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Alight Eyes Verb Face əˈlaɪt Alighted   [V Set

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alight

[əˈlaɪt]alighted, alighting, alights

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VERB22233
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ADJ30824
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Spoken:

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落下(34%),走下(25%),燃烧的(25%),明亮的(16%)
adj.烧着的;点亮着的
vi.下来;飞落
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Collins
alight ★☆☆☆☆
/əla͟ɪt/
1
[ADJ 形容词]燃烧着的;点亮着的 If something is alight, it is burning.
  [v n ADJ]
  • Several buildings were set alight...

    几幢大楼着了火。

  • The gas fire was still alight.

    燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。

2
[ADJ 形容词](脸色、眼神因激动、高兴)熠熠放光的,闪闪发亮的 If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness.
  [v-link ADJ]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • 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。

3
[VERB 动词](鸟或昆虫)飞落,降落 If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there.
  [V prep/adv]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.

    一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。

4
[VERB 动词]下(火车、公共汽车等) When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a journey.
  [V prep/adv]
  [Also V]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • Two men alighted from the vehicle.

    两个男人从车上下来。

5
[VERB 动词]偶然发现;偶然想到;突然对…产生兴趣 If someone alights on something, they suddenly see it, think of it, or take an interest in it.
  [V on/upon n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • 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。


Oxford
alight / əˈlaɪt ; NAmE əˈlaɪt /
adjective
,
verb
alight alights alighted alighting
adjective [not before noun ] 1 on fire 燃烧;着火 A cigarette setthe dry grass alight. 一支香烟把干草点燃了。 Her dress caught alightin the fire. 她的衣服让火烧着了。 2 ( formal) (of faces or eyes 脸或眼 ) showing a feeling of happiness or excitement 容光焕发;兴奋 IDIOMsee
world
verb ( formal or literary) 1 [intransitive ] alight(in/on/upon sth) (of a bird or an insect 鸟或昆虫 ) to land in or on sth after flying to it 降落;飞落 SYN
land
2 [intransitive ] alight(from sth) to get out of a bus, a train or other vehicle 从(公共汽车、火车等)下来 SYN
get off
Do not alight from a moving bus. 公共汽车行驶时不要下车。
PHRASAL VERB aˈlight on/upon sth to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance (尤指偶然地)想到,发现,注意到 Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship. 最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。 Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents. 她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。
alight / əˈlaɪt ; NAmE əˈlaɪt /
LDC
alight1 adjective
alight2 verb
alighta‧light1 /əˈlaɪt/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun]
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1burning:  The car was set alight and pushed over a hill.RegisterAlight is mostly used in journalism or in literature. In everyday English, people usually say on fire:· The car had been deliberately set on fire.2 literary someone whose face or eyes are alight looks excited, happy, etcalight with excitement/pleasure/laughter etc Jed’s face was alight with excitement.3 literary bright with light or colour
alight1 adjective
alight2 verb
alightalight2 verb [intransitive] formal
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1if a bird or insect alights on something, it stops flying and stands on it SYN  land2to step out of a vehicle after a journeyalight from She alighted from the train at 74th Street.alight on/upon something phrasal verb formal to suddenly think of or notice something or someone:  His mind alighted on several possible answers.

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