| 单词 | light |
| 释义 | lightlightslightlight1 /laɪt/ noun1[uncountable] the energy from the Sun, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: Light poured in through the window.pour阳光透过窗户洒进来。2[countable] something such as a lamp that produces light, using electricityturn/switch/put a light on/offCan you turn the light on, please?请把灯打开好吗？The lights of the other traffic dazzled him.lightdazzle其他车辆的灯照得他目眩。3[countable usually plural] a set of red, green, and yellow lights that control the movement of traffic SYN traffic lightsat the lightsTurn left at the lights.leavelight到了红绿灯向左拐。Wait for the lights to change to green.light等绿灯亮了再走。4a light something such as a match, used to light a cigarette: Excuse me, do you have a light?对不起﹐你有火吗？Phrasescome to light/be brought to light to become known: The new evidence did not come to light until after the trial.do这个新证据在审讯结束后才披露出来。first light the time when it first gets light in the morning: We set out at first light.天一亮我们就出发。in a new/different/bad etc light if someone or something is seen or shown in a new, different, bad etc light, people have a new, different, bad etc opinion about them: I suddenly saw my father in a different light.see我突然对父亲有了不同的看法。in the light of something British English, in light of something American English after considering something: In light of the tragic events, tonight’s concert has been cancelled.eventhavebecancel因为这些不幸事件﹐今晚的音乐会取消了。light at the end of the tunnel something that gives you hope that a bad situation will end soon: After a very difficult year, we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.bestart在经历了非常艰难的一年之后，我们开始见到曙光。see the light to finally realize or understand something: I am hoping that the government will see the light and change this policy.behope我们希望政府会意识到问题所在，改变这项政策。shed/throw/cast light on something to provide new information about something that makes it easier to understand: These discoveries may shed new light on the origins of the universe.discoveryorigin这些发现或许可使人们更加了解宇宙的起源。COLLOCATIONS: lightadjectivesbright/strong lightThe light was so bright I could hardly see.becanblinding/dazzling light (=extremely bright)They came out into the blinding light of the street.comeblinddim light (=not bright)She could only just see his face in the dim light.cangood/bad light (=bright enough or not bright enough)The light in here isn’t very good.The light was too bad for reading.bereadsoft/warm light (=slightly yellow)the soft light of the candlescandlecold light (=light that seems slightly blue)the cold light of the moonnatural light (=from the Sun)There was no natural light, just a bare light bulb.beartificial light (=from lamps)The colour of the carpet looks different in artificial light.lookverbslight shinesThe morning light was shining through the window.beshinelight comes from somethingThe only light came from the fire.comelight streams/floods/pours in written (=a large amount of light comes in)Light streamed through a hole in the roof.streamlight falls on/across something (=appears on it)He moved forward, and the light fell on his face.movefallto produce lightThe reaction produces heat and light.produceto cast light (=to send light onto something)the gold circle of light cast by the lampto reflect lightSnow reflects a lot of light.reflectnoun + lighta beam/ray of light (=a thin line of light)the beam of light from the torcha shaft of light literary (=a thin line of light)There was a shaft of light from the doorway.bea flash of light (=a sudden bright light that appears for a very short time)The sky was lit up by flashes of light.belightflasha pool/circle of light (=an area of light)They stood in the pool of light cast by the streetlamp.standthe morning/evening lightHis hair shone like gold in the morning light.shineTHESAURUS: light (sense 2)sense 2light something that produces light using electricity: The lights in the house were all on.lightbelamp an object that produces light using electricity, oil, or gas – often used in names of lights: a table lampa street lampa reading lampreadtorch British English, flashlight American English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand: We shone our torches around the cave.shinetorchheadlight (also headlamp) one of the two large lights at the front of a vehicle: I could see car headlights coming towards me.canheadlightcomelantern a lamp you can carry, consisting of a glass or metal container with a light inside: The miners used lanterns which were lit by candles.mineruselanternbelightcandle |
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