Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense lights, present participle lighting, past tense, past participle lit, past tense, past participle lighted, comparative lighter, superlative lightest
The form lit is the usual past tense and past participle, but the form lighted is also used.过去式和过去分词形式通常用lit,但亦使用lighted。
1N-UNCOUNT [oft theNOUN]光;光线;光亮Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire. 光;光线;光亮
Cracks of light filtered through the shutters.
斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。
Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off.
9N-COUNT 角度;(事物呈现的)状态 If something is presented in a particular light, it is presented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature. 角度;(事物呈现的)状态
He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.
10N-SING [theNOUNof n]影响 You can refer to the type of influence that something has on situations, people, or things as the light of that situation, person, or thing. 影响 [written]
...the harsh light of reality.
现实严酷的一面
11N-PLURAL [prep poss N]眼光;(个人的)观点,标准 You say that something is done or is acceptable according to someone's lights when you mean that it is done or is acceptable according to their own ideas and standards. 眼光;(个人的)观点,标准 [formal]
They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests.
他们可以继续按照自己的想法,依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。
12N-SING [usu Nin n]眼神;目光 If there is a light in someone's eyes, there is an expression in their eyes that shows you the mood they are in or what they are thinking about. 眼神;目光 [literary]
I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.
14PHRASE 显露;揭露;为人所知 If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people. 显露;揭露;为人所知
Nothing about this sum has come to light.
关于这笔钱人们一无所知。
The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry.
承诺要进行的调查不太可能揭露真相。
15PHRASE 开始明白 If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it. 开始明白
At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis!
终于明白过来了—他要和菲莉丝结婚了!
16PHRASE 黎明;破晓First light is the time in the early morning when light first appears and before the sun rises. 黎明;破晓 [literary]
Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp.
黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。
17PHRASE 准许;许可 If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something. 准许;许可
The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals.
食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。
Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether.
其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。
18PREP-PHRASE 鉴于;由于;根据 If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information. 鉴于;由于;根据
In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
根据这一信息,现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。
19PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb]很快入睡;立即失去知觉 If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately. 很快入睡;立即失去知觉 [informal]
'Why didn't somebody come and tell me?' — 'Because you were out like a light.'
“为什么没有人来告诉我?”—“因为你一下就睡过去了。”
20PHRASE [VERB inflects]重见天日 If you say that an object sees the light of day or sees the light, you mean that it is taken out of the place where it is stored. 重见天日
Museum basements are stacked full of objects which never see the light of day.
博物馆的地下室里堆满了永远不会重见天日的物件。
21PHRASE [VERB inflects]问世;为公众所知 If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time. 问世;为公众所知
This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966.
这份非同寻常的文件第一次公开是在1966年。
22PHRASE 明白过来;领悟 If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one. 明白过来;领悟
I saw the light and ditched him.
我终于醒悟,甩掉了他。
23PHRASE 点燃;点着 If you set light to something, you make it start burning. 点燃;点着 [mainly British]
They had poured fuel through the door of the flat and had then set light to it.
他们隔着公寓门往里边倒汽油,然后点着了火。
in AM, use 美国英语用 set fire to
24PHRASE 使(某事)显得非常清楚;使人了解(某事) To shed light on ,throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it. 使(某事)显得非常清楚;使人了解(某事)
A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
新的方法提供了一个答案,并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。
25PHRASE 隧道尽头的曙光;黑暗尽头的希望 When you talk about the light at the end of the tunnel, you are referring to the end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment. 隧道尽头的曙光;黑暗尽头的希望
All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
6ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](睡眠)不深的;(人)容易惊醒的 A light sleep is one that is easily disturbed and in which you are often aware of the things around you. If you are a light sleeper, you are easily woken when you are asleep. (睡眠)不深的;(人)容易惊醒的
She had drifted into a light sleep.
她迷迷糊糊地进入了浅睡。
She was usually a light sleeper.
她通常很容易惊醒。
lightly
He was dozing lightly in his chair.
他坐在椅子上半睡半醒地打着盹儿。
7ADJ-GRADED (声音、嗓音等)轻柔的 A light sound, for example someone's voice, is pleasantly quiet. (声音、嗓音等)轻柔的
The voice was sweet and light.
那嗓音甜美轻柔。
8ADJ-GRADED (餐食)少量的,易消化的 A light meal consists of a small amount of food, or of food that is easy to digest. (餐食)少量的,易消化的
11ADJ-GRADED (行为后果、处罚等)轻微的,不严重的 If you describe the result of an action or a punishment as light, you mean that it is less serious or severe than you expected. (行为后果、处罚等)轻微的,不严重的
She confessed her astonishment at her light sentence when her father visited her at the jail.
1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](书、音乐、电影等)消遣性的,娱乐性的,轻松的 If you describe things such as books, music, and films as light, you mean that they entertain you without making you think very deeply. (书、音乐、电影等)消遣性的,娱乐性的,轻松的
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](说话方式)随意的,不严肃的 If you say something in a light way, you sound as if you think that something is not important or serious. (说话方式)随意的,不严肃的
Talk to him in a friendly, light way about the relationship.
'Once a detective, always a detective,' he said lightly.
“一日为侦探,终生为侦探,”他满不在意地说。
lightness
'I'm not an authority on them,' Jessica said with forced lightness.
“我又不是这些方面的权威,”杰茜卡故作轻松地说。
3ADJ-GRADED (通常用于否定句)轻微的,不重要的 If you say that something is not a light matter, you mean that it should be treated or considered as being important and serious. (通常用于否定句)轻微的,不重要的
It can be no light matter for the Home Office that so many young prisoners should have wanted to kill or injure themselves.
竟然有那么多的年轻囚犯试图自杀或自残,内政部决不可等闲视之。
lightly
His allegations cannot be lightly dismissed.
不能把他提出的指控当儿戏。
4PHRASE 轻视;对…不在乎;视…为微不足道 If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is. 轻视;对…不在乎;视…为微不足道
Roberts attempted to make light of his discomfort.