shines; shone /ˈʃoʊn/ Brit /ˈʃɒn/ or chiefly US shined; shining shines; shone /ˈʃoʊn/ Brit /ˈʃɒn/ or chiefly US shined; shining Learner's definition of SHINE
1
[no object] : to give off light发光 -
The moon/stars shined brightly.月亮/星星发出明亮的光。
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The sun was shining through the clouds.太阳透过云层发出亮光。
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lamps shining from the windows灯从窗户透出亮光
2
[no object] : to have a smooth surface that reflects light(表面)发亮 3
not used in progressive tenses,
[no object] : to be very good or successful at an activity出色;成功 4
[no object] : to have a bright, glowing appearance(外表)发亮,放光 5
[+ object] : to point (something that produces light) in a particular direction将(发光物体)指向;将…照向 6
[+ object] past tense and past participle shined : to make (something) bright and shiny by polishing磨光;擦亮
make hay while the sun shines
— see hay
rise and shine
informal
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used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed(用于叫某人)起床
shine through
[phrasal verb]
: to be seen, expressed, or shown clearly(清楚地)表现出,展现出 2 shine /ˈʃaɪn/ noun
Learner's definition of SHINE
[singular]
1
: the brightness that results when light is reflected from a surface光亮;光泽;光辉 — see also sunshine 2
: the act of polishing a pair of shoes擦鞋 — see also shoeshine
rain or shine
— see 1rain
take a shine to
informal
: to begin to like (someone or something)开始喜欢