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  • Conjugation : past  gloried ; ing  glorying ; pl  glories
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

glory ['glɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (prestige) 荣誉
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (splendour) 壮观
  3. 3. vi. to glory in 自豪
    moment of glory
    光荣时刻

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

glory [ˈglɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. noun [Person Name] 格劳莉
  2. 2. n.[u] 荣誉光荣
    I wanted to run the last part of the race for the glory.
    为了荣誉,我要跑完最后这段赛程
    He valued glory above life itself.
    珍视荣誉胜过生命
  3. 3. n.[u] 灿烂光彩夺目
    Street lighting nullifies the glory of a cloudless night sky.
    街灯晴朗夜空灿烂荡然无存
  4. 4. n.[c] 光环
  5. 5. n.[c] 值得自豪的事,引以为傲的事
    The glory of the chapel, however, rests in the contents of the display cases.
    然而教堂引以为豪的是放在陈列柜上的物品
  6. 6. vi. 洋洋得意自豪
    She gloried in the feeling of love growing between them.
    爱意在她俩之间滋生,她甚是兴奋

Collins English-English Dictionary

glory ['glɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. n exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent
    the glory for the exploit went to the captain
  2. 2. n something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
  3. 3. n thanksgiving, adoration, or worship
    glory be to God
  4. 4. n pomp; splendour
    the glory of the king's reign
  5. 5. n radiant beauty; resplendence
    the glory of the sunset
  6. 6. n the beauty and bliss of heaven
  7. 7. n a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
  8. 8. n another word for halo
  9. 9. vi. [intr; often foll by in] to triumph or exult
  10. 10. vi. [intr] [obsolete] to brag
  11. 11. interj [Spoken] a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)
  12. 12. interj [Etymology] C13: from Old French glorie, from Latin gloria, of obscure origin

Examples

ephemeral glory
短暂的荣华
moment of glory
光荣时刻
I will get our lost glory back by defeat.
我会用胜利赢回我们失去的荣誉。
The Nobel Prize has become the tiptop glory of science.
诺贝尔奖已成为全世界公认的自然科学的最高荣誉。
He has bid for Olympic glory her whole life.
他的一生都在为奥运会的荣誉而努力。

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