twinkle
verb[I]
uk/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/(oflightor ashinysurface) toshinerepeatedlystronglythenweakly, as ifflashingon and off veryquickly:
闪烁,闪耀Thelightsof thetowntwinkled in thedistance.城镇的灯火在远处闪烁着。
Thestarstwinkled in theclearsky.星星在晴朗的夜空中闪烁。
Hisbrowneyestwinkled behind the gold-rimmedglasses.他棕色的眼睛在金框眼镜后面闪闪发光。
Giving out light
- afire
- albedo
- beam
- bioluminescence
- burnished
- candlelit
- flicker
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- illuminate
- noctilucent
- non-glare
- non-luminous
- out-glitter
- pearlescence
- reflected ray
- shine
- spotlight
- wink
twinkle
noun[S]
uk/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/anactof twinkling:
闪烁,闪耀the twinkle of thestars/lights/diamonds星星的闪烁/灯火的闪耀/钻石的闪亮
He washoldingthephonewith amischievoustwinkleinhiseye(=expressionofamusement).他手持电话,眼里闪着一丝狡黠的目光。
Quantities & units of light
- anti-glare
- aureole
- beam
- blip
- brightness
- glare
- gleam
- glimmer
- glint
- glitter
- glow
- halo
- multiphoton
- pencil
- photon
- radiance
- ray
- sheen
- shimmer
- shine
Idiom
whensomeonewas a (mere) twinkle intheirfather's eye