light

高中CET4CET6IELTS考研

英[laɪt]
美[laɪt]

基本释义

n.
光; 发光体; 点火物; 眼光; 亮色; 窗
v.
照亮; 点燃; 用光指引
adj.
天色亮的; 光线充足的; 浅色的; 轻便的; 轻的; 轻柔的; 轻松的; 少量的; 愉快的; 不严肃的; 清淡的; 松软的; 低度酒的; 易醒的

词性变化

实用例句

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。

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。

...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

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。

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。

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。

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。

Have you got a light anybody?

你们谁有火吗?

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。

...the harsh light of reality.

现实严酷的一面

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。

I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.

我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。

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。

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!

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。

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。

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。

'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。”

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。

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。

I saw the light and ditched him.

我终于醒悟,甩掉了他。

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。

真题例句

Highly superior autobiographical memory' , first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named Jill Price.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia , according to the researchers.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Ancient philosophers saw life in a different light from people of today.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

They're also only a single layer in what should ideally be a many-sided approach to securing your home, one that includes common sense things like sound locks and proper exterior lighting at night.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It may shed light on people's desire to crack a secret.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And, perhaps, similar to sails, they make a useful back-up for when the lights go out.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

The lighter rules that typically govern bed-and-breakfasts are more than adequate.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

On the other hand,there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

It's still light in the midnight.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained

出自-2011年6月听力原文

I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

A thirty-year-old guy wearing a light sweater

出自-2010年12月听力原文

"highly superior autobiographical memory" or HSAM for short, first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named jill Price.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

In that light, aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia, according to the researchers.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain that isn't troublesome.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

with the exception of South Africa, the only light rail metro system in sub-Saharan Africa is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Interest in elite high school math competitions has grown in recent years, and in light of last summer's U.S. win at the International Math Olympiad —the first for an American team in more than two decades— the trend is likely to continue.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It sheds new light on how unhealthy behaviors trigger mental health problems.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Today, a visit to a lighting store reveals a stunning array of choices.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

To change the light source is costly because you have to change the whole fixture.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

There are some very commendable characteristics of the CFL [compact fluorescent light bulb], yet the selection of any light source remains inseparable from the luminaire that houses it, along with the space in which both arc installed, and lighting requirements that need to be satisfied.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The study's most striking findings shed light on the racial biases permeating the professional world.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The problem with lighting, if it arises, often doesn't lie in light sources but in their applications.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The incandescent light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison, which came to be the symbol of inspiration, has been developed into hundreds, if not thousands, of forms.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

It is quite easy, with all that choice, to change a light bulb.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

It is easy to change a light bulb, sure, but it is harder to change the bulb and its fixture.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

If the CFL should be used for lighting a particular space, or an object within that space, the fixture must be designed to work with that lamp, and that fixture with the room.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Changing a light bulb is easier than changing the fixture housing it.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

But the momentum of incandescent lighting does not stop there.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

As lighting expert Howard Brandston points out, Generally, there are no bad light sources, only bad applications.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

And Brandston knows a thing or two about lighting, being the man who illuminated the Statue of Liberty.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light in your oven or refrigerator, and to the light that the dentist points at you.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

When it came to light last year that mothers, far more than fathers,chose to stay home from work to care for their sick kids.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

We think this is the way the future is going to work," said Kyle Dickson, co-director of research and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Christian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don't take them everywhere and would prefer something lighter

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Just before people began entering the hall, Larry dimmed the lights and turned up the sound system, which was playing soft music, hoping to create a warm personal atmosphere for the speech.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Why did Larry dim the lights and turn up the sound system before people entered the hall

出自-2013年12月听力原文

If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

When you reach your top height, do light activities rather than sleep too much.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Well, first of all, he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

If the light flashed on and off several times, the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one

出自-2012年6月听力原文

If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Only one dolphin was able to see the light.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

It's still light in the midnight.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

Oh, yes, go down this aisle, pass the garden tools, you'll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Well, you know, spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you

出自-2010年6月听力原文

A nice video published online last month sheds light on expertise and the conscious mind.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light i

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

As lighting expert Howard Brandston points out, " Generally, there are no bad light sources, only bad applications. "

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a Cube Sat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Demography also includes the study of non-living objects like light bulbs and taxi cabs, and buildings because these are also populations.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

In other words, rewards are more intense for teens when they are with peers, which motivates them to pursue higher-risk experiences that might bring a big payoff such as the thrill of just making the light before it turns re.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The strike comes in light of an unsuccessful 19 months of negotiations after the existing labor contract known as the Interactive Media Agreement expired in late 2014.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The whole fixture must be replaced — light source and luminaire — and this is never an inexpensive proposition.

