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| ADJ never before noun |
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| /əˈlaɪt/ |
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| 1 | burning 燃烧着的 | set sth alight Dozens of cars were set alight. 数十辆汽车被放火烧了。 | |
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| 2 | literary if someone’ s face or eyes are alight , their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness （因激动或幸福而脸上或眼睛）发亮的，闪光的 |
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| 3 | literary bright or shining 亮着的；闪亮的 |
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| - | set the world/place etc alight
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| to cause great excitement , interest , or admiration |
| 引起巨大的兴奋（兴趣或敬佩） |
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| His first film didn’ t exactly set the world alight. 他的第一部影片并没有真正引起轰动。 |
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