1 a shiny appearance consisting of many small flashes of light 闪光:
the glitter of jewellery珠宝的闪闪光辉
2 the exciting quality that sth appears to have (某事物似乎有的)激动人心之处:
the glitter of a career in show business璀璨的演艺生涯
3 very small, shiny pieces of thin metal or paper, used as a decoration (金属或纸造的)小发光物(用于装饰):
The children decorated their pictures with glitter.孩子们用发亮东西把图画装饰起来。
glitterverb [I]
glitter1/ˋglItɚ; ˈɡlItə/v [I] to shine brightly with flashing points of light 闪烁﹐闪亮: The river glittered in the sunlight. 阳光下河面波光粼粼。
glitter2n [U] 1 brightness consisting of many flashing points of light 灿烂的光辉﹔闪烁: the glitter of her diamond ring 她那颗钻戒的璀璨光辉2 the attractiveness and excitement connected with rich and famous people or places〔因富有和出名的人或地方而产生的〕魅力﹐诱惑力: the glitter of Las Vegas 拉斯韦加斯的繁华魅力
glitterglitterglittersglitteredglitteringverb (glitters, glittering, glittered)to shine brightly with a lot of small flashes of light: The broken glass glittered in the sun.▶ glitternoun (no plural): the glitter of jewels