stare in an angry or fierce way 怒目而视;瞪眼看 she glared at him, her cheeks flushing. 她瞪着他,两腮涨得通红。 ■[with obj.]express (a feeling, especially defiance) by staring in such a way 怒目表示,瞪着眼表示(某种感情,尤指藐视) he glared defiance at the pistols pointing down at him. 他蔑视地瞪着那支对准他的枪。
[with adverbial](of the sun or an electric light) shine with a strong or dazzling light (太阳,电灯)发出强光(或刺眼的光) the sun glared out of a clear blue sky. 晴空里太阳白花花地刺眼。
noun
a fierce or angry stare 瞪眼看;怒目而视
[mass noun]strong and dazzling light 刺眼的强光 Murray narrowed his eyes against the glare of the sun. 默里对着刺眼的阳光眯起了眼睛。 ■(figurative)oppressive public attention or scrutiny (喻)(令人难受的)公众的注意(或审查) he carried on his life in the full glare of publicity. 他完全在众目睽睽之下生活。 ■(archaic)dazzling or showy appearance; tawdry brilliance (古)耀眼(或炫耀的)外表;俗艳 the pomp and glare of rhetoric. 修辞的浮夸媚俗。
派生 glary adjective 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'shine brilliantly or dazzlingly'): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German glaren 'to gleam, glare': perhaps related to glass. The sense 'stare' occurred first in the adjective glaring (late Middle English)