airport in Britain's last great colony has turned into a battle between Beijing and London for political influence and billions of dollars.
  20. For the final state dinner of their eight-year White House reign, President Reagan and his wife Nancy hosted a glittering night of nostalgic song and dance to honor their conservative friend, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
  21. Lake Merritt United Methodist Church is constructing its new building around the glittering mosaic, valued in the millions of dollars but donated by another church.
  22. Now, to some East German Jews looking over the Berlin Wall, the most striking features are not glittering stores but rallies by the small extreme right-wing Republican Party, which calls on younger Germans to reject guilt feelings about the Nazi past.
  23. "He was the dearest song and dance man this city has ever seen," Ms. Munch said. "We owe him this tribute." Don Payne, head of the Las Vegas News Bureau, said all hotels on the glittering Strip were being urged to join in the tribute.
  24. Outdoors at poolside under a glittering night sky, Ms. Fairchild and Ms. Arquette chatted as the head of the Stallone clan, outspoken Jacqueline Stallone, swept through with her non-Rambo son, Frank.
  25. In tonight's new Fox show, Brenda, a pretty 16-year-old whose family just moved from Minneapolis to the glittering hamlet of Beverly Hills, is puzzled by what she's seen so far.
  26. In such scenes, a glittering go-go era may be ending.
  27. 'Big problem,' he said loudly, and disappeared. He returned with the senior immigration officer, a large, pale young woman with glittering brown eyes.
  28. Some of the biggest names in show business are rehearsing for a glittering, nationally televised inaugural gala Thursday night that will boast George Bush and Dan Quayle as special guests in the black-tie audience of 12,000 people.
  29. Dukakis stood on the stage in front of a glittering, giant American flag and shook hands with Carter, and later greeted former House Speaker Thomas "Tip" O'Neill outside.
  30. The old repertory we still cling to - the Petipa spectaculars - were hymns to the ballerina principal: without that glittering technical and emotional presence at their heart, they lacked focus.
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