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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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j34576
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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]
Word Origin
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Phrases
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
Word Origin
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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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