Слово англійською: shine
Дієслово
Переклад shine українською: ся́яти (сві́тлом і т. д.), світи́ти, ся́яти, блища́ти, блисті́ти, сяйну́ти, зася́яти, полірува́ти що, наполірува́ти, начи́стити (взуття́ і т. д.)
Детальний опис
shine
verb /ʃaɪn/
In sense 2 in North American English shined /ʃaɪnd/
can also be used for the past tense and past participle. In sense 3
shined is used for the past tense and past participle.
- [intransitive] to produce or reflect light; to be bright
- The sun shone brightly in a cloudless sky.
- A light was shining in the distance.
- The dark polished wood shone like glass.
- The stars were shining and the moon was bright.
- The hot desert sun shone down relentlessly.
- shine on somebody/something the beauty of the moon shining on the waves
- shine with something (figurative) Her eyes were shining with excitement.
- (figurative) Excitement was shining in her eyes.
Synonyms shineshinegleam ▪ glow ▪ sparkle ▪ glisten ▪ shimmer ▪ glitter ▪ twinkle ▪ glintThese words all mean to produce or reflect light.shine to produce or reflect light, especially brightly:- The sun was shining and the sky was blue.
gleam to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light:- Moonlight gleamed on the water.
glow (often of something hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright:- The end of his cigarette glowed red.
sparkle to shine brightly with small flashes of light:- The diamonds sparkled in the light.
glisten (of something wet) to shine:- The road glistened wet after the rain.
shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly:- Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.
glitter to shine brightly with small flashes of reflected light:- The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
sparkle or glitter?There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter as a noun: the superficial glitter of show business . Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle: Stars sparkled in the sky. twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again:- Stars twinkled in the sky.
glint to give small bright flashes of reflected light:- The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness.
Patterns- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on something
- to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with something
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
- to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight
- the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
- somebody’s eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
- to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
- to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly
- [transitive] shine something + adv./prep. to aim or point the light of a lamp, etc. in a particular direction
- He shone the flashlight around the cellar.
- The watchman shone his torch at us.
- The doctor shone the light in my eyes several times.
- (figurative) Campaigners are shining a spotlight on the world's diminishing natural resources.
- [transitive] shine something to polish something; to make something smooth and bright
- He shined shoes and sold newspapers to make money.
- [intransitive] to show that you are very good at something
- He failed to shine academically but he was very good at sports.
- She has set a shining example of loyal service over four decades.
- These qualities shine forth in all that he produced.
see also shinyWord OriginOld English scīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijnen and German scheinen.
Idioms a knight in shining armour
- (usually humorous) a man who saves somebody, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation
- She's still waiting for a knight in shining armour to come and rescue her.
make hay while the sun shines
- (saying) to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last
- (old-fashioned) usually used in orders to tell somebody to get out of bed and be active
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