no obj., with adverbial of place
1- formal, chiefly Brit. descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport〈正式, 主英〉从（火车、公共汽车等运输工具上）下来：
visitors should alight at the Fort Road stop.
参观者应该在福特路站下车。
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- (of a bird) descend from the air and settle（鸟）飞落。
词源
Old English ālīhtan, from ā-(as an intensifier) + līhtan 'descend' （see LIGHT3）.
短语动词
alight on
- find by chance; notice偶然发现; 注意到：
her eyes alighted on the item in question.
她注意到被提及的那项。
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- on fire; burning燃烧着（的）：
as adj. the house was well alight when the firemen arrived消防队员到达时, 房子已经在熊熊燃烧
as adv. flammable liquid was set alight.易燃液体被点燃了。
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- shining brightly闪亮的：
as adj. a single lamp was alight一盏孤灯闪亮
figurative 〈喻〉the boy's face was alight with excitement.
男孩的脸兴奋得发亮。
短语
set the world（或the place）alight
- informal achieve something which causes great excitement and makes one famous〈非正式〉非常成功, 非常走红。
词源
late Middle English: probably from the phrase on a light （=lighted） fire.