glit·ter /ˈglɪtɚ/
燦爛,閃爍,輝耀(vi.)燦爛,閃爍,輝耀
Glit·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glittered p. pr. & vb. n. Glittering.]
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.
Glit·ter, n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
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glitter
n 1: the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [syn: glister,
glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: sparkle, coruscation]
v : be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glisten,
glint, gleam, shine]