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- a device for giving light, either one consisting of an electric bulb together with its holder and shade or cover, or one burning gas or a liquid fuel and consisting of a wick or mantle and a glass shade灯：
a table lamp.
台灯。
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- an electrical device producing ultraviolet, infrared, or other radiation, used for therapeutic purposes理疗用灯（包括紫外灯、红外灯及其他辐射灯）, 照射仪。
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- poetic/literary a source of spiritual or intellectual inspiration〈诗/文〉灵感的源泉。
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- with obj. supply with lamps; illuminate照明, 照亮：
inspectors can lamp the lines between the manholes for routine maintenance observations.
检查员能够照亮检修孔之间的线路进行日常维修观察。
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- no obj. poetic/literary shine〈诗/文〉发光：
an evil fire out of their eyes came lamping.
他们眼里发出邪恶的火光。
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- no obj. [often as noun lamping] hunt at night using lamps, especially for rabbits灯下捕猎（尤指捕兔）。
派生词
lamper
nounlampless
adjective词源
Middle English: via Old French from late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, lampad-'torch'， from Greek.