glimmer
US: /ˈɡɫɪmɝ/
UK: /ɡlˈɪmɐ/
UK: /ɡlˈɪmɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
glimmer /'glimə/
- danh từ
- tia sáng le lói; ngọn lửa chập chờn; ánh sáng lờ mờ
- a glimmer of hope: tia hy vọng yếu ớt
- ý niệm mơ hồ, ý nghĩ mơ hồ (về vấn đề gì)
- tia sáng le lói; ngọn lửa chập chờn; ánh sáng lờ mờ
- nội động từ
- le lói; chập chờn (ánh đèn...)
- to go glimmering
- tiêu tan (hy vong, kế hoạch...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a faint unsteady light: We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore.
2 (also glimmering) a small sign of sth: a glimmer of hope / amusement / recognition + I caught the glimmer of a smile in his eyes. + the glimmering of an idea
+ verb [V] to shine with a faint unsteady light: The candles glimmered in the corner. + (figurative) Amusement glimmered in his eyes.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
faint, tiny
In the east we could see the first faint glimmer of dawn. (figurative) The faint glimmer of an idea had crept into his mind.
PREP.
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Concise English dictionary
glimmers|glimmered|glimmering'glɪmə(r)
noun
+a flash of light (especially reflected light)
+a slight suggestion or vague understanding
verb
+shine brightly, like a star or a light
