alight
英 [ə'laɪt]
美[ə'laɪt]
- vi. 下来；飞落
- adj. 烧着的；点亮着的
英英释义
- 1. to come to rest, settle;
- "Misfortune lighted upon him"
- 2. come down;
- "the birds alighted"
词组搭配
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
实用场景例句
- Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents.
- 她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。
牛津词典
- Her dress caught alight in the fire.
- 她的衣服让火烧着了。
牛津词典
- Do not alight from a moving bus.
- 公共汽车行驶时不要下车。
牛津词典
- Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship.
- 最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。
牛津词典
- A cigarette set the dry grass alight .
- 一支香烟把干草点燃了。
牛津词典
- The gas fire was still alight.
- 燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life...
- 她的眼睛闪闪发亮，闪烁着少女般的幸福和满足。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
- 她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
- 一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Two men alighted from the vehicle.
- 两个男人从车上下来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He would then suddenly alight on the tune he really wanted to play.
- 他常会在那时突然想起他真正想弹的曲子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Several buildings were set alight...
- 几幢大楼着了火。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her face was alight with happiness.
- 她脸上闪耀着喜悦的光辉.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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.
辞典例句
- The room was alight with lamps.
- 房间灯火通明.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Passengers please alight the train from the doors on the left.
- 落车?乘客请以左边车门离开车厢.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- 'Did they alight on the road in the course of the night?'
- “ 他们是在夜里中途下车的 么 ? ”
英汉文学 - 双城记
- When the bus is in motion, it is dangerous to attempt to alight.
- 在公共汽车开动时, 试图下车是危险的.
期刊摘选
- The lamps are alight.
- 灯亮着.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A heavy purse makes alight heart.
- 囊中有钱心中舒畅.
期刊摘选
- A cigarette set the dry grass alight.
- 香烟把干草点着了.
期刊摘选
- Two aspects of the Roslin discovery have set the world of biotechnology alight.
- 斯林实验室的发现在两个方面轰动了生物技术界.
期刊摘选
- He wore a face alight with happiness.
- 他脸上喜气洋洋.
《简明英汉词典》
- Cotton sets alight very easily, so no smoking is allowed here.
- 棉花易燃, 所以这里禁止吸烟.
期刊摘选
- At the end of his speech, the crowd caught alight and began cheering wildly.
- 讲在他演讲快结束的时候, 人群情绪激昂,狂热欢呼.
《简明英汉词典》
- This train will terminate there. All passengers please alight at this terminus.
- 本班车将以该站为终点站,所有乘客请在该站落车.
期刊摘选
- Prepare to alight, for we are almost there.
- 我们马上要到了, 准备下车吧.
《简明英汉词典》
- We have arrived at the terminus. Passengers please alight.
- 终点站到了, 请乘客们下车.
期刊摘选
- The next station is Mei Foo, please alight of the left.
- 下一站系美孚, 请用左边车门落车.
期刊摘选
助记提示
1. a(联想alarm警报) + light => 防火警报响起提醒着火了。
双语例句
- 1. Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life.
- 她的眼睛闪闪发亮，闪烁着少女般的幸福和满足。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
- 她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Several buildings were set alight.
- 几幢大楼着了火。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The gas fire was still alight.
- 燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. A cigarette set the dry grass alight .
- 一支香烟把干草点燃了。
来自《权威词典》
英文词源
- alight (v.)
- "to descend, dismount," Old English alihtan, originally "to lighten, take off, take away," from a- "down, aside" (see a- (1)) + lihtan "get off, make light" (see light (v.)). The notion is of getting down off a horse or vehicle, thus lightening it. Of aircraft (originally balloons) from 1786. Related: Alighted; alighting.
- alight (adj.)
- "on fire," early 15c., apparently from Middle English aliht, past participle of alihton (Old English on-lihtan) "to light up," also "to shine upon" (see light (n.)).
词态变化
第三人称单数: alights;过去式: alighted; alit;过去分词: alighted; alit;现在分词: alighting;