| 单词 | lighthouse |
| 释义 | lighthouse noun[C] uk/ˈlaɪt.haʊs/us/ˈlaɪt.haʊs/atallbuildingnear thecoastorshorewith aflashinglightat thetoptowarnshipsofrocksand otherdangers 灯塔Compare beacon  Yury Prokopenko/Moment/GettyImages Navigation & shipwrecks
lighthouse| American Dictionarylighthouse noun[C] us/ˈlɑɪtˌhɑʊs/plurallighthousesus/ˈlɑɪtˌhɑʊ·zəz,-səz/atallstructureby theseawith aflashinglightthatwarnsshipsofdangerousrocksorshowsthem the way into aport Examplesoflighthouselighthouse As a result of this complicated history, there were three types of private ownership of lighthouses. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless,lighthousereform enabled the whigs and radicals to pose as crusaders against local monopolies which the tories sought to perpetuate. From theCambridge English Corpus The advocates oflighthousereform were thus not merely attacking corruption, they were attacking the very existence of private property in a public service. From theCambridge English Corpus There may be setup costs to build alighthousewith the capacity to protect vessels moving at a given speed. From theCambridge English Corpus The state had to determine the legitimacy of the competing claims oflighthouseowners, pensioners, and shipowners to the property of the tolls. From theCambridge English Corpus The principle is similar to the use of lighthouses in marine navigation. From theCambridge English Corpus Now imagine that this light goes off and one comes on at thelighthouse. From theCambridge English Corpus Underpinninglighthousereform, therefore, was a criticism of the willingness of government to make private property out of a public resource. From theCambridge English Corpus After 1815, despite the depression, most lighthouses were still generating large surpluses. From theCambridge English Corpus The private interests of thelighthouseproprietors could then be contrasted with the broader public interest which private ownership was said to damage. From theCambridge English Corpus The strategy was to imagine they were alighthouse, to scan fully left and right, using eye and head turning. From theCambridge English Corpus This survey has never covered the under-researched history of thelighthouse. From theCambridge English Corpus To eliminate these failings, the demand grew that lighthouses should be centralized under a single public authority. From theCambridge English Corpus This was true not only oflighthousereform, but of charity, borough, corporation, and tithe reform. From theCambridge English Corpus To understand the complexity of the concept of private property in lighthouses, a brief survey of the history of lighthouses is essential. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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