glitter

verb

1. 闪亮；闪耀；光彩夺目
   to shine brightly with little flashes of light, like a diamond
   1. The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
      大教堂的天花板金光闪闪。
   2. The water glittered in the sunlight.
      水面在阳光下闪闪发光。
2. 闪现（某种强烈情感）
   to shine brightly with a particular emotion, usually a strong one
   1. His eyes glittered with greed.
      他眼睛里闪现出贪婪的神色。

noun

1. 灿烂的光辉；闪烁；闪耀
   bright light consisting of many little flashes
   1. the glitter of diamonds
      钻石的光彩
2. （眼睛里某种感情的）闪现，流露
   a bright expression in sb's eyes showing a particular emotion
   1. There was a triumphant glitter in his eyes.
      他眼睛里闪烁着胜利的光辉。
3. 吸引力；魅力；诱惑力
   the attractive, exciting qualities that sb/sth, especially a rich and famous person or place, seems to have
   1. the superficial glitter of show business
      表面上光彩迷人的演艺业
4. （装饰用的）小发光物
   very small shiny pieces of thin metal or paper that are stuck to things as a decoration
   1. gold/silver glitter
      金色的 / 银色的闪光装饰物

1. VERB 闪烁；闪亮
   If something glitters, light comes from or is reflected off different parts of it.
   1. The bay glittered in the sunshine...
      海湾在阳光下闪闪发光。
   2. The Palace glittered with lights.
      宫殿灯光璀璨。
2. VERB （激动、感兴趣等情感）闪现，流露
   If someone's eyes glitter, they are bright and express a particular emotion such as excitement or interest.
   1. His eyes glittered with a tense amusement.
      他眼里流露出一丝紧张和愉悦。
3. N-UNCOUNT （粘在物体上作装饰用的）小发光物
   Glitter consists of tiny shining pieces of metal. It is glued to things for decoration.
   1. Decorate the tunic with sequins or glitter.
      用些圆形小金属片或发光小亮片装饰这件女式短上衣。
4. N-UNCOUNT 外在的吸引力；魅力
   You can use glitter to refer to superficial attractiveness or to the excitement connected with something.
   1. She was blinded by the glitter and the glamour of her own life.
      她被自己的生活中表面上的光鲜与奢华所蒙蔽。

1. The bay glittered in the sunshine
   海湾在阳光下闪闪发光。
2. The Palace glittered with lights.
   宫殿灯光璀璨。
3. His eyes glittered with a tense amusement.
   他眼里流露出一丝紧张和愉悦。
4. Decorate the tunic with sequins or glitter.
   用些圆形小金属片或发光小亮片装饰这件女式短上衣。
5. She was blinded by the glitter and the glamour of her own life.
   她被自己的生活中表面上的光鲜与奢华所蒙蔽。
6. Gary Glitter, 48, revealed the secret of his youthful looks.
   48岁的加里·格利特透露了他青春永驻的秘密。
7. The child was attracted by the glitter of the Christmas tree decorations.
   这孩子被圣诞树上闪闪发光的装饰品吸引住了。
8. Beneath its surface glitter, the fashion industry is a tough place to work in.
   时装业表面上光彩迷人，但其实是个辛苦的行业。
9. The torturer had a cruel glitter in his eyes.
   拷问者目露凶光。
10. You may want to glue glitter or other shiny objects on your drum, too.
    这时，你也可以用胶水把小发光物和明亮的小物品粘到鼓上。
11. With the glitter. that's them.
    对，会发光的，就是它。
12. The castle looked magnificent beneath the glitter of the fireworks.
    这座城堡在焰火的亮光照射下显得格外壮丽。
13. The hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face; a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes.
    那个囚犯脸上绝望的、惊恐的表情；她那惊恐的眼睛中的忧惧的光。
14. Is that glitter on your lips?
    你的嘴唇是不是涂了亮彩唇膏？
15. I find a stationery store and buy paper, envelopes, white glue and glitter.
    我找到一家文具店，买到纸，信封，白胶水和碎金纸。
16. Dirt glitter when the sun happen to shine.
    太阳照耀下，污垢也闪光。
17. It don't glitter. I thought it would.
    也不闪光，我以为会发光的。
18. He loved the world of glitter and divas, of Judy Garland and Diana Ross.
    他喜欢金光闪耀、美女如云的世界，是朱迪·加兰和戴安娜·罗斯的世界。
19. In these cities what remains of the old China is hidden by the glitter.
    在这些城市里，旧中国所遗留下来的东西都被闪烁的灯光掩埋了。
20. Dirt glitter when the sun happen to shine. The sun sparkled the lake.
    太阳照耀下，污垢也闪光。太阳照得湖面闪闪发光。
21. She had very unusual makeup on last night, a lot of silver glitter on her eyelids.
    昨晚她化了很特别的装，涂上了很多亮银色的眼影。
22. Aileen loved show and glitter.
    艾琳爱好炫耀和虚荣。
23. His life of bluster, glitter and power.
    他那充满了喧嚣、刺激和权势的生活。
24. Combined with the famous Akhal-Teke Glow, these horses literally glitter with a blue or purple sheen.
    与著名的阿克哈-塔克马辉光，这些马从字面上闪闪发亮的蓝色或紫色的光泽。
25. To mix and fill salts, powders and glitter products, we have segregated compounding rooms.
    搅拌渗透的盐类粉末和令肌肤亮丽的产品我们都分别以不同的配制室操作。
26. The glitter at wrist and neck and the cleavage-plunging pearls made "Elizabeth Taylor" less boring to her.
    手腕和脖子上闪闪发光的首饰以及悬挂于胸前的珍珠让她觉得“伊丽莎白泰勒”不那么单调。
27. Double pink/ wide red glitter edge. Light green, quilted, hairy. Small standard.
    重瓣的粉红色花，红色宽镶边及晕边。亮绿色叶，叶脉向上气状突起，叶面多毛。小的标准型。
28. For the glitter was gone from the eyes of judge and jury.
    这是因为审判官和陪审员眼睛里的凶光已经消失。
29. Semidouble mauve star/ darker fantasy, glitter edge.
    半重瓣淡紫色星形花，有深色的喷点，耀眼的镶边。
30. Just don't fall for any get-quick-rich schemes, for they will glitter more brightly than gold.
    只要不属于任何获得快速丰富的计划，因为他们会更加灿烂的光辉比黄金。

  flash gleam glitter sparkle twinkle【导航词义：闪烁】

  flash v. 闪光

〔辨析〕指突然发出亮光，但持续的时间不长。

  gleam v. 发微光，闪烁

〔辨析〕指发出微光，或看上去光洁明亮。

  glitter v. 闪烁，闪光

〔辨析〕指如钻石般闪耀，有许多亮晶晶的细小闪光点。

  sparkle v. 闪烁，闪耀

〔辨析〕词义同 glitter，可换用。

  twinkle v. 闪烁，闪耀

〔辨析〕指星星或光在黑暗中闪烁。

v.

all that glitters/glistens is not gold

• 闪闪发光的未必都是金子；中看未必中用
  not everything that seems good, attractive, etc. is actually good, etc.

noun

1. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

   Synonym:    glisterglistenscintillationsparkle

2. the occurrence of a small flash or spark

   Synonym:    sparklecoruscation

verb

1. be shiny, as if wet
   1. His eyes were glistening

   Synonym:    glistenglintgleamshine