shine
US: /ˈʃaɪn/
UK: /ʃˈaɪn/
UK: /ʃˈaɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
shine /ʃain/
- danh từ
- ánh sáng, ánh nắng
- it's rain and shine together: trời vừa mưa vừa nắng
- rain or shine: dù mưa hay nắng
- nước bóng
- to put a good shine on boots: đánh đôi giầy ống bóng lộn
- (từ lóng) sự cãi nhau; sự huyên náo; sự chấn động dư luận
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) trò chơi khăm, trò chơi xỏ
- to take a shine to something
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) thích, mê cái gì
- to take the shine out of something
- làm mất phấn (mất bóng) một thứ gì
- vượt hẳn cái gì, làm lu mờ cái gì
- ánh sáng, ánh nắng
- động từ shone
- chiếc sáng, toả sáng, soi sáng
- the sun shines bright: mặt trời chiếu sáng
- sáng, bóng
- face shines with soap: mặt bóng nhẫy xà phòng
- face shines with joy: mặt hớn hỡ vui mừng
- giỏi, cừ; trội
- to shine in conversation: nói chuyện giỏi; nói chuyện có duyên
- (thông tục) đánh bóng (giày dép, đồ đồng...)
- to shine up to
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) làm thân với
- chiếc sáng, toả sáng, soi sáng
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (shone, shone )
Help Note: In sense 3 shined is used for the past tense and past participle.
1 [V] to produce or reflect light; to be bright: The sun shone brightly in a cloudless sky. + A light was shining in the distance. + The dark polished wood shone like glass. + (figurative) Her eyes were shining with excitement. + Excitement was shining in her eyes.
2 [VN] to aim or point the light of a lamp, etc. in a particular direction: He shone the flashlight around the cellar. + (figurative) Campaigners are shining a spotlight on the world's diminishing natural resources.
3 (shined, shined) [VN] to polish sth; to make sth smooth and bright: He shined shoes and sold newspapers to make money.
4 [V] to be very good at sth: He failed to shine academically but he was very good at sports. + She has set a shining example of loyal service over four decades.
See also -
Idioms see HAY, KNIGHT n., RISE v.
Phrasal Verbs: shine through (sth) (of a quality) to be easy to see or notice: Her old professional skills shone through. + William looked up at her, hope shining through his tears.
+ noun [sing.] the bright quality that sth has when light is reflected on it: a shampoo that gives your hair body and shine + the shine of polished wood
Idioms: take a shine to sb/sth (informal) to begin to like sb very much as soon as you see or meet them: He seems to have taken a shine to you.
take the shine off sth (informal) to make sth seem much less good than it did at first
more at RAIN n.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 gleam, glow, shimmer, radiate, beam, glare, flare, glisten, glitter, coruscate, twinkle, sparkle, scintillate, glint, flash, flicker:
The light of a candle shone from her window. The stars are shining brightly. I want that brass polished till it shines
2 polish, burnish, rub (up or down), buff, brush, brighten:
You'd best shine your shoes before going for the job interview.
3 excel, surpass, stand out, outshine, be outstanding or pre-eminent or excellent or prominent or conspicuous:
She had shone at tennis from a very early age, and first entered Wimbledon when she was twelve.
n.
4 gleam, glow, shimmer, sparkle, brightness, radiance, gloss, lustre, sheen, glaze, patina:
That shine was achieved with a little wax and elbow-grease.
5 take a shine to. like, be attracted to, take a fancy to, fancy:
Her Great Dane has taken a shine to me and likes to sit on my lap.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
brightly, brilliantly
The sun was shining brightly.
| faintly | briefly | steadily | warmly | down, in, out
Sunlight shone in through the window.
VERB + SHINE
seem to
(figurative) She seemed to shine with an inner radiance.
| make sth
You've really made that floor shine!
PREP.
at
The watchman shone his torch at us.
| from
(figurative) Love and pride shone from her eyes.
| in
The water was shining faintly in the moonlight.
| like
The dark wood shone like glass.
| on/upon
The light shone on his face.
| with
(figurative) His dark eyes shone with excitement.
Concise English dictionary
shone|shines|shined|shiningʃaɪn
noun
+the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
verb
+be bright by reflecting or casting light
+emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
+be shiny, as if wet
+be distinguished or eminent
+be clear and obvious
+have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
+throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
+touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
+experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
+make (a surface) shine
