alight

英 [ə'laɪt] 美 [ə'laɪt]

• v. 落下；走下；<古>偶然发现
• adj. 燃烧的；（因激动或幸福而脸上或眼睛）发亮的；明亮的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. lighted up by or as by fire or flame;

   "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"
   "even the car's tires were aflame"
   "a night aflare with fireworks"
   "candles alight on the tables"
   "houses on fire"
   

Verb:

1. to come to rest, settle;

   "Misfortune lighted upon him"
   

2. come down;

   "the birds alighted"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. An airplane alighted on the airdrome.
   一架飞机在机场着陆。
2. She will alight from the fiacre.
   她将走下马车。
3. Passengers should not alight from the train until it has stopped.
   火车停车以前乘客不应下车。
4. He alighted on a rare medical herb.
   他偶然找到了一种稀有的草药。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
   这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
2. The firewood was so wet that we couldn't get it alight.
   木柴太湿，点不着。
3. Her face was alight with happiness.
   她脸上闪耀着喜悦的光辉。
4. The house was alight with candles.
   屋子里点着蜡烛，亮堂堂的。

经典引文

• His Majesty alighted out of his Coach.

  出自： Clarendon

• Our travellers..alighted from their palfreys.

  出自： Joyce

• Elegantly dressed people were alighting from cars.

  出自： B. Pym

词汇搭配

• catch alight 燃烧(着火)
• set alight 点燃(着火)
• alight upon 落在(偶然发现)...
• alight on 落在(偶然发现)...
• set the world on fire 非常成功(大大出名)...
• world 世界

近反义词

【近义词】

• on fire 着火
• ablaze 着火的
• perch 栖木
• burning 燃烧的
• in flames 在燃烧, 陷入烈焰之中...
• blazing 强烈的
• flaming 燃烧的
• get off 从 ... 下来
• get out 离开
• descend 下降
• dismount 下马
• land 陆地
• rest 剩余的部分
• stop 停止
• settle 解决
• aflame 燃烧的
• light 光
• climb down 让步
• aflare 闪耀着
• afire 着火的

【反义词】

• ride 骑