alight是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 burning -- 燃燒的；著火的

  • I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight. 我不得不倒了一點汽油才生著了火。

  • The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight. 暴徒掀翻了幾輛汽車並將其付之一炬。

  • He was smoking in bed and his blankets caught alight. 他在床上抽煙，把毯子點著了。

• 1 brightly lit up -- 照亮的

  • The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks. 無數的煙花照亮了天空。

  • Her eyes were alight with mischief. 她的眼神裡透著調皮。

• 2 to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus -- （尤指從火車或公共汽車上）下來，下去

  • The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow. 嫌疑犯在尤斯頓下了火車，接著又趕往希斯洛機場。

• 3 to land on something -- 降落，飛落

  • A butterfly alighted gently on the flower. 一隻蝴蝶輕輕落在那朵花上。

  • As she glanced round the room her eyes alighted upon a small child. 她環視房間，目光無意中落在一個小孩身上。

  • I spent an hour in the bookshop before alighting on the perfect present. 我在書店裡逛了一個小時才發現這本書——當作禮物真是再合適不過了。