Tra từ gleam - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gleam [gleam gleams gleamed gleaming] verb, noun BrE [ɡliːm] NAmE [ɡliːm]
verb
1. intransitive to shine with a pale clear light
•The moonlight gleamed on the water.
•Her eyes gleamed in the dark.
2. intransitive to look very clean or bright
•~ (with sth) The house was gleaming with fresh white paint.
•+ adj. Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face.
3. intransitive if a person's eyes gleam with a particular emotion, or an emotion gleams in a person's eyes, the person shows that emotion
•~ (with sth) His eyes gleamed with amusement.
•~ (in sth) Amusement gleamed in his eyes.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English glǣm ‘brilliant light’, of Germanic origin.

Synonyms:
shine
gleam • glow • sparkle • glisten • shimmer • glitter • twinkle • glint
These words all mean to produce or reflect light.
shine • to produce or reflect light, especially brightly: ▪ The sun was shining and the sky was blue.
gleam • to shine with a clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light: ▪ Moonlight gleamed on the water.
glow • (often of sth hot or warm) to produce a dull steady light: ▪ The end of his cigarette glowed red.
sparkle • to shine brightly with small flashes of light: ▪ The diamonds sparkled in the light.
glisten • (of sth wet) to shine: ▪ The road glistened wet after the rain.
shimmer • to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly: ▪ Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.
glitter • to shine brightly with small flashes of reflected light: ▪ The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
sparkle or glitter?
There is very little difference in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter as a noun: ▪ the superficial glitter of show business. Sparkle is also often used to talk about light reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle: ▪ Stars sparkled in the sky.
twinkle • to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to bright again: ▪ Stars twinkled in the sky.
glint • to give small bright flashes of reflected light: ▪ The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness.
to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on sth
to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with sth
to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight
the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
sb's eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly

Example Bank:
•The knife's blade gleamed dully in the dark.
•The long oak table gleamed with polish.
•The pebble beach gleamed white in the moonlight.
•A light gleamed faintly from a first floor window.
•Laughter gleamed in his eyes.
•Moonlight gleamed on the water.
•The evening light gleamed softly through the window.

noun usually singular
1. a pale clear light, often reflected from sth
•the gleam of moonlight on the water
•a gleam of light from a lamp
•A few gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
•I saw the gleam of the knife as it flashed through the air.
2. a small amount of sth
•a faint gleam of hope
•a serious book with an occasional gleam of humour
3. an expression of a particular feeling or emotion that shows in sb's eyes
Syn: ↑glint
•a gleam of triumph in her eyes
•a mischievous gleam in his eye
•The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning sth secret or unpleasant).

Word Origin:
Old English glǣm ‘brilliant light’, of Germanic origin.

Example Bank:
•A sudden gleam came into her eye as she remembered that tomorrow was her day off.
•He had a speculative gleam in his eyes.
•a faint gleam of light from the doorway
•the distant gleam of the sea
•We could see the gleam of moonlight on the water.