单词 | cast light on/onto something |
释义 | cast light on/onto somethingcast light on/onto something INFORMATIONto provide new information about something, making it easier to understand 使了解某事;阐明[论述]某事 research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe 使我们进一步了解宇宙起源的研究发现 The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject. 鲍德温的众多传记都没怎么说明这个问题。 Examples from the Corpus cast light on/onto something• We use this to cast light on a metaphor of which we are given no other interpretation.• The convergence of the techniques will cast light on perspectives and how they are controlled.• The incident has cast light on the creeping privatisation of the drug war.• The different ways in which superantigens activate T cells casts light on the pathogenesis of infectious disease.• The investigation explores the possibility of using probate inventories to cast light on this and related questions. → cast light on/onto something at cast1(1) |
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