单词 | alight |
释义 | alight adjectiveverbs | adverb | phrases verbs➤be燃烧着▸➤catch (especially bre) 着火◆his clothing caught alight.他的衣服着火了。➤remain, stay (both especially bre) 仍在燃烧◆the fire should remain alight overnight.火应该一晚上都不会灭。➤set sth点燃某物◆the building had been set alight by the killer.大楼已被杀人凶手点着了。➤keep sth使某物一直燃烧着◆the fires had to be kept alight each night.每天晚上都得让炉火烧着。adverb➤well (especially bre) (火)烧得很旺◆the fire should be well alight by now.火现在应该烧得很旺了。phrases➤alight with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc. (figurative) 因为激动、欢笑、快乐等而容光焕发◆the children's eyes were alight with excitement.孩子们眼里闪烁着激动的光芒。 alight /əlaɪt/ (formal or literary) [intransitive] to leave a bus, train or other form of public transport(从公共交通工具上)下来◆alight here for the national conference centre.到国家会议中心在这里下车。 alight /əlaɪt/ [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) (formal or literary) (of a bird or insect) to land on or in sth after flying to it(鸟或昆虫)降落,飞落◆a butterfly fluttered by and alighted on a rose.一只蝴蝶飞过来,落在一朵玫瑰花上。alight¹/əˈlaɪt ||; əˈlaɪt/adj on fire; burning 着火;燃烧着: ◇a cigarette set the petrol alight. 香烟点燃了汽油。 alight can only be used after a noun, but you can use burning before a noun the whole building was alight. a burning building. alight 只能用于名词后,名词前可以用 burning:the whole building was alight. 整幢建筑物都着火了。a burning building 燃烧着的建筑物。 alight²/əˈlaɪt ||; əˈlaɪt/verb [i] (written 书面语)alight (from sth) to get off a bus, train, etc 下车☞ alight¹☞ alight² |
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