glimmer

名词 glimmer:

1. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
   同义词：gleam, gleaming
2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
   同义词：inkling, intimation, glimmering

动词 glimmer:

1. shine brightly, like a star or a light
   同义词：gleam

1. There midnight's all a glimmer and noon (is) a purple glow.
   那儿午夜浮光微摇，中午紫光争耀。
2. The sky was pink with the first glimmer of the dawn.
   天空因第一丝曙光而呈淡红色。
3. From the cottage window a few lamps were glimmering in the distance.
   远处的农舍窗户闪烁着几盏微弱的灯。
4. He showed no glimmer of interest in what you had offered.
   他对你给他的东西没流露出一丝兴趣。

glim.mer

n.（名词）
A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
微光，闪光：暗淡或微弱的闪光，柔和的闪光
A faint manifestation or indication; a trace:
迹象：模糊的提示，暗示；迹象：
例句：
a glimmer of understanding.
隐隐约约明白

v.intr.（不及物动词）
glim.mered,glim.mer.ing,glim.mers
To emit a dim or intermittent light.See Synonyms at flash
发出微光：发出暗淡或柔和的光参见 flash
To appear faintly or indistinctly:
隐约出现、闪现：
例句：
Hope still glimmered in our minds.
我们脑中仍有一些希望

来源：
Middle English glimeren * see ghel- 2
中古英语 glimeren *参见 ghel- 2