[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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; NAmEəˈlaɪt/
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verb
alightalightsalightedalightingadjective[not before noun ]1on 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
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verb( formalorliterary) 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 VERBaˈlight on/upon sthto 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; NAmEəˈlaɪt/
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 itSYN land2to step out of a vehicle after a journeyalight from She alighted from the train at 74th Street.alight on/upon phrasal verb formalto suddenly think of or notice something or someone: His mind alighted on several possible answers.
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