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light BRIGHTNESSlaItnthe brightness which comes naturally from the sun, moon, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, that takes away darkness and allows things to be seen光，光线sunlight/firelight/moonlight/electric light [U]阳光/火光/月光/灯光The light was so bright that it was hurting my eyes. [U]光线如此强以至于我的眼睛都被刺痛了。It's a north-facing room so it doesn't get much light (= brightness from the sun). [U]这是一间朝北的房间所以采光不足。The light is causing a reflection on my computer screen. [U]光线在我的电脑屏幕上面形成反射。I'm putting the plant near the window because it needs a lot of light. [U]我正在把该植物放在靠近窗子的地方因为它需要许多光。Is there enough light to take a photograph? [U]拍照的光线强度够不够？As a painter he made great use of the effects of light and shadow. [U]作为画家他巧妙地运用了明暗效果。When I was camping I used to read by the light of a gas-lamp. [U]我过去野营时经常坐在煤气灯旁读书。A light is also anything which provides light, such as a LAMP or an electric light bulb.灯，灯泡Could you put/switch/turn the light on/off, please. [C]你把灯打开/关上好吗？She could see the city lights in the distance. [C]她可以看到远处城市的灯火。We need another light for the lounge. [C]我们需要在休息室再装一盏灯。As the lights went down the audience grew quiet. [C]灯光转暗时，观众都安静了下来。My front bike light isn't working, it needs a new battery. [C]我的前车灯坏了，它需要换一节新电池。I think it would be a good idea to have an outside light in the porch. [C]我认为在门廊里装一盏室外灯是个好主意。Rear/side lights are the lights at the back and on either side of a vehicle. [C]后/侧灯是车辆后面和两侧的灯。 CarIf you say that you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, you mean that there are signs of improvement in a situation which has been bad for a long time, or that a long and difficult piece of work is almost completed.看到希望的曙光As the exams approached, she felt that at last she could see the light at the end of the tunnel.当考试临近时，她感到终于要熬出头了。(fig. humorous) The light of your life is the person whom you love most.最喜欢的人If facts are brought to light or they come to light, they become known.真相大白，使暴露Fresh evidence has recently come to light which suggests that he didn't in fact commit the murder.近来新的证据已经显示出他事实上并没有杀人。Something or someone that casts/sheds/throws light on a situation provides an explanation for it or information which makes it easier to understand.使变得清晰Hoping that he might be able to shed some light on the problem, I asked Mario to look at the engine.我让玛利奥看一看发动机，希望他能找出症结所在。(infml) If you go out like a light, you fall into a complete sleep very quickly or become unconscious.倒头就睡着; 倒下就不省人事He was concerned that the film had shown him in a bad light (= made him seem to be a bad person).他担心该影片会使他看起来像一个坏人。Ever since she'd learned of his castle in Scotland, Julia had started to see Henry in a different/new light (= her opinion of him had changed).自从得知亨利在苏格兰有一座豪宅后，朱丽叶开始对他另眼看待。In the light of/(Am usually) In light of (= Because of) recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings.鉴于最近发生的几件事，我们正在要求我们的顾客特别当心自己的随身财物。A light bulb (also bulb ) is a rounded glass container containing a thin thread of metal which produces light when an electric current goes through it.灯泡The light bulb in the bathroom has gone (= stopped working) -- could you change it for me, please?浴室的灯泡坏了，你能否给我换一个？Light globe (also globe ) is Aus for light bulb.（澳）灯泡A light meter is a device for measuring how much light there is, esp. to show how much light should be allowed to reach a film when taking a photograph.曝光计At a school where children live or in the army, lights-out is the time in the evening when the lights are switched off in the room where people sleep.熄灯时间No talking after lights-out!熄灯后不准讲话！A light-pen (also bar-code reader) is a pen-shaped device which is used for reading bar codes (= the part on goods in shops etc. containing information such as the price).光笔，条形码扫描器A light year is the distance that light travels in one year (about 9 500 000 000 000 kilometres).光年(infml) Light years away means an extremely long time in the past or future.时间上相隔极远It all happened when I was at college which seems light years away.这都发生在我上大学的时候，恍如隔世。When I was ten, being 50 seemed light years away.我10岁的时候，50岁对我来讲遥不可及。"Lead kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom" (from a hymn by Cardinal Newman, 1834)“四处茫茫黑暗中，仁爱之光作引导”（引自纽曼红衣主教的赞美诗）
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