ttRH; 5^lH; The city was spread out beneath us
in all its glory. 0
The house has now been restored to its former glory.
&
$K^ftX$cS T'Eft H ft)#&<, 4 [C] a special cause
for pride, respect or pleasure (
gftMfL lift ) W
Ji
&; The temple is one of the glories
of ancient
—-kMtifco 0 Her long black
hair is her crowning
glory (= most impressive feature). Mftft — see
also reflected glory
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verb (glor ies, glory-ing, glor ied, glor
ied) u:i;iTi glory
in sth to get great pleasure
or enjoyment from sth 0X ♦ mm revel: She gloried in
her new-found
independence, j/tfj g
fft&o
'glory days noun [pi.] a time in the
past which people look back on as being better than the present ft 0 iftH
Jfltfft;
#Hlft$Mt
gloss /gins; NAmE glo:s; glais/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 [U, sing.] a shine on a smooth surface (
®±|ft ) ft#, ft^: paper with a high gloss on one side
#ffiftftil3; 0 The gel gives your hair a gloss. AJKift ftlft^c^ftftft#,, 0 You can have the photos with either a gloss or a
matt finish.
iSMfto 2 [L>]
(often in compounds t^JtS^il) a substance designed to make sth shiny %l M
: lipgloss II 3 (also gloss 'paint) [U] paint which, when
dry, has a hard shiny surface ft#'##; % ft 8?: two coats of gloss 4 [U, sing.] an
attractive appearance that is
only on the surface and hides what is not so attractive 0 fix (ft ft
||; 0. tfr: Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life.
ftj$,
o This scandal
has taken the gloss off
the occasion.
ft: ft 0 5 [C] ~ (on sth) a way of explaining sth
to
make it seem more
attractive or acceptable ft ®lft$?# ( gSSIft. ) : The director puts a
6
[C] ~ (on sth) a note or comment added to a piece of writing to explain a
difficult word or phrase ft#; ft ft verb [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to
add a note or comment to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or idea
ft • ±ftft# ( I&ftft ) IIJ .gloss 'over sth to avoid
talking about sth unpleasant
or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail If ft; jf H; jE • • • $tll ft:
to gloss over a problem ft ®± ik # iftM 0 He glossed over any splits
in the party.
gloss-ary /'glnsari;
NAmE 'glo:s-; 'glais-/ noun (pi. -ies) a list of technical or
special words, especially those in a particular text, explaining their meanings ft
vtlft
glossy /'glDsi; NAmE 'gloisi; 'glaisi/ adj., noun
a adj. (glossier,
glossi-est) 1 smooth and shiny ft?|lft; ft¥i*fglft; ftft#lft: glossy hair
MMto a glossy brochure/magazine
(=
printed on shiny paper) WJ Wftflftft / 2
giving an appearance of
being important and
expensive # ^ (ft; ftftfr^: the glossy world of fashion
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noun {pi. ies) (BrE, informal) an expensive magazine
printed on glossy paper, with a lot of colour photographs, etc.
Jf&ft£ftTOJ
glot
tal /'glntl;
NAmE 'glaitl/ noun {phonetics ft) a speech sound
produced by the glottis ft H # ; ^ ft ► glot tal adj.
.glottal
'stop noun
{phonetics ft) a speech sound
made by closing and opening the glottis, which in English sometimes takes the
place of a /t/, for example in butter ftH«*ft
glot
tis /'glDtis;
NAmE 'glait-/ noun {anatomy ft?) the part of the
throat that contains the vocal cords and
the narrow opening between them ft H glove 0-w /gLvv/ noun
a
covering for the hand, made of wool, leather, etc. with separate parts for each
finger and the thumb ( ft Jh (ft ) ¥• i?: a pair of gloves —
gij
ft <> rubber gloves
JR
fe ft ^ 0 gardening gloves @ % ft ft $ — picture o page R20 — compare mitten — see also boxing, oven glove fETTCI the gloves are off used to
say that sb is ready for
a fight or an argument ftjlr^ft WR— more at fit v., hand n., iron adj., kid n.
