关于“发光”的词汇.doc

dazzle, flash, flicker, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glisten, glister, glow, beam, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle, wink　　以上单词都有发光的意思，在实际运用中有的相互间差别很大，有的很难区分。本文拟浅议以上发光词的准确用法。1.? dazzle:? If a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time.? 例：a deer dazzled by the headlights　　Dazzle是刺眼、晃眼的意思，特别当光线照得人短时间看不清物体时使用，与下文其他的刺眼选手颇有区别。2. flash:? to shine suddenly and brightly for a short time, or to make something shine in this way;? If a light flashes or if you flash a light, it shines with a sudden bright light, especially as quick, regular flashes of light.? 例：Lightning flashed overhead.　　Flash是快速地发出强光，意为闪光，是闪光一族的普通意义，后文还有多个闪光词汇。3. flicker:? to burn or shine with an unsteady light that goes on and off quickly;? If a light or flame flickers, it shines unsteadily. 例：The overhead lights flickered momentarily.　　Flicker也是闪光，但是与flash闪得不同。Flash是闪出强光，闪一下马上消失，再接着闪出强光，比如打雷之前的闪电就是典型的flash；flicker也是闪光门高手，可是它只能闪出不太强的光，并且极不稳定，闪光时忽明忽暗，译为闪烁、摇曳，这个词很浪漫，总令人想到Casablanca中迷人的汽车旅馆和那 来源：(/s/blog_495f96e30100aguk.html) - 浅议英文发光词_bluebird_新浪博客 对恋人一起试过的那个long, hot summers night.4. glare:? to shine with a very strong bright light which hurts your eyes; If the sun or a light glares, it shines with a very bright light which is difficult to look at; 例：The sun glared down on us.　　这是发出非常耀眼的光芒，让眼睛产生不适，且不适效果大大高于dazzle，有可能出现较长时间的失明。比如氧焊时，如果不戴眼罩看了那种强烈的白光后，好一会儿看不见东西，那就是一种glaring light, 比dazzlinglight历害多了。5. gleam: to shine softly [= glimmer]; If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.? 例：His teeth gleamed under his moustache；Blue-white moonlight gleamed through the window, throwing the shadows of the bars across the floor.　淡蓝色的月光透过窗户照进房来，窗条的影子斜斜地映在地板上。Gleam是发出微光，其微弱程度与下文要提及的glimmer相同，似乎在写作中二者完全可以互换使用，不过“柯林斯”字典告诉我们，glimmer的光有点unsteady，类似于flicker。gleam是稳定的光线，不会晃动。6. glimmer:? If something glimmers, it produces or reflects a faint, gentle, often unsteady light; to shine with a light that is not very bright [= gleam]: