They spent $10 million restoring the theatre to its former glory.
他们斥资1,000万美元使剧院恢复了昔日的辉煌。
in all its/their etc glory
The sun emerged from behind the clouds in all its glory.
太阳穿云而出,壮丽无比。
4.bask/bathe in somebody’s/something’s (reflected) gloryFAMOUSto share some of the importance and praise that belongs to someone close to you 分享某人/某事带来的荣誉,沾某人/某事的光
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bask/bathe in somebody’s/something’s (reflected) glory• And, on occasions like last Sunday's Baftas, bathe in reflected glory. % % % Overreaction?• She would have basked in the reflected glory of their marriages; she could have boasted of her sons-in-law for ever more.• His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.• A less ambitiouspainter would have been content merely to bask in the glory that his canvases had earned him.• I certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory.• Nigel went on for years basking in the glory of his first book.
5glory daysFAMOUSa time in the past when someone was admired 辉煌岁月
the team’s glory days in the late '80s
球队在80年代末的光辉岁月
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glory days• Those glory, glory days of CollectivismUnited are over.• I fondly remember our glory days on the high school footballteam.• Strange then that all I can think about is those sunny, glory days.• He plunged himself back into work, and 1998 was his finest period since the glory days of the late 70s.• The 1930s were the glory days.• But, despite their hugeresources and the backing of Fiat, their glory days are in the past.• In their glory days the Raiders were a lot of things.• But, oh, those glory days between ages 2 and 6.
6to the (greater) glory of somebody/somethingformalPRAISE in order to increase the honour that is given to someone or something 为了(增加)某人/某事的荣耀
The cathedral was built to the greater glory of God.
moment of glory• Van Damme the fighter has his moments of glory.• I let him bask in his moment of glory for a while longer.• In its 30-year span of life the Electrophone had its moments of glory.• Still I had my moment of glory.• I am not ready for him to achieve that moment of glory.• But in the doubles the youngsters were given a chance and grabbed their moment of glory.• Their moment of glory was fleeting, though.• They included local amateuractors and steam train enthusiasts whose moment of glory will be seen worldwide.
past glories• Because of past glories and never mind the inglorious present.• They are all old men she has chosen, men in the cloudytwilight of past glories.
former glory• Dresden still echoes its former glory.• In its former glory it must have dominated the whole dale below from Richmond to Hawes.• It never again recovered its former glory.• They spent an additional £45,000 on renovating it - although the beacon needs more work to restore it to its former glory.• They spent $10 million restoring the Grand Theater to its former glory.• In time, one hopes and trusts that Gilmore will wave his magic wand and refurbish the theater to its former glory.• The years had definitely taken their toll on the former glory of Fernbank.• A.-to their former glory.• When the icejam broke and the wind dropped, the Falls returned to their former glory.
glory2 verb (gloried, glorying, glories)
1glory in somethingphrasal verbphr vENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto enjoy or be proud of something 因〔某事〕而欣喜[得意]
1fame/honour名聲;榮譽ADJECTIVE | VERB + GLORY | GLORY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤personal個人榮譽◇They are driven by a craving for personal glory.對個人榮譽的渴望是他們奮鬥的動力。➤reflected得自他人的榮耀◇She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter's success.她享受着女兒的成功所帶給她的榮耀。➤greater更大的榮耀◇The force behind all his reforms was the greater glory of the state.他推行的所有改革背後的動力就是使國家能夠更加繁榮昌盛。➤military戰功◇young soldiers eager to win military glory一心想建立戰功的年輕士兵VERB + GLORY➤cover yourself in, cover yourself with, get, win獲得榮譽;贏得榮耀◇He covered himself in glory and came home a rich man.他滿載榮譽,衣錦還鄉。◇Typical! I do all the work and she gets all the glory. (informal) 一點兒也不稀奇!工作都是我做,榮譽都是她的。➤bring (sb)帶給(某人)榮譽◇Victory brought them glory, fame and riches.勝利帶給他們榮譽、聲望和財富。➤bask in享受榮譽▸➤steal, take意外贏得榮譽;獲得榮譽◇I didn't want to steal her glory, so I stayed in the background.我不想搶她的榮譽,所以我待在幕後。GLORY + NOUN➤days光輝歲月◇Quarterman's glory days are long behind him.夸特曼的輝煌歲月已一去不復返了。◇We remember the team's glory days in the 1960s, when they won the World Cup.我們仍然記得這支球隊在 20 世紀 60 年代贏得世界杯時的輝煌歲月。PREPOSITION➤for the glory of, to the glory of為了⋯的榮譽◇They built many churches, great and small, to the glory of God.他們建了大大小小許多教堂來敬拜上帝。PHRASES➤a blaze of glory榮耀◇It's my last ever tournament and I hope to go out in a blaze of glory!這是我最後一次參加錦標賽,希望能載譽而歸!➤sb's moment of glory某人的輝煌時刻◇His moment of glory came when he won the Olympic downhill skiing event.贏得奧運會速降滑雪賽的那一刻是他最輝煌的時刻。glory
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2beauty/beautiful feature美麗之處ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤full全部的光彩◇You cannot appreciate the bridge's full glory by going over it; it is best viewed from below.從橋上走過並不能完全領略這座橋的丰采,從橋下看才是最好的觀察角度。➤crowning最壯觀之處◇The city's crowning glory is its Gothic cathedral.這座城市最壯觀之處是其哥特式的主教座堂。PHRASES➤in all her, his, etc. glory在她、他等的全盛期◇Seeing the Rockies in all their glory was an awesome experience.觀賞落基山脈的盛景是很棒的體驗。➤restore sth to its former glory使⋯恢復昔日的風採◇The 18th-century building has been restored to its former glory.這幢 18 世紀的建築物修復後又恢復了昔日的丰采。