单词 | alight |
释义 | adjectiveverbalightBrE /əˈlaɪt/ NAmE /əˈlaɪt/ adjective [not before noun ]on fire 燃烧;着火◆ A cigarette set the dry grass alight . 一支香烟把干草点燃了。◆ Her dress caught alight in the fire . 她的衣服让火烧着了。(formal ) (of faces or eyes 脸或眼) showing a feeling of happiness or excitement 容光焕发;兴奋 ● set the ˈworld on fire (BrE alsoset the ˈworld alight ) (informal ) (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people 大获成功;引起轰动◆ He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings . 他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。alightBrE /əˈlaɪt/ NAmE /əˈlaɪt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they alight BrE /əˈlaɪt/ NAmE /əˈlaɪt/ present simple - he / she / it alights BrE /əˈlaɪts/ NAmE /əˈlaɪts/ past simple alighted BrE /əˈlaɪtɪd/ NAmE /əˈlaɪtɪd/ past participle alighted BrE /əˈlaɪtɪd/ NAmE /əˈlaɪtɪd/ -ing form alighting BrE /əˈlaɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /əˈlaɪtɪŋ/ (formal or literary ) [I ]~ (in /on /upon sth )(of a bird or an insect 鸟或昆虫) to land in or on sth after flying to it 降落;飞落SYN land[I ]~ (from sth )to get out of a bus , a train or other vehicle 从(公共汽车、火车等)下来SYN get off◆ Do not alight from a moving bus . 公共汽车行驶时不要下车。 ● aˈlight on /upon sth to think of , find or notice sth , especially by chance (尤指偶然地)想到,发现,注意到◆ Eventually , we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship . 最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。◆ Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents . 她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。 |
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