| 单词 | alight |
| 释义 | alight¹ 1.(on fire, burning)+ building, grass着火的；+ fire, match燃烧着的 By now the whole roof was alight!现在整个屋顶都着火了！ By this time the fire was well alight, and we huddled round it.这时炉火已经烧得很旺了, 我们围聚在它的四周。 I eventually managed to get the fire alight.我终于设法把火点着了。 to set sth alight (set fire to sth)把某物点燃 Several buildings had been set alight.几幢大楼着了火。 A prisoner died after setting himself alight.一名囚犯自焚死了。 2.+ sky, building明亮的 Suddenly the whole sky was alight with fireworks.突然整个天空都被焰火照亮了。 Most of the windows were alight.大多数窗口都亮着。 3.<文>+ eyes闪闪发亮的；神采飞扬的 She was looking at him, her eyes alight.她看着他, 眼睛闪闪发亮。 to be alight with sth eyes, face ++ excitement, pleasure, happiness, pride闪烁着…；洋溢着… The little girl's eyes were alight with excitement.小女孩的眼里闪烁着激动的光芒。 idiom alight² ◆to set sth alight使…极其兴奋(或激动) Tom Ford set the fashion world alight with his two new collections.汤姆•福特新推出的两个时装系列在时尚界引起了轰动。 <正式> 1.passenger +(从交通工具上)下来 Passengers travelling to Edinburgh should alight at the next station.前往爱丁堡的乘客应该在下一站下车。 to alight from sth从…下来 Three men alighted from the plane.三个男人从飞机上下来。 Alighting from the taxi, she paid off the driver.她从出租车上下来, 把钱付给司机。 2.bird +飞落；降落 It flew across to the tree and alighted on a branch.它向对面的那棵树飞去, 落在树枝上。 Phrasal Verbalight on |
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