glorious

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glo·ri·ous /ˈɡlɔːriəs/ adjectiveadj

1 GOOD/EXCELLENThaving or deserving great fame, praise, and honour 辉煌的，光荣的，荣耀的

a truly glorious future

无比美好的将来

a glorious victory

光荣的胜利

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2 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGvery beautiful or impressive 壮丽的，吸引人的

glorious views of the coast

沿海的迷人景色

a glorious red sky

被染成红色的绚丽天空

3 HOTglorious weather is sunny and hot 〔天气〕晴朗的，阳光灿烂的

glorious sunshine

灿烂的阳光

In everyday English, people usually say great rather than glorious: 在日常英语中，人们一般说great，而不说glorious

He’s got a great future ahead of him.

他前程似锦。

The house has great views.

这房子可以看到非常美的景色。

The weather’s been great.

天气很好。

4 ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingextremely enjoyable 极其愉快的，极好的 SYN wonderful

We had a glorious afternoon of sailing.

我们出海航行，度过了一个美好的下午。

—gloriously adverbadv

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glorious• Bellerophon was master of the glorious creature.• It was a glorious day!• We spent six glorious days in Acapulco.• I let the glorious dinner evolve, picturing it in complete detail, until I could smell every taste.• The glorious expedition had degenerated into a humiliating disaster.• glorious fall colors• A glorious fragrance filled the room.• Resorts that are glorious in mid-summer can be bleak and damp in winter as well as pretty dull when the tourist season is over.• The village faces west to a distant horizon formed by Skye and the Torridon mountains, a glorious prospect.• Last night had been a glorious voyage of discovery to a new land, revealing wonders never dreamt of.

glorious views• There is a handsome stable block, a huge walled garden and 63 acres with glorious views.• The house was built in the 1930s and faces south with glorious views of Dartmoor, shared by all the principal bedrooms.• From the bedrooms there are glorious views of the Wetterstein mountains and the Zugspitze.• The glorious views to and from the building remain, and their grounds, though overgrown, can quickly be restored.

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