flash、gleam、glitter、sparkle、glow与twinkle这些动词都有“闪光、闪烁、闪亮”之意。
flash : 指突然发出随即消失的闪光，如闪电的光。
- Stop flashing that light in my eyes!
别拿那个手电筒晃我的眼睛了！ - The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.
电光闪过，远处雷声隆隆。 - You'd better slow down, that car was flashing its lights at you.
你最好减速，那辆车正朝你闪车灯呢。
gleam : 指透过间隔物或映衬于较暗背景上的微弱光线。也指闪光。
- The moonlight gleamed on the water.
月光照在水面上泛起粼粼波光。 - Her eyes gleamed in the dark.
她的眼睛在黑暗中闪烁。 - He polished the table until it gleamed.
他把桌子擦得锃光瓦亮。 - His eyes gleamed with/in triumph.
他眼中闪现出胜利的光芒。
glitter : 指连续发出的闪烁不定的光，有时含贬义。
- The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
大教堂的天花板金光闪闪。 - The water glittered in the sunlight.
水面在阳光下闪闪发光。 - Her diamond necklace glittered brilliantly under the spotlights.
聚光灯下她的钻石项链流光溢彩，光芒四射。
sparkle : 指发出闪动的光或火星。
- sparkling eyes
炯炯有神的眼睛 - Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight.
烛光下，她的首饰光彩熠熠。 - The radiant smile and the sparkle in her blue eyes were the clear signs of a woman still deeply in love.
她灿烂的笑容和蓝色眼睛里那飞扬的神采都是热恋中女子的明显标志。
glow : 指像熔铁余烬等热的物体发出微弱而稳定的光。
- A nightlight glowed dimly in the corner of the children's bedroom.
孩子们卧室的角落里有一盏小夜灯发出微光。 - This substance is so radioactive that it glows in the dark.
这种物质辐射性很强，在黑暗中都可以发出亮光。 - The embers still glowed in the hearth.
余烬仍在炉膛里发出暗淡的光。 - The strap has a fluorescent coating that glows in the dark .
皮带面上有一层荧光在黑暗中微微发光。 - A cigarette end glowed red in the darkness.
一个烟头在黑暗中发着红光。
twinkle : 指断断续续或摇晃不定的灿烂闪光。
- The lights of the town twinkled in the distance.
城镇的灯火在远处闪烁着。 - The stars twinkled in the clear sky.
星星在晴朗的夜空中闪烁。 - His brown eyes twinkled behind the gold-rimmed glasses.
他棕色的眼睛在金框眼镜后面闪闪发光。
