"glims" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 微光
• 蠟燭（舊時俚語）

Definition

“Glims”是一個過時或俚語的詞，指微弱的光，特別是蠟燭或燈。也可泛指任何小的光源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常古老的用詞，只會在文學、歷史俚語中見到，特別是英式英語。指微小光亮、蠟燭等。現代英語很少使用，主要見於文學作品中。

Examples

He lit two glims to see in the dark room.

他點燃了兩根**glims**，好在黑暗的房間裡看清。

The old man blew out the last glim before bed.

老人睡前吹熄了最後一個**glim**。

She could see the street through the glims in the window.

她透過窗戶的**glims**看見了街道。

The thieves moved quietly, their way lit by faint glims.

小偷們悄悄行動，靠微弱的**glims**照亮前路。

In those days, people relied on glims rather than electricity.

那時人們依賴**glims**而不是電力。

He slipped out under the cover of darkness, guided by the soft glow of a single glim.

他在黑暗中悄悄溜走，只憑一盞**glim**的柔光引路。