Alight
[ ə'lait ]
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vi. 下来;飞落;偶然发现，碰到;降落;
adj. 点着的，点亮的;烧着的，烧起的;
📝 例句
Sue began gathering her things together to alight.
淑动手把东西归拢到一块儿，准备下车了。
As he came out on the balcony, she turned to him, her face alight.
当他走上凉台时，她转向他，脸色开朗起来。
The house was alight with candles.
屋子里点着蜡烛,亮堂堂的。
Passengers for Lanzhou alight at Nanjing.
去兰州的乘客在南京下车。
His glassy eyes and his ashy face were alight in an instant.
他那没光的眼睛和苍白的脸，登时就神采奕奕。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ a-一,light-光:一线光点亮了整间屋子
※ a-一,light-发光的:哪怕是天上只有一点发光的,鸟儿就可以找到家栖息,飞机可以找到跑道降落,人就可以看清路从车上下来
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
alight
adj[pred 作表语]
on fire; lit 烧著; 点著
A cigarette set the dry grass alight. 香烟把乾草点著了.
Her dress caught alight in the gas fire. 她的衣服让煤气炉烧著了.
(fig 比喻) Their faces were alight with joy. 他们因喜悦而容光焕发.
alight v (fml 文)
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) get down from a horse or vehicle （从马上或车上）下来
Passengers should never alight from a moving bus. 公共汽车未停稳时, 乘客万勿下车. Cf 参看 dismount 1.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (of a bird) come down from the air and settle （指鸟）飞落
The sparrow alighted on a nearby branch. 那支麻雀飞落在附近的树枝上.
3 [Ipr] ~ on sth find sth by chance 偶然发现, 碰见某事物
My eye alighted on a dusty old book at the back of the shelf. 我偶然发现在书架後面有一本满是灰尘的旧书.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'lait]vi. 落下, 偶然发现a. 点着的相关词组: be alight with...
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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We'll live in New York.
我们会住在 New York。
Do you have any comments to make on the recent developments.
你对最近事态的发展有什么评论吗？
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
如果50便士不拿来换糖吃，则可以放在储蓄罐里叮当响上好几月。