名詞 gleam:

1. an appearance of reflected light
   同義詞：gleaming, glow, lambency
2. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
   同義詞：gleaming, glimmer

動(dòng)詞 gleam:

1. be shiny, as if wet
   同義詞：glitter, glisten, glint, shine
2. shine brightly, like a star or a light
   同義詞：glimmer
3. appear briefly

1. The plans for the new town hall were then still only a gleam in the architect's eye.
   當(dāng)時(shí)有關(guān)新市政大廳的計(jì)畫還僅僅是那建筑師醞釀中的意念。
2. His face gleamed with pleasure.
   他的臉上閃現(xiàn)出歡快的神色。
3. I could see the faint gleam of light in the distance.
   我能看見遠(yuǎn)處微弱的燈光。
4. The lighthouse of the island gleamed in the distance.
   遠(yuǎn)處島上的燈塔在閃耀著。

gleam

n.（名詞）
A brief beam or flash of light:
微光，閃光：瞬間的光或閃光：
例句：
saw gleams of daylight through the cracks.
從縫隙中看到黎明的曙光

A steady but subdued shining; a glow:
柔光，光澤：穩(wěn)定而柔和的光；微弱的閃光：
例句：
the gleam of burnished gold.
黃金的光澤

A brief or dim indication; a trace:
跡象：短暫或模糊的暗示；跡象：
例句：
a gleam of intelligence.
智慧的光芒

v.（動(dòng)詞）
gleamed,gleam.ing,gleams
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To emit a gleam; flash or glow:
閃光；閃爍或發(fā)光：
例句：
.It shone with gold and gleamed with ivory.(Edith Hamilton)See Synonyms at flash
.它金光閃閃，銀光泛動(dòng).(伊迪絲·漢密爾頓)參見 flash

To be manifested or indicated briefly or faintly.
乍現(xiàn)，閃現(xiàn)：短暫地或微弱地的顯示或暗示
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to emit a flash of light.
使發(fā)出閃光，使閃耀

來源：
Middle English glem
中古英語 glem
from Old English glôm * see ghel- 2
源自 古英語 glôm *參見 ghel- 2

【引伸】
gleam.er
n.（名詞）