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

There are some very commendable characteristics of the CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb), yet the selection of any light source remains inseparable from the luminaire that houses it, along with the space in which both arc installed, and lighting requir

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

They scanned the brains of teens and adults who were playing a virtual driving game designed to test whether players would brake at a yellow light or speed on through the crossroad.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline -powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

According to the passage, human being are used to living in the day light.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution, other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

And it is not just robins that are being kept awake by artificial light.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

And the more birds are exposed to light, the more active they are at night.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Animals are built of many different materials----skin, fat, and more----and light moves through each at a different speed.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colourful patterns at the ocean surface.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Because there is less light pollution.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

But a transparent animal doesn't have pigments, so its tissues won't absorb light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But a transparent object doesn't absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, light can pass through it without bending or stopping.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But some materials slow and scatter (散射) light, bouncing it away from its original path.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Change the direction of light travel.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious (难为情) when they're in poorly lit places – and so more likely to eat lots of food.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

David Dominoni, of Glasgow university, said that light from street lamps, takeaway signs and homes is affecting the birds' biological clocks, leading to them being wide awake when they should be asleep.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Frogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times brighter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint, including their nighttime breeding choruses.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

He waved the red light as the train came into the station.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

His study shows that when robins are exposed to light at night in the lab, it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Humans are no less trapped by light pollution than the frogs.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars,we would go in darkness happily,the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal species on this planet.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

If the red light is not blinking, contact residence hall staff immediately.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

If your home doesn't have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

In southern Spain the sudden increase of greenhouses which reflect light back to space has changed the warming trend locally, and actually cooled the region.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

In the wild, many cats hunt at night because their eyes are designed for low light.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardness.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Instead, we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the sun's light.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge, because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Light is a powerful biological force, and on many species it acts as a magnet.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Light pollution dose harm to the eyesight of animals.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Light pollution has destroyed some of the world heritages.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Light pollution is largely the result of bad lighting design, which allows artificial light to shine outward and upward into the sky.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Light typically travels in a straight line.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Living in a glare of our making, we have cut ourselves off from our evolutionary and cultural heritage—the light of the stars and the rhythms of day and night.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Living materials can stop light because they contain pigments that absorb specific colors of light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Migrating at night, birds tend to collide with brightly lit tall buildings.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Most importantly, it needs to direct light where it is needed.

2016年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

On the edge of the Jacket, there is a piece of cloth which/that gives off light in the dark.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 语法填空 原文

One way for an animal to become transparent is to avoid the absorption of light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Open the curtains and turn up the lights.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Pedestrians go through red traffic lights.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Some light showers have been forecast since last month, but all of them have been effective in surrounding areas.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 听力 原文

Sorry, I dropped it and now the "on" button doesn't light up.

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

The benefits of this kind of engineering come with consequences 一 called light pollution 一 whose effects scientists are only now beginning to study.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets, fluorescent Jackets and lights at night and in the morning.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being"captured"by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil platforms.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The evening will be mainly dry with light mist.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 听力 原文

The man who had his bright lights on came over and told Larry he had made an emergency call.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

The objects around you are visible because they interact with light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The real challenge is preventing light from scattering.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The way light reflects off-marine organisms.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

The writer mentions birds and frogs to show how light pollution affects animals.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fair farm economy, but farmers can't clumsily put them together before us.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3, 300 feet—as far as most light can reach.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.

2015年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

They reflect a concentrated beam of light onto the town's central square, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters.

2019年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

To become transparent, an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

To ensure the safe operation of the smoke detector, one should make certain the red light is working.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Viewing childhood development as a scientific investigation throws light on how children learn, but it also offers an inspiring look at science and scientists.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

We've lit up the night as if it were an unoccupied country, when nothing could be further form the truth.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

When the light appeared, Rjukan residents gathered together.

2019年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

When we handed him the bag of food, he lit up and thanked us with watery eyes.

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Wherever human light spills into the natural world, some aspect or life is affected.

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With golden light streaming across the grassy Delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink.

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Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be see-through.

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Yet it's the only way to explain what we've done to the night: we've engineered it to receive us by filling it with light.

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Russell Gray at the University of Auckland and his colleagues consider the evolution of grammars in the light of two previous attempts to find universality in language.

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Thousands of Aztec artifacts came to light during the digging of the Mexico City subway in the 1970s.

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A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being sheds some light on that question.

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At night, scan the horizon for artificial light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.

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British Land Art as shown in this well selected, but relatively modestly scaled exhibition wasn't about imposing on the landscape, more a kind of landscape-orientated light conceptual art created passing through.

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Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.

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They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.

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Thousands of Aztec artifacts came to light during the digging of the Mexico city subway in the 1970s.

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viewed in this light, guilt is an opportunity.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation;

    "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

  • 2. any device serving as a source of illumination;

    "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

  • 3. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation;

    "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"

  • 4. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light;

    "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

  • 5. an illuminated area;

    "he stepped into the light"

  • 6. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination;

    "follow God's light"

  • 7. the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures;

    "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

  • 8. a person regarded very fondly;

    "the light of my life"

  • 9. mental understanding as an enlightening experience;

    "he finally saw the light"

    "can you shed light on this problem?"

