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lantern n.灯笼；[建]天窗；屋顶气窗 (1) 我做了个纸灯笼给我的外甥。(2) 一盏小灯笼在黑暗中微微闪光。(3) 中国的宫灯以精巧闻名。 Some lanterns have an actual flame inside, but others are battery operated, like flashlights, but lanterns usually provide more light. There are also paper lanterns, which are fun for parties, and if you use a pumpkin you have yourself a jack o’ lantern. Lantern comes from the Latin lanterna, "lantern, lamp, or torch," and shares the Greek root lampein, "to shine," with the English word lamp.

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英 ['læntən] 美 ['læntərn] (1) I'm making a paper lantern for my nephew.(2) A little lantern blinked in the darkness.(3) The Chinese palace lanterns are famous for their delicacy. A lantern is an old-fashioned hand-held light, like the kind you might go looking for ghosts with. There are also modern ones — a lantern is any hand-held light with a see-through case. No ghosts necessary. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]灯笼；提灯 A lantern is a lamp in a metal frame with glass sides and with a handle on top so you can carry it.

英语单词	lantern
英美音标	英 ['læntən] 美 ['læntərn]
中文释义	n.灯笼；[建]天窗；屋顶气窗
英语例句	(1) I'm making a paper lantern for my nephew. (2) A little lantern blinked in the darkness. (3) The Chinese palace lanterns are famous for their delicacy.
中文例句	(1) 我做了个纸灯笼给我的外甥。 (2) 一盏小灯笼在黑暗中微微闪光。 (3) 中国的宫灯以精巧闻名。
vocabulary简明	A lantern is an old-fashioned hand-held light, like the kind you might go looking for ghosts with. There are also modern ones — a lantern is any hand-held light with a see-through case. No ghosts necessary.
vocabulary扩展	Some lanterns have an actual flame inside, but others are battery operated, like flashlights, but lanterns usually provide more light. There are also paper lanterns, which are fun for parties, and if you use a pumpkin you have yourself a jack o’ lantern. Lantern comes from the Latin lanterna, "lantern, lamp, or torch," and shares the Greek root lampein, "to shine," with the English word lamp.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]灯笼；提灯 A lantern is a lamp in a metal frame with glass sides and with a handle on top so you can carry it.

Lantern Paper Hand Held Ghosts Lamp 英 Læntən] 美 Læntərn