glove
compartment (also glove box) noun a small space or shelf
facing the front seats of a car, used for keeping small things in ( ft ft ff jp
ft til ft ft #1 )
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— picture 6 page Ri
gloved /ghvvd/ adj. [usually before noun]
(of a hand ft) wearing a glove ft^j? (ft
'glove puppet {BrE) {NAmE hand puppet) noun a type of puppet that you put over your hand and
move using your fingers ftffi ( iftftftftft^^il )
glow /glau;
NAmE glou/
verb, noun
m verb 1 (especially of sth hot or warm ft ts (ft ft) to
produce a dull, steady light £ ft mil £ft
Bir # (ft ft: [V] The embers still
glowed in the hearth, ft 0 The strap has a
fluorescent coating that glows in the dark. Ms^ft
H Bf ft ft 0
<> [V-ADj] A cigarette end glowed red
in the darkness. —■ ft ft ft ^ Hf ft ftW
il ft 0 o note at shine 2 [V] ~ (with
sth) (of a person’s body or face Aft to look or feel warm or pink, especially
after exercise or because of excitement, embarrassment, etc. ( ft
at#
il, Dfc: Her cheeks were
glowing. 0
His face glowed with embarrassment. WMfkM.il a 3 [V] ~ (with sth) to look very pleased
or satisfied H ft ft; 7 it M ft: She was positively glowing with
pride. M—O He gave her a warm glowing smile, 4 ~ (with sth) to
appear a strong, warm colour
fel|£l$f6; @ : [V]
The countryside glowed with autumn colours, ft fcf M ft o 0 [V-ADJ] The brick
walls glowed red in the late afternoon sun. l£ii£^imMTlAt£Iftlftft£.
*
noun [sing.] 1 a dull
steady light, especially from a fire that has stopped producing flames
ifcfsjftiklftft;
(ft ft: The city was just a red glow on the horizon.
J$ff: — ft£Ifto 0 There was no light except for the occasional glow
of a cigarette. fH ft W if jS^Jltl^Ift^^W — ^^fto 2
the pink colour in your face when you have been doing exercise or feel happy
and excited ( ) ltffi£Ift,
^
ft ft % , iNi IS £L : The fresh air
had brought a healthy glow to her cheeks.
3
a gold or red colour ^ft; Sift: the glow of autumn leaves ^BfSlf^A 4 a
feeling of pleasure and satisfaction #'[#; When
she looked at her
children, she felt a glow of
pride.
#JE ft £ Efttf^ft,
glow er /'glaoa(r)/ verb [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to look in an angry,
aggressive way nmnHjilAifeBT#
cm GLARE ► glow er noun
glow ing /'glauirj; NAmE ‘glouii]/ adj. giving enthusiastic
praise i&kl^^rlft; : a glowing account/
report/review lg.it/ if ft 0 He spoke
of her performance in
the film in glowing terms (= praising her highly). IMSiTftlft^l Mo ► glow-ing-ly adv.
glow-worm noun a type of insect. The female has no wings
and produces a green light at the end of the tail.
&ftft
glu
cose /‘gluikaus;
-kauz; NAmE -kous;
-kouz/ noun [U] a type of sugar that is found in fruit and is easily
changed into energy by the human body % $§ ; £
mm
glue O'* /glu:/ noun, verb
w noun [U, C] a sticky
substance that is used for joining things together ; K7X: a tube of glue
— o He
sticks to her like glue {= never leaves her),
■
verb [VN] ~ A (to/onto B) | ~ A and B (together) to join two things
together using glue ( jhJKA )
cm stick: She glued the label onto the box. M IE ^ ^ fE ft ft ± o 0 Glue the two pieces of cardboard
together. IE & W 5JI EE
— M. <> o Make sure the
edges are glued down. — r»TOl be