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glittering
['glɪtɚ]
a. , , 华丽, , , 炫耀
  1. Glittering with gold or tinsel.
    金属
  2. Beside him sat a rich lady glittering with jewels.
    坐着宝气富婆。
  3. Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
    莱坞浪漫耀含意




glittering
[ adj ]
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
<adj.all>
bugle beads all aglitterglinting eyes
glinting water
his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
glittery costume jewelry
scintillant mica
the scintillating stars
a dress with sparkly sequins
`glistering' is an archaic term




Glitter \Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,
Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG.
gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E.
glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]
1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and
broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering
sword.

The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
--Dryden.

2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive;
as, the glittering scenes of a court.

Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare.
See {Gleam}, {Flash}.