alight

TEM8IELTS低频词扩展词汇

英 [ə'laɪt] 美[ə'laɪt]

释义

vi. 下来；飞落

adj. 烧着的；点亮着的

词态变化

第三人称单数: alights;过去式: alighted; alit;过去分词: alighted; alit;现在分词: alighting;

助记提示

1. a(联想alarm警报) + light => 防火警报响起提醒着火了。

英文词源

alight (v.): "to descend, dismount," Old English alihtan, originally "to lighten, take off, take away," from a- "down, aside" (see a- (1)) + lihtan "get off, make light" (see light (v.)). The notion is of getting down off a horse or vehicle, thus lightening it. Of aircraft (originally balloons) from 1786. Related: Alighted; alighting.
alight (adj.): "on fire," early 15c., apparently from Middle English aliht, past participle of alihton (Old English on-lihtan) "to light up," also "to shine upon" (see light (n.)).

双语例句

1. Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life.: 她的眼睛闪闪发亮，闪烁着少女般的幸福和满足。

2. She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.: 她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。

3. Several buildings were set alight.: 几幢大楼着了火。

4. The gas fire was still alight.: 燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。

5. A cigarette set the dry grass alight .: 一支香烟把干草点燃了。

英英释意

1. to come to rest, settle;: "Misfortune lighted upon him"

2. come down;: "the birds alighted"

实用场景例句

Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents.: 她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。

Her dress caught alight in the fire.: 她的衣服让火烧着了。

Do not alight from a moving bus.: 公共汽车行驶时不要下车。

Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship.: 最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。

A cigarette set the dry grass alight .: 一支香烟把干草点燃了。

The gas fire was still alight.: 燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。

Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life...: 她的眼睛闪闪发亮，闪烁着少女般的幸福和满足。

She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.: 她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。

A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.: 一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。

Two men alighted from the vehicle.: 两个男人从车上下来。

He would then suddenly alight on the tune he really wanted to play.: 他常会在那时突然想起他真正想弹的曲子。

Several buildings were set alight...: 几幢大楼着了火。

Her face was alight with happiness.: 她脸上闪耀着喜悦的光辉.

Sue began gathering her things together to alight.: 淑动手把东西归拢到一块儿,准备下车了.

The room was alight with lamps.: 房间灯火通明.

Passengers please alight the train from the doors on the left.: 落车?乘客请以左边车门离开车厢.

As he came out on the balcony, she turned to him, her face alight.: 当他走上凉台时, 她转向他, 脸色开朗起来.

'Did they alight on the road in the course of the night?': “ 他们是在夜里中途下车的么 ? ”

When the bus is in motion, it is dangerous to attempt to alight.: 在公共汽车开动时, 试图下车是危险的.

The lamps are alight.: 灯亮着.

A heavy purse makes alight heart.: 囊中有钱心中舒畅.

A cigarette set the dry grass alight.: 香烟把干草点着了.

Two aspects of the Roslin discovery have set the world of biotechnology alight.: 斯林实验室的发现在两个方面轰动了生物技术界.

He wore a face alight with happiness.: 他脸上喜气洋洋.

Cotton sets alight very easily, so no smoking is allowed here.: 棉花易燃, 所以这里禁止吸烟.

At the end of his speech, the crowd caught alight and began cheering wildly.: 讲在他演讲快结束的时候, 人群情绪激昂,狂热欢呼.

This train will terminate there. All passengers please alight at this terminus.: 本班车将以该站为终点站,所有乘客请在该站落车.

Prepare to alight, for we are almost there.: 我们马上要到了, 准备下车吧.

We have arrived at the terminus. Passengers please alight.: 终点站到了, 请乘客们下车.

The next station is Mei Foo, please alight of the left.: 下一站系美孚, 请用左边车门落车.

词组搭配

set the world (或 the place) alight

(informal)achieve something which causes great excitement and makes one famous

(非正式)非常成功，非常走红

(alight on)find by chance; notice

偶然发现，注意到

her eyes alighted on the item in question.
她注意到被提及的那项。