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[英] [ˈlaɪtli:] [美] [ˈlaɪtli] 生词本

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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。
1. N-UNCOUNT 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. 

  • 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...

    大使馆内的水电都被切断了。

  • It was difficult to see in the dim light.

    光线很昏暗，看不太清楚。

2. N-COUNT 发光体；光源；（电）灯 A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light. 

  • The janitor comes round to turn the lights out...

    看门人巡视一圈，把灯熄灭。

  • You get into the music, the lights and the people around you.

    你融入到音乐、灯光以及身边的人群中。

  • ...street lights.

    街灯

3. N-PLURAL 交通信号灯；红绿灯 You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights. 

  • ...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings.

    在交通灯和十字路口前长久等待的拥堵的城市车流

4. VERB 照亮；照耀 If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it. 

  • It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly...

    天黑了，一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明，周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。

  • The room was lit by only the one light...

    房间里仅靠这一盏灯照明。

  • The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light.

    低悬的太阳将黄灿灿的阳光泻在堡垒的墙壁上。

5. ADJ-GRADED （清晨或黄昏）天色亮的 If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day. 

  • It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek...

    我们到达拉隆溪时天还没黑。

  • He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden.

    他经常天一亮就起床去花园。

  • ...light summer evenings.

    天色明亮的夏日黄昏

6. ADJ-GRADED （自然）光线充足的 If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows. 

  • It is a light room with tall windows...

    这间房有高大的窗子，光线充足。

  • Her house is light and airy, crisp and clean.

    她的房子光线充足，空气流通，清新整洁。

lightness

  • The dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom.

    墨绿色的备用卧室与宽敞明亮的主卧室形成了巨大的反差。

7. V-ERG 点燃；点着 If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning. 

  • Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette...

    斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。

  • If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.

    要是木炭确实着不了的话，使用一种特殊的液体喷剂，再用长木片将其点燃。

  • ...a lighted candle.

    点着了的蜡烛

8. N-SING （火柴、打火机等）点火物 If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking. 

  • Have you got a light anybody?

    你们谁有火吗？

9. N-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. 

  • He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.

    最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。

10. N-SING 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. 

  • ...the harsh light of reality.

    现实严酷的一面

11. N-PLURAL 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. 

  • 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。

12. N-SING 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. 

  • I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.

    我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。

13. See also: lighter; lighting; bright lights; night light; pilot light; red light;  
14. PHRASE 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. 

  • 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。

15. PHRASE 开始明白 If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it. 

  • 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！

16. PHRASE 黎明；破晓 First light is the time in the early morning when light first appears and before the sun rises. 

  • 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。

17. PHRASE 准许；许可 If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something. 

  • 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。

18. PREP-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. 

  • 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。

19. PHRASE 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. 

  • '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。”

20. PHRASE 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. 

  • 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。

21. PHRASE 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. 

  • 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。

22. PHRASE 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. 

  • I saw the light and ditched him.

    我终于醒悟，甩掉了他。

23. PHRASE 点燃；点着 If you set light to something, you make it start burning. 

  • 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
24. PHRASE 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. 

  • 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。

25. PHRASE 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. 

  • All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel.

    我只能告诉她要坚持，让她知道总会柳暗花明的。

26.   all sweetness and light→see: sweetness; 
相关词组：
light on  light up  light upon 
Adverb

1. without good reason;

  • "one cannot say such things lightly"

2. with few burdens;

  • "experienced travellers travel light"

3. with little weight or force;

  • "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"

4. indulging with temperance;

  • "we eat lightly in the morning"

5. with indifference or without dejection;

  • "he took it lightly"

6. in a small quantity or extent;

  • "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
  • "apply paint lightly"

7. to a slight degree;

  • "her speech is only lightly accented"
1. Catch in the waistline very lightly so that it doesn't show.
稍稍缝上几针把腰围收一收，这样就看不出来了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He lightly touched my forehead.
他轻轻地摸了摸我的前额。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.
他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He touched the parcel lightly with his fingertips.
他轻轻地用指尖碰了碰包裹。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Massage it lightly with your fingertips.
用指尖轻轻按摩。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. She leaned lightly against his shoulder.
她轻轻地倚靠在他肩上。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. She sleeps lightly.; She is easily roused from sleep.
她睡觉很惊醒。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. She trod lightly in order not to wake the family.
她脚步轻轻地走，以免惊醒家里的人们。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9. Such an illegal act should not be treated lightly.
这样的违法行为不可等闲视之。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly.
垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. The child tripped lightly like a bird.
那个孩子像鸟儿一样轻快地奔跑着。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. The feather floated lightly in the air.
羽毛轻盈地飘在空中。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. The ground was lightly powdered with snow.
地上薄薄地铺了一层雪。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14. The hard-won liberties should never be bargained away lightly.
好容易才获得自由，绝不能轻易放弃。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed.
敌人负隅顽抗的可能性是不容轻易忽视的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. The question can't be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.
不可轻率地认为这个问题是一个怪念头或空想而不予考虑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. These rules are not made to be flung aside lightly.
这些制度制定出来不是让人弃之不顾的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. They got off lightly.
他们轻易地逃脱了惩罚。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.
这种植物适宜放在略微阴凉的地方。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. This time we have let him off lightly.
这次便宜了他。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》