SHINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of shine in English

(Definition of shine from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of shine from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of shine

shine
He shone in conferences because he had a fantastic memory for facts about theatre - he was an unindexed encyclopedia of world theatre.
In our interviewees' minds, the spotlight of conservatoire provision shines intensely on performance, with universities offering a broader range of musical studies.
The author's enthusiasm for better land husbandry shines through the wide-ranging but rather jumbled text and the references, among which the persistent reader will discern the urgent, basic, ecological message.
The quality of academic knowledge shines through from the wide array of academic contributors.
The streets there shone brightly every night.
The author's intellectual honesty shines out in that quotation, and it is entirely characteristic of the large work that now crowns his endeavours in this field.
The humanity of the writer, musician, poet and painter shines out from their creations but the scientists, it is frequently said, reveal none of their feelings.
The extent to which their houses are double or triple glazed provides a shining example of what can be achieved on the energy saving front.
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They, like everybody else, desire to have their holidays when the warm breezes are blowing and the sun is shining, and the countryside is beautiful.
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She has arrived like a knight in shining armour at the eleventh hour, and she should be congratulated for that.
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He will bring in his sheaves while the sun is still shining.
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I cannot stand here tonight and say my own country is a shining example of progress as regards the recycling of packaging.
A shining example is the legislation on speed limitation devices.
I hope the sun is shining upon him there and that he is being instructed to cover up well.
We therefore need more democracy, better access and more respect for citizens, especially in countries where democracy is not yet shining brightly enough.
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Translations of shine

in Chinese (Traditional)
光線, 照耀, 發光…
in Chinese (Simplified)
光线, 照耀, 发光…
in Spanish
brillar, alumbrar con, alumbrar…
in Portuguese
brilhar, iluminar com, apontar…
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चमकणे, चमकवणे, झोत टाकणे…
(それ自体が光を発して)輝く, 光る, (他からの光を反射して)輝く…
parlamak, ışık saçmak, ışık tutmak…
briller, éclairer, rayonner…
brillar, il·luminar amb…
schijnen, glimmen, poetsen…
வெளியே அனுப்ப அல்லது ஒளியை பிரதிபலிக்க, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட திசையில் ஒரு ஒளியை சுட்டிக்காட்ட, ஒரு செயலில் அல்லது திறமையில்…
चमकना, चमक बिखेरना, (किसी दिशा विशेष में) प्रकाश करना या दिखाना…
ઝગારા મારવા, પ્રકાશ ફેંકવો, તેજસ્વી…
skinne, lyse, pudse…
lysa, skina, glänsa…
menyuluh, bersinar, mengilatkan…
leuchten, scheinen, glänzen…
skinne, lyse med, glitre…
چمکنا, جلانا, روشنی کرنا…
світити(ся), сяяти, блищати…
сиять, светить, освещать…
వెలగడం, ప్రకాశించడం, ప్రకాశించు / స్పష్టంగా కనబడేటట్టు ఒక కార్యాచరణ లేదా నైపుణ్యంలో చాలా బాగా ఉండడం…
يَلْمَع, يَسْطَع, يُسَلِّط الضَّوء عَلى…
ঝকমক করা, আলো ফেলা, টর্চ ফেলা…
(po)svítit (si), lesknout se, cídit…
bersinar, mengkilap, menyemir…
ส่องแสง, ทำให้ส่องแสง, ทำให้สุกใส…
chiếu sáng, sáng, bóng…
świecić, świecić się, lśnić…
빛나다, (빛을 반사해) 반짝이다, 비추다…
splendere, brillare, puntare (luce…
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