Shine English shine

Meaning: v.? Shine; excel; shine; cast light on; cause to shine; n.? luster; brilliance; sunshine; shine shoes (beautiful); like; trick (complex)

Pronunciation: British?[?a?n]?; American?[?a?n]?

1. The basic meaning of shine is "to shine" and "to shine", referring to the sun and lamps When a luminous object emits light, it can also refer to an object reflecting light, or it can also refer to shining light in a certain direction with a flashlight or the like. The extension can be interpreted as "outstanding performance, outstanding performance". Its past tense and past participle are both shone.

2. In American English, shine can also be used as "rubbed", which means to polish, polish or make something shiny. Its past tense and past participle are both "shined", not shone.

Extended information:

Shine and light up both mean "to shine" and "to illuminate". The difference is:

1. Shine is an intransitive verb, which means that a subject that can shine, such as the sun, shines by itself; while light up is a transitive verb, which means "to illuminate...". For example:

The sun shines bright in my old Kentucky home.

The bright sun shines bright in my old Kentucky home.

All the streets were lit up with electricity.

All the streets were lit up with electricity.

2. Both shine and light up can be used metaphorically, meaning "eyes are bright", but the former emphasizes the state, and the latter emphasizes the change from not bright to bright.