light是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen -- 光，光亮，光線

  • a bright light 明亮的光線

  • fluorescent/ultraviolet light 螢光／紫外光

  • a beam/ray of light 一道／束光線

  • Light was streaming in through the open door. 光線從敞開的門口傾瀉進來。

  • It's a north-facing room so it doesn't get much light (= brightness from the sun). 房間朝北，所以光線有些不足。

  • Could you switch/turn the light on/off, please? 請把燈打開／關上好嗎？

  • She could see the city lights in the distance. 她能夠看到遠處城市的燈光。

  • As the lights went down, the audience grew quiet. 燈熄滅後，觀眾們開始安靜下來。

  • My front bike light isn't working. 我的自行車前燈不亮了。

• 1 something that will produce a flame and cause burning, such as a match or a cigarette lighter -- 打火機，點火器

  • Have you got a light, please? 請問你有打火機嗎？

  • The lamp caught fire and set light to the curtains. 燈起火了，燒著了窗簾。

• 2 not weighing a lot -- 輕的；輕便的

  • Here, take this bag - it's quite light. 給你，拿著這個袋子——很輕的。

  • He's a few pounds lighter than he used to be. 他的體重比以前輕了幾磅。

  • How do you get your cakes so wonderfully light, Amy? 艾米，你是怎樣把蛋糕做得這麽鬆軟的？

  • He has a very light (= gentle) touch, which is what is required in massage. 正如按摩所要求的那樣，他的手法很輕。

  • She's very light on her feet (= she moves gracefully). 她走起路來步態輕盈。

  • a light summer dress 涼爽的夏季長裙

• 3 lit by the natural light of the day -- 亮的，光亮的，明亮的

  • The big windows make the room feel wonderfully light and airy. 大窗戶使房間顯得特別明亮、通透。

  • It gets light very early these summer mornings. 在這樣的夏日裡天亮得很早。

  • Summer is coming and the evenings are getting lighter (= getting dark later). 夏天快到了，天黑得越來越晚了。

• 4 (of colours) pale -- （顔色）淡的，淺的

  • light blue/green 淺藍色／綠色

• 5 entertaining and easily understood, but not serious and not intended to make you think -- 輕鬆的，愉快的

  • I want some light reading for the summer holidays - a romance or something. 暑假裡我想讀點輕鬆的東西——比如言情小說之類的。

  • A lively argument between the two main speakers provided some light relief (= something enjoyable or amusing) in an otherwise dull conference. 兩位主要發言者間熱烈的爭論是一種令人愉悅輕鬆的調劑。沒有這場爭論的話，會議簡直是枯燥乏味。

  • It is easy to make light of other people's problems. 忽視他人的問題很容易。

• 6 not great in strength or amount -- 弱小的；少量的

  • A light wind was blowing. 外面有微風。

  • The traffic was quite light so we got through London quickly. 路上車不多，所以我們很快就穿過了倫敦。

  • It's only light rain - you don't need an umbrella. 只是下了點小雨——你不必拿雨傘。

• 7 A light meal is small and easy to digest. -- （食物）少量的，簡便的，清淡的

  • I don't eat much for lunch - just a light snack. 我午飯吃得不多——只吃一點小吃。

  • It's described on the label as "light, fruity wine". 標籤上寫著「濃鬱醇香的低度葡萄酒」。

• 8 needing only a very small amount of effort -- 輕微的，輕鬆的，容易的

  • light exercise, such as walking 散步之類輕微的運動

  • a little light housework 一點家務工作

  • He got off with a fairly light sentence because it was his first conviction. 因為是初犯，他得以輕判。

  • Heather made light work of painting the walls. 希瑟輕而易舉地刷完了牆。

  • You made light work of that chocolate cake (= you ate it quickly)! 你三兩下就把巧克力蛋糕吃光了！

• 9 to start to burn or to make something start to burn -- 點燃，點火

  • to light a fire 點火

  • I can't get the cooker to light. 我無法點燃煤氣爐。

  • He lit his fifth cigarette in half an hour. 不到半個小時，他已經開始點第五支煙了。

• 10 to produce light that makes an object or area bright or easy to see -- 照亮，點亮；爲…照明

  • The stage had been lit with candles. 蠟燭照亮了舞臺。

  • Fireworks lit up the sky (= made the sky bright). 焰火點亮了天空。