light
英 [laɪt] 美 [laɪt]
n.
光;光线;光亮;发光体;光源;电灯;火柴;眼神;亮色,浅色;窗
adj.
充满亮光的;明亮的;有自然光的;浅色的;淡色的;轻的;轻便的;分量不足的;轻柔的;容易做的;少量的;不严厉的;娱乐性的;不严肃;无忧无虑的;不腻的;含有许多空气的;酒精含量低的;睡得不沉的
v.
点燃;点火;开始燃烧;燃起来;照亮;使明亮;用光指引
adv.
轻地;清楚地;轻便地
例句
1 N-UNCOUNT 光;光线;光亮
Light is the brightness that lets you e things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire.
Cracks of light filtered through
斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。
2N-COUNT 发光体;光源;(电)灯
A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light.
The janitor comes round to turn the
看门人巡视一圈,把灯熄灭。
3N-PLURAL 交通信号灯;红绿灯
You can u lights to refer to a t of traffic lights.
...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings.
在交通灯和十字路口前长久等待的拥堵的城市车流
4VERB 照亮;照耀
If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it.
It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could e the
天黑了,一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明,周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。
5ADJ-GRADED (清晨或黄昏)天色亮的
If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day.
It was still light when we arrived at
我们到达拉隆溪时天还没黑。
6ADJ-GRADED (自然)光线充足的
If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example becau it has large windows.
It is a light room with
这间房有高大的窗子,光线充足。
lightness
The dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom.
墨绿色的备用卧室与宽敞明亮的主卧室形成了巨大的反差。
7 V-ERG 点燃;点着
If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning.
Stephen hunched down to light
斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。
8 N-SING (火柴、打火机等)点火物
If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking.
Have you got a light anybody?
你们谁有火吗?
9 N-COUNT 角度;(事物呈现的)状态
If something is prented in a particular light, it is prented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature.
He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.
最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。
10 N-SING 影响
You can refer to the type of influence that something has on situations, people, or things as the light of that situation, person, or thing.
...the harsh light of reality.
现实严酷的一面
11 N-PLURAL 眼光;(个人的)观点,标准
You say that something is done or is acceptable according to someone's lights when you mean that it is done or is acceptable according to their own ideas and standards.
They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests.
他们可以继续按照自己的想法,依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。
12
N-SING 眼神;目光
If there is a light in someone's eyes, there is an expression in their eyes that shows you the mood they are in or what they are thinking about.
I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.
我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。
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See also: lighter; lighting; bright lights; night light; pilot light; red light
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PHRASE 显露;揭露;为人所知
If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people.
Nothing about this sum has come
关于这笔钱人们一无所知。
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PHRASE 开始明白
If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis!
终于明白过来了——他要和菲莉丝结婚了!
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PHRASE 黎明;破晓
First light is the time in the early morning when light first appears and before the sun ris.
Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp.
黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。
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PHRASE 准许;许可
If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something.
The food industry was given a green light to extend the u of
食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。
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PREP-PHRASE 鉴于;由于;根据
If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible becau you have this information.
In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
根据这一信息,现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。
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PHRASE 很快入睡;立即失去知觉
If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately.
'Why didn't somebody come and tell me?' — 'Becau you were out like a light.'
“为什么没有人来告诉我?”——“因为你一下就睡过去了。”
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PHRASE 重见天日
If you say that an object es the light of day or es the light, you mean that it is taken out of the place where it is stored.