alight on/upon something

phrasal verbphr v formal to suddenly think of or notice something or someone 突然想到[发现]

His mind alighted on several possible answers.

他一下子想到了几个可能的答案。

Examples from the Corpus

alight on/upon • At least we are much nearer than we were in the era your rose-coloured glasses have alighted upon.• As her torch toured the room it alighted on an extraordinary sight.• Towards the central area of trees and bushes starlings streamed, alighting on branches which swayed under the weight.• As more and more moths alight on her dress, she becomes increasingly hysterical.• Then a great orange-and - black butterfly alighted on her knee.• Five or six sparrows instantly alighted on my arms and head, gripping my skin with their bony little claws.• The photographer's glance alights on small details of foliage or suddenly sweeps upwards to the open sky.• Spitfire about to alight on Wasp's deck.

→ alight on/upon something at alight2(1)

单词	alight on/upon something
释义	alight on/upon something alight on/upon something phrasal verbphr v formal to suddenly think of or notice something or someone 突然想到[发现] His mind alighted on several possible answers. 他一下子想到了几个可能的答案。 Examples from the Corpus alight on/upon • At least we are much nearer than we were in the era your rose-coloured glasses have alighted upon.• As her torch toured the room it alighted on an extraordinary sight.• Towards the central area of trees and bushes starlings streamed, alighting on branches which swayed under the weight.• As more and more moths alight on her dress, she becomes increasingly hysterical.• Then a great orange-and - black butterfly alighted on her knee.• Five or six sparrows instantly alighted on my arms and head, gripping my skin with their bony little claws.• The photographer's glance alights on small details of foliage or suddenly sweeps upwards to the open sky.• Spitfire about to alight on Wasp's deck. → alight on/upon something at alight2(1)
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