v.閃爍；隱約地閃現(xiàn)

n.微光；閃光；閃現(xiàn)

His face gleamed with pleasure. 他的臉上閃現(xiàn)出歡快的神色。

I could see the faint gleam of light in the distance. 我能看見遠處微弱的燈光。

I saw the gleam of the knife as it flashed through the air. 我看見了刀在空中劃過時的閃光。

A gleam of interest in the matter came into her eye. 她的眼睛里顯露出一絲對此事感到興趣的神情。

The plans for the new town hall were then still only a gleam in the architect's eye. 當時有關新市政大廳的計劃還僅僅是那建筑師醞釀中的意念。

gleam一般用作不及物動詞,意思是“閃爍”。偶爾也可用作系動詞,可接形容詞作表語。