shinty /'JTnti/ noun [U]
a Scottish game similar to hockey, played
with curved sticks by teams of twelve players ftiffc® W& ( #PA 12 A )
shiny 0-w /'Jaini/ adj. (shini er, shiniest)
smooth
and bright; reflecting the light A % W ; IS %
ship O'* /JTp/ noun, verb
m
noun a large boat that
carries people or goods by sea ( A ) IS; II: There are two restaurants
on board ship. IftAWWAH/To 0 a sailing/cargo/cruise ship #L; @|&; iloa
ship's captain/crew/company/cook ; IU±^^#;|SM/®!)fpO Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail c# road. ^7jc±, fill Ao —
see also airship, flagship, lightship — see jump v., sink v., spoil v., tight
adj.
u verb ( pp-) 1 [VN] to send or
transport sb/sth by ship or by another means of transport IS 3s; is‘$t; 3s 3ft:
The
company ships its goods all over the world.
Xtttfr-IrftL
0 He was arrested and
shipped back to the UKfor trial. 2 to be
available to be bought; to make
sth available to be bought ± Tfc; [V]
The software is due to
ship next month. 3£yh$fc#AErfTI]±Tl?0 0 [VN] The company continues to ship
more computer systems than its rivals.
Me 3 [VN] ~ water (of
a boat, etc. |S^) to have water coming in over the sides |£ fU 3ft ;Jc ITST77I see shape v.
.ship
sb~'off (disapproving)
to send sb to a place where they will stay 3ft X ;
313ft : The children were shipped off to a boarding school at an early age.
XCI
-ship suffix (in
nouns 1 the
state or quality of
HfcS;
14 M; pp M: ownership PJrffpj 0 friendship A it 2 the
status or office of j&fA; IRfft:
citizenship
0
professorship 3 skill or ability as
^
it; musicianship 4 the group of ft#:
membership
SYNONYMS
shine
gleam ♦ glow ♦
sparkle ♦ glisten ♦ shimmer ♦ glitter ♦ twinkle ♦
glint
These words all mean to produce
or reflect light. Ul±.&
fcltZXe
shine to produce or
reflect light, especially brightly A A, ixJfc, P.H: The sun was shining and
the sky
was blue,
gleam to shine with a
clear bright or pale light, especially a reflected light W$JtifX
M: Moonlight gleamed on the
water. R AMlftA Sff h %.&MMWb o
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 te , |a]H; The diamonds sparkled in the light. H/Xf
glisten (of sth wet) to
shine psl^: The
road glistened wet after the rain. 1=1 M {ft if j&fN# A]%„
shimmer to shine with a soft light that seems to shake slightly ft AMii W AJA, WAS: Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.
glitter to shine brightly
with small flashes of reflected light fn |a]^, mW-- The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
SPARKLE OR GLITTER? sparkle 3£Jt glitter ?
There is very little difference
in meaning between these two words. Glitter can sometimes suggest a lack of
1 ship's
chandler
ship-board /'Jipboid; NAmE -bo:rd/ adj. [only before noun]
happening on a ship jiBXAXIft: shipboard romances
ship-build er /'J*ipbilda(r)/ noun a person or company
that builds ships isISlA; ► ship-build-ing
noun [U]: the shipbuilding industry
islqlik ship-load /'Jiplaud; NAmE -loud/ noun as many goods or
passengers as a ship can carry isRisfcii ship-mate /'JTpmeit/ noun sailors who are
shipmates are sailing on the same ship as each other Iwm&JH&M ship ment /'JTpmant/ noun 1 [U] the process of
sending goods from one place to another 3s ; 3s 3ft;
H3s: The goods are ready for shipment. ^ 3c f# 3s <> 0 the
illegal shipment of arms o shipment costs
3s^:
2 [C] a load of goods that are sent from one place to another arms shipments 3s3ft#J/l#t^A
o a shipment of arms 3s3ftW—#t^A ship-owner /'JTpaunafc); NAmE -oun-/ noun a person who owns a
ship or ships
shipper /'JTpa(r)/ noun a person or company
that arranges for goods to be sent from one place to another, especially by
ship ( H&isR't/^J ) ft3sA, A
^A
ship-ping /'Jipirj/ noun
[U] 1 ships in general or considered as a group : The canal is open
to shipping. 3sM rT \cX
3iM 7 0 0 international shipping lanes (= routes for ships)
[I] PS ?§ ± M il 2 the activity of carrying people or
goods from one place to another by ship Mis; )§3s: a shipping company
|&3s^K] 0 She arranged for the shipping of her furniture to
mmuwM&mm.
shipping forecast [BrE) {
'ship’s
chandler noun = chandler
depth, but this is more frequent in the figurative use of glitter
as a noun.
glitter WBM,
ffi&^tlft glitter # : the superficial glitter of show business M
ffi± 31AW£)k Sparkle is also often used to talk about light
reflected off a surface, but things that produce light can also sparkle. * sparkle%J sparkle: Stars
sparkled in the sky. ilJllEAS
twinkle to shine with a light that changes rapidly from bright to faint to
bright again Bf ftAJiiv lAl
Stars twinkled in the sky. S Sift AS glint to give
small bright flashes of reflected light taM M|'a]A, %(%■ The blade of the knife glinted in
the darkness. XAMftlMt^T^o
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to
shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/ twinkle/glint on/upon 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/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/ glint in the moonlight
■
the moon shines/gleams/shimmers
■
the stars shine/gleam/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
■
sb’s eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/
twinkle/glint
■
to
shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/ twinkle/glint brightly
to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly