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light[laɪt; lait]名词1 a. (U)光, 光线in ~受到光的照射He read the letter by the ~ of the candle.他在烛光下读那封信b. (U) [又作 a ~] (映入眼帘的) 光亮, 光辉, 光芒; 明亮处in the ~在明亮处in (a) good [bad] ~在容易看清的 [看不清的] 地方c. (U) [又作 a ~] (喜悦、幸福等的) 目光; 眼神She had a certain ~ in her eyes.她眼中闪烁著一种光辉2 (U)a. [常 the ~]日光; 白天, 白昼the ~ of day白昼之光before the ~ fails在天未黑之前b. 黎明 (dawn)before ~在天未亮之前He left home at first ~.他在天刚亮时出门3 a. (C)发光体, 光源b. (C) [常当集合称用] 灯火, 灯光; (信号的) 灯光, 交通信号灯; (电子计算机类的) 指示灯→ traffic lightput out the ~熄灯wait for the ~s to change等红灯变绿灯jump [go through] the ~s闯红灯Bring me a ~.拿个灯给我The ~s went out.灯熄了c. (C)灯塔; 烽火d. (C)天体e.[~s] (舞台的) 脚灯, 舞台照明 (footlights)before the ~s登上舞台, 受人瞩目4 (C) (帮助发火的) 火花, 火焰; 引火物(火柴等); (香烟的) 火a box of ~s一盒火柴get a ~要 [借] 火put a ~ to﹍ 引火于…, 点燃…strike a ~ (用火柴等) 擦出火Will you give me a ~?.借个火好吗?5(U)暴露, 显露; 周知come to ~暴露, 显露, 现形, 败露Many new discoveries have been brought to ~.许多新发现已公诸于世6 a. (U) [又作 a ~] (启蒙 [启明] 之) 光; (释明问题的) 线索; 可作线索 [启发性] 的事实[发现]throw [cast, shed](a) new ~ on [upon]﹍对…提供一个新的 (解决) 线索, 对…作新的解释give ~ on [upon]﹍ 把…弄明白b. (U)知性, 才智, 明智7(C)看法, 观点, 见解; 事实的真相see something in a new ~对某事持新的看法He saw it in a favorable ~.他从有利的观点看这事 [对这事做善意的解释]→ in (the) light of.8(C)领导性人物, 泰斗, 权威人物, 大师the greatest literary ~ of our time当代最伟大的文学权威9(C) (采光) 窗口, 天窗, 使光线进入之物10(C)‘绘画’明亮的部分 (←→ shade)→ highlight.11 (U)‘法律’采光权12 (U)a.‘基督教’天光, 灵光, 光[of]b.‘圣经’荣光, 福祉according to one's [a person's] lights依据某人的见解[能力], 依照某人的情形He was an honest man according to his ~s.按照他自己的标准他是个安分守己的老实人■ between the lights在黄昏时■ between two lights在 (夹在两个白天之间的) 夜晚; 趁著黑夜■ by the light of nature直觉地, 自然地, 天生地■ get[stand]in a person's light(1) 给某人遮住光(2) 阻碍某人成功或进步之机会stand in one's own ~自己阻碍自己, 使自己受损■ get out of the light避免挡住 [阻碍]■ hide one's light under a bushel谦虚而隐藏自己的才能, 靦腆而隐藏自己的善行(把灯隐藏在斗底下; ◆出自圣经“马太福音”)■ in the (cold) light of day [dawn, reason]若回到现实想一想, 冷静地想一想■ in the light of﹍按照…, 根据…, 鉴于…; 从…的观点He explained the phenomenon in the ~ of recent scientific knowledge.他根据最新的科学知识 [从最新科学知识的观点] 解释了那现象■ in the light of a person's countenance → countenance 2■ light and shade(1) 光和影(2) 明暗; 天壤之别■ place[put]in a good[bad]light(1) 将< 物> 置于光线良好[不良]之处(2) 使< 物> 显得好[不好], 使< 物> 显得有利[不利]■ see the light(1)(文语)出生, 诞生; 公诸于世; 问世His book of poetry will see the ~ (of day) before long.他的诗集不久将问世(2) 明白Now I see the ~.我现在明白(3) (在宗教上) 省悟; 改变宗教信仰the light of one's eyes所钟爱之物, 最爱的人形容词(~.er; ~.est) (←→ dark)1 光明的, 明亮的 (bright)a ~ room明亮的房间It's getting ~.天渐渐亮起来2 < 颜色> 淡的, 浅的 (pale)~ brown淡褐色, 浅棕色~ hair浅色的头发及物动词(light.ed, lit[lt; lit])1 a. 给…点火, 点燃< up> ~ a candle [cigarette]点燃蜡烛 [香烟]a ~ed oven已点火的烤炉b. 生< 火> , 燃, 烧~ a fire生火2 给…点灯, 照亮; 使…明亮, 照射, 照亮< up> The moon is lit up by the sun.月球藉太阳而发亮The town is brightly lit up.城里灯火通明3 使 < 面容> 有光采; 使…容光焕发, 使春风满面, 使精神百倍< up> His face was ~ed by a smile. = A smile lit up his face.微笑使他容光焕发4 点灯领< 人> 行路L~ the ladies downstairs.点灯领女士们下楼The boy ~ed me on my way.那少年拿著灯为我带路不及物动词1 a. 亮灯, 点灯< up> The room lit up.房间灯亮了b. 变亮, 照耀< up> The sky has ~ed up.天空已转亮了2 < 面容、眼睛> 发出光芒, 容光焕发< up> Her face lit up when she saw me.她看到我时脸露喜色3 a. 著火, 燃烧These matches ~ easily.这些火柴易著火b. (口语)点香烟 [烟斗] 的火< up> He took out a pipe and lit up.他取出烟斗点火 |