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| 1 | U brightness from the sun or from a light , which allows you to see things 光；光线；光亮 |
| The room gets a lot of light in the afternoons. 下午时房间里光线很足。 |
| light shines Light from the street lamps was shining through a gap in the curtains. 街灯的亮光从窗帘上的一条缝隙射了过来。 |
| a beam/flash/shaft/ray of light The clouds parted and a single beam of light fell on the church. 云层散开，一束光线照射在教堂上。 |
| by the light of sth (=using the light from something) The house could be clearly seen by the light of the moon. 借助某事物的光亮 |
| be/stand in sb’ s light (=to prevent someone from seeing something by standing between them and a light) It’ s harder when you keep standing in my light. 挡住某人的光线 |
| | 1a | singular/U a particular type of brightness 某种光亮 | | the grey light of dawn 黎明时昏暗的光线 | | The lamp produces a very warm soft light. 这盏灯发出的光非常柔和且温暖。 | |
| | 1b | the brightness that the sun produces during the day 日光；阳光 | | The light started to fade so we had to stop playing. 天色渐暗，我们不得不停止比赛。 | |
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| 2 | C a piece of electrical equipment that produces brightness 电灯 |
| I could see a light in the window of the farmhouse. 我可以看到农舍窗户里的一盏灯。 |
| turn on/switch on/put on a light Could somebody put the light on? 有谁能把灯开一下吗? |
| turn off/switch off/put off a light I turned the lights off and shut the door. 我关上灯并锁了门。 |
| a light comes on Lights were coming on in the street. 街上的灯亮了起来。 |
| a light goes off/out The light flickered and went out. 灯闪了一下就灭了。 |
| a warning/security light A red warning light comes on when the brake fluid is low. 刹车油位较低时红色的警告灯标会亮起来。 |
| | 2a | one of the lights on a car or other vehicle （汽车或其他车辆的）车灯 | | You’ ve left your lights on. 你没有关车灯。 | |
| | 2b | one of a set of traffic lights 交通信号灯 | | I nearly drove through a red light. 我差点闯了红灯。 | | the lights Turn left at the lights. 在红绿灯处向左转。 | |
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| 3 | singular something used for lighting a cigarette 火柴；打火机 |
| Have you got a light? 你有火吗？ |
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| if facts are brought to light or come to light , people discover them |
| 发现（某事物）；（某事物）被发现 |
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| New evidence in this case has recently come to light. 最近发现了这个案子的新证据。 |
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| - | catch the light
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| if something catches the light , it shines because it is reflecting light |
| （某物）反光 |
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| - | go out like a light informal
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| to go to sleep very quickly |
| 很快入睡 |
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| - | in a bad/new/different etc light
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| used for talking about people’ s opinion of a particular person or thing |
| （用于谈及人们对某人或事物的看法）从不利的/新的/不同的角度等 |
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| see sb/sth in a ... light It was an incident that made me see him in a completely different light. 有件事让我完全改变了对他的看法。 |
| show sb/sth in a ... light Most of the articles about the dispute showed the mayor in a very bad light. 有关这次争论的绝大部分文章对这位市长评价很负面。 |
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| - | in (the) light of sth
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| because of a particular fact |
| 鉴于…；由于… |
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| In light of your good record, we’ ve decided to overlook this offence. 鉴于你一贯良好的表现，我们决定原谅你的过失。 |
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| - | light at the end of the tunnel
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| something that makes you think that a difficult situation will improve |
| （困境中）希望的曙光 |
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| - | (the) light dawns
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| if light dawns on you , you suddenly understand or realize something |
| （某人）突然明白（或意识到） |
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| - | a light in sb’ s eyes
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| a particular feeling that someone’ s eyes seem to express |
| 某人的眼神 |
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| - | the light of sb’ s life
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| the person that someone loves most |
| 某人最心爱的人 |
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| - | the lights are on but no-one’ s home humorous
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| an expression used for saying that someone is stupid or is not listening |
| 眼睛睁得很大，脑袋却空空的（用于表示某人很愚蠢或没有听别人讲话） |
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| - | punch/put sb’ s lights out informal
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| to hit someone very hard in the face |
| 狠狠打在某人脸上 |
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| - | see the light
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| 1 | to suddenly realize or understand something 突然意识到；顿悟 |
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| 2 | to start to have strong religious beliefs 开始有强烈的宗教信仰 |
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| - | see the light (of day)
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| 1 | if an object sees the light of day , it is brought out of a place where it has been for a long time （物体从长期搁置处）拿出来，见光 |
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| 2 | if something such as an idea , plan , or rule sees the light of day , it starts to exist （想法、计划、规定等）出台，颁布 |
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| - | set light to sth
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| to make something start burning |
| 引火烧某物 |
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| - | throw/shed/cast light on sth
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| to provide new information that helps you understand something |
| （提供新信息）帮助理解，阐明 |
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| I had hoped that he would be able to shed some light on the problem. 我希望他能够帮助我理解这个问题。 |
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