  • 10. having abundant light or illumination;

    "they played as long as it was light"

    "as long as the lighting was good"

  • 11. public awareness;

    "it brought the scandal to light"

  • 12. brightness and animation of countenance;

    "he had a sparkle in his eye"

  • 13. a visual warning signal;

    "they saw the light of the beacon"

    "there was a light at every corner"

  • 14. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;

    "do you have a light?"

Verb
  • 1. make lighter or brighter;

    "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

  • 2. begin to smoke;

    "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

  • 3. to come to rest, settle;

    "Misfortune lighted upon him"

  • 4. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;

    "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"

    "Light a cigarette"

  • 5. fall to somebody by assignment or lot;

    "The task fell to me"

    "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

  • 6. get off (a horse)

Adjective
  • 1. of comparatively little physical weight or density;

    "a light load"

    "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"

  • 2. (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent;

    "light blue"

    "light colors such as pastels"

    "a light-colored powder"

  • 3. of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment;

    "light infantry"

    "light cavalry"

    "light industry"

    "light weapons"

  • 4. not great in degree or quantity or number;

    "a light sentence"

    "a light accent"

    "casualties were light"

    "light snow was falling"

    "light misty rain"

    "light smoke from the chimney"

  • 5. psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles;

    "a light heart"

  • 6. characterized by or emitting light;

    "a room that is light when the shutters are open"

    "the inside of the house was airy and light"

  • 7. used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress;

    "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"

    "a weak stress on the second syllable"

  • 8. easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned;

    "a light diet"

  • 9. (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;

    "light sandy soil"

  • 10. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;

    "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"

    "clear laughter like a waterfall"

    "clear reds and blues"

    "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

  • 11. moving easily and quickly; nimble;

    "the dancer was light and graceful"

    "a lightsome buoyant step"

    "walked with a light tripping step"

  • 12. demanding little effort; not burdensome;

    "light housework"

    "light exercise"

  • 13. of little intensity or power or force;

    "the light touch of her fingers"

    "a light breeze"

  • 14. (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average;

    "light water is ordinary water"

  • 15. weak and likely to lose consciousness;

    "suddenly felt faint from the pain"

    "was sick and faint from hunger"

    "felt light in the head"

    "a swooning fit"

    "light-headed with wine"

    "light-headed from lack of sleep"

  • 16. very thin and insubstantial;

    "thin paper"

    "flimsy voile"

    "light summer dresses"

  • 17. marked by temperance in indulgence;

    "abstemious meals"

    "a light eater"

    "a light smoker"

    "ate a light supper"

  • 18. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;

    "a light pound"

    "a scant cup of sugar"

    "regularly gives short weight"

  • 19. having little importance;

    "losing his job was no light matter"

  • 20. intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound;

    "light verse"

    "a light comedy"

  • 21. silly or trivial;

    "idle pleasure"

    "light banter"

    "light idle chatter"

  • 22. having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened;

    "light pastries"

  • 23. designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight;

    "light aircraft"

    "a light truck"

  • 24. having relatively few calories;

    "diet cola"

    "light (or lite) beer"

    "lite (or light) mayonnaise"

    "a low-cal diet"

  • 25. (of sleep) easily disturbed;

    "in a light doze"

    "a light sleeper"

    "a restless wakeful night"

  • 26. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;

    "her easy virtue"

    "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"

    "wanton behavior"

Adverb
  • 1. with few burdens;

    "experienced travellers travel light"

同义词辨析

blaze, flame, flare, glow, glare, flash, glitter, twinkle, light

这些名词均含有"火焰,烈火,光"之意。

  • blaze: 指猛烈燃烧所发生强烈的光。
  • flame: 指一条或多条火舌,多用复数形式,指由许多火舌构成的大火。
  • flare: 指摇曳的火焰。
  • glow: 指像冶炼铁和钢时发出的红光。
  • glare: 指眩目的光。
  • flash: 指突然发出而随即消失的闪光。
  • glitter: 指连续发出闪烁不定的光。
  • twinkle: 指如星光等的闪烁。
  • light: 普通用词,指日、月、星或灯等的光。

kindle, fire, ignite, light

这些动词均含"点燃,着火"之意。

  • kindle: 指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃,可用于比喻。
  • fire: 普通用词,指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来,火势可大可小。
  • ignite: 多用于科技文体,指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光,也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。
  • light: 普通用词,指点燃易燃物,使其能发光,满足各种需要。

lamp, light

这两个名词均有"灯"之意。

  • lamp: 通常指以油、气或电为能源的照明设备,一般有罩。
  • light: 普通用词,含义广泛。泛指一切供照明的灯,多指电灯。

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