light on/upon something

phrasal verbphr v literary

a) SEEto notice or find something by chance 偶然注意到[发现]

His eye lit on a ruby ring.

他的视线落到一枚红宝石戒指上。

I thought I might have lit upon an ancient manuscript.

我想，我可能是发现了一份古代手稿。

b) DOWNif a bird or insect lights on something, it stops flying and stands on it 〔鸟或昆虫〕飞落在，停落在

Examples from the Corpus

light on/upon • He left all the lights on.• If you are leaving your caravan at night, leave a light on.• He's too light on his feet.• The baker and the newsagent were open and there was a light on in the Carabinieri station that stood between them.• First, that the particles or riders must seemingly go faster than light on occasion.• I was light on the skids, the troops were out.• In fact, there have been a few carefully done pieces of relevant research that shed some light on the subject.• It's a dance designed for fat people who are not light on their feet.

→ light on/upon something at light3(2)

单词	light on/upon something
释义	light on/upon something light on/upon something phrasal verbphr v literary a) SEEto notice or find something by chance 偶然注意到[发现] His eye lit on a ruby ring. 他的视线落到一枚红宝石戒指上。 I thought I might have lit upon an ancient manuscript. 我想，我可能是发现了一份古代手稿。 b) DOWNif a bird or insect lights on something, it stops flying and stands on it 〔鸟或昆虫〕飞落在，停落在 Examples from the Corpus light on/upon • He left all the lights on.• If you are leaving your caravan at night, leave a light on.• He's too light on his feet.• The baker and the newsagent were open and there was a light on in the Carabinieri station that stood between them.• First, that the particles or riders must seemingly go faster than light on occasion.• I was light on the skids, the troops were out.• In fact, there have been a few carefully done pieces of relevant research that shed some light on the subject.• It's a dance designed for fat people who are not light on their feet. → light on/upon something at light3(2)
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