| 单词 | alight |
| 释义 | alight adj[pred 作表语] on fire; lit 烧著; 点著 A cigarette set the dry grass alight. 香烟把乾草点著了. Her dress caught alight in the gas fire. 她的衣服让煤气炉烧著了. (fig 比喻) Their faces were alight with joy. 他们因喜悦而容光焕发. alight v (fml 文) 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) get down from a horse or vehicle （从马上或车上）下来 Passengers should never alight from a moving bus. 公共汽车未停稳时, 乘客万勿下车. Cf 参看 dismount 1. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (of a bird) come down from the air and settle （指鸟）飞落 The sparrow alighted on a nearby branch. 那支麻雀飞落在附近的树枝上. 3 [Ipr] ~ on sth find sth by chance 偶然发现, 碰见某事物 My eye alighted on a dusty old book at the back of the shelf. 我偶然发现在书架後面有一本满是灰尘的旧书. |
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