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light n.光；光线；灯；打火机；领悟；浅色；天窗adj.轻的；浅色的；明亮的；轻松的；容易的；清淡的v.点燃；变亮；照亮adv.清楚地；轻便地 (1) 我试着去看，但是有道白光让我什么都看不到。(2) 你挡住了我的光线，我没法看书。(3) 他出门前把灯关掉。(4) 天色暗了,于是我们打开了灯。(5) 对不起，你碰巧有打火机吗？(6) 这幅肖像画的浓淡色调表现得很好。(7) 这是一个重箱子,那是一个轻箱子。(8) 她向前探出身子,她的浅色的美丽头发遮住了脸颊。(9) 天渐渐亮了。(10) 比起严肃小说来,他更喜欢轻松的小说。(11) 她出事以后只能做轻活儿了。(12) 我建议你一段时间内多吃些清淡的东西。(13) 我看见他走进房间,坐了下来,点燃了一根香烟。(14) 当她看到他走过来的时候，她的脸亮了起来。(15) 他划了根火柴来照亮房间。 Like light itself, the word can take a lot of different forms — it can be a noun, an adjective, or a verb, and it can mean "bright" or "not heavy". No matter how you define it, though, the word comes from the Old English word leoht.

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英 [laɪt] 美 [laɪt] (1) I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light.(2) I can't read while you are standing in my light.(3) He turned off the light before going out.(4) It was getting dark, so we switched on the light.(5) Excuse me, have you get a light by any chance?(6) The portrait shows fine effects of light and shade.(7) This is a heavy box, and that is a light one.(8) She bent forward, and her fine light hair fell over her cheeks.(9) It's beginning to get light.(10) He prefers light fictions to serious novels.(11) Since her accident she can only do light work.(12) I advise you to go on a light diet for a while.(13) I saw him enter the room, sit down and light a cigarette.(14) Her face lit up when she saw he was coming.(15) He struck a match to light the room. It's pitch black in your room so you switch on the lamp, and your room is filled with light. Light is a source of illumination, whether a natural one (like the sun) or an artificial one (like your lamp). 1. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION 光亮；照明2. NOT GREAT IN WEIGHT, AMOUNT, OR INTENSITY 重量、数量或强度不大3. UNIMPORTANT OR NOT SERIOUS 不重要；不严肃Part-1The form lit is the usual past tense and past participle, but the form lighted is also used. 过去式和过去分词形式通常用lit，但亦使用lighted。1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]光；光线；光亮 Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire.   [also the N]Cracks of light filtered through the shutters...斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off...大使馆内的水电都被切断了。It was difficult to see in the dim light.光线很昏暗，看不太清楚。...ultraviolet light.紫外线2[N-COUNT 可数名词]发光体；光源；（电）灯 A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light. The janitor comes round to turn the lights out...看门人巡视一圈，把灯熄灭。You get into the music, the lights and the people around you.你融入到音乐、灯光以及身边的人群中。...street lights.街灯3[N-PLURAL 复数名词]交通信号灯；红绿灯 You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights. ...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings.在交通灯和十字路口前长久等待的拥堵的城市车流4[VERB 动词]照亮；照耀 If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it.   [V n]  [V n with n]  [V-ed]It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly...天黑了，一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明，周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。The room was lit by only the one light...房间里仅靠这一盏灯照明。The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light.低悬的太阳将黄灿灿的阳光泻在堡垒的墙壁上。...the little lighted space at the bottom of the stairwell.楼梯井底部的一小块有灯照着的地方5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（清晨或黄昏）天色亮的 If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day. It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek...我们到达拉隆溪时天还没黑。He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden.他经常天一亮就起床去花园。...light summer evenings.天色明亮的夏日黄昏6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（自然）光线充足的 If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows. It is a light room with tall windows...这间房有高大的窗子，光线充足。Her house is light and airy, crisp and clean.她的房子光线充足，空气流通，清新整洁。lightnessThe dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom.墨绿色的备用卧室与宽敞明亮的主卧室形成了巨大的反差。7[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]点燃；点着 If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning.   [V n]  [V]  [V-ed]Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette...斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.要是木炭确实着不了的话，使用一种特殊的液体喷剂，再用长木片将其点燃。...a lighted candle.点着了的蜡烛8[N-SING 单数名词]（火柴、打火机等）点火物 If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking.   [a N]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Have you got a light anybody?你们谁有火吗？9[N-COUNT 可数名词]角度；（事物呈现的）状态 If something is presented in a particular light, it is presented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature.   [with supp]He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。10[N-SING 单数名词]影响 You can refer to the type of influence that something has on situations, people, or things as the light of that situation, person, or thing.   [the N of n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]...the harsh light of reality.现实严酷的一面11[N-PLURAL 复数名词]眼光；（个人的）观点，标准 You say that something is done or is acceptable according to someone's lights when you mean that it is done or is acceptable according to their own ideas and standards.   [prep poss N]  [FORMAL 正式]They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests.他们可以继续按照自己的想法，依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。12[N-SING 单数名词]眼神；目光 If there is a light in someone's  eyes, there is an expression in their eyes that shows you the mood they are in or what they are thinking about.   [usu N in n]  [LITERARY 文]I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。13See also:lighter；lighting；bright lights；night light；pilot light；red light；  14[PHRASE 短语]显露；揭露；为人所知 If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people.   [V inflects]Nothing about this sum has  come to light...关于这笔钱人们一无所知。The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry.承诺要进行的调查不太可能揭露真相。15[PHRASE 短语]开始明白 If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.   [V inflects]At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis!终于明白过来了——他要和菲莉丝结婚了！16[PHRASE 短语]黎明；破晓 First light is the time in the early morning when light first appears and before the sun rises.   [LITERARY 文]Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp.黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。17[PHRASE 短语]准许；许可 If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something.   [PHR after v]The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals...食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether.其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。18[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]鉴于；由于；根据 If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information. In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.根据这一信息，现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。19[PHRASE 短语]很快入睡；立即失去知觉 If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately.   [v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]'Why didn't  somebody come and tell me?' — 'Because you were out like a light.'“为什么没有人来告诉我？”——“因为你一下就睡过去了。”20[PHRASE 短语]重见天日 If you say that an object sees the light of day or sees the light, you mean that it is taken out of the place where it is stored.   [V inflects]Museum basements are stacked full of objects which never see the light of day.博物馆的地下室里堆满了永远不会重见天日的物件。21[PHRASE 短语]问世；为公众所知 If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time.   [V inflects]This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966.这份非同寻常的文件第一次公开是在1966年。22[PHRASE 短语]明白过来；领悟 If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.   [V inflects]I saw the light and ditched him.我终于醒悟，甩掉了他。23[PHRASE 短语]点燃；点着 If you set light to something, you make it start burning.   [V inflects: PHR n]  [mainly BRIT 主英]They had poured fuel through the door of the flat and had then set light to it.他们隔着公寓门往里边倒汽油，然后点着了火。in AM, use 美国英语用 set fire to24[PHRASE 短语]使（某事）显得非常清楚；使人了解（某事） To shed light on ,throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it.   [V inflects]A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.新的方法提供了一个答案，并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。25[PHRASE 短语]隧道尽头的曙光；黑暗尽头的希望 When you talk about the light at the end of the tunnel, you are referring to the end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment. All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel.我只能告诉她要坚持，让她知道总会柳暗花明的。26  all sweetness and light→see: sweetness； 相关词组：light on light up light upon Part-21[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻的；不重的 Something that is light does not weigh very much, or weighs less than you would expect it to. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。...weight training with light weights...轻量负重训练Try to wear light, loose clothes.尽量穿轻便宽松的衣服。lightnessThe toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses.鲸须既韧又轻，而且强度和弹性大，这些特点使其用途广泛。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]少量的；程度轻的；强度低的 Something that is light is not very great in amount, degree, or intensity. It's  a Sunday like any other with the usual light traffic in the city...这是一个星期天，像任何一个星期天一样，城里的车辆不多。Trading was very light ahead of yesterday's auction.昨天拍卖之前的成交量很小。...a light breeze.微风lightlyPut the onions in the pan and cook until lightly browned.将洋葱放入平底锅内，炒至略呈棕色。...the small and lightly armed UN contingent.联合国轻装小分队3[ADJ 形容词]（设备、机器等）轻型的，轻便的 Light equipment and machines are small and easily moved, especially because they are not heavy.   [ADJ n]...a convoy of light armoured vehicles...轻型装甲车队They used light machine guns and AK forty-sevens.他们使用了轻机枪和AK—47步枪。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（土壤）松软的，轻质的 Soil that is light is easy to dig, because it has a loose texture and is not sticky or solid. Less chemical gets into the subsoil which is particularly important with the light, tropical soils.进入底土的化学物质会减少，这对土质松软的热带土壤而言尤为重要。5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（颜色）淡的，浅的 Something that is light is very pale in colour. The walls are light in colour and covered in paper...墙的颜色素淡，贴了墙纸。He is light haired with gray eyes.他浅色头发，灰色眼睛。Light is also a combining form.（亦可用于构词）We know he has a light green van.我们知道他有一辆淡绿色小货车。...a light blue box.淡蓝色盒子6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（睡眠）不深的；（人）容易惊醒的 A light sleep is one that is easily disturbed and in which you are often aware of the things around you. If you are a light sleeper, you are easily woken when you are asleep.   [ADJ n]She had drifted into a light sleep...她迷迷糊糊地进入了浅睡。She was usually a light sleeper.她通常很容易惊醒。lightlyHe was dozing lightly in his chair.他坐在椅子上半睡半醒地打着盹儿。7[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（声音、嗓音等）轻柔的 A light sound, for example someone's voice, is pleasantly quiet. The voice was sweet and light.那嗓音甜美轻柔。8[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（餐食）少量的，易消化的 A light meal consists of a small amount of food, or of food that is easy to digest. ...a light, healthy lunch.量少而健康的午餐...wine and cheese or other light refreshment.酒和奶酪或其他小食品lightlyShe found it impossible to eat lightly.她发现要吃得少简直不可能。9[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（食物）清淡的，易消化的 Food that is light has a delicate flavour and is easy to digest. Berti's  clear tomato soup is deliciously light...伯蒂做的西红柿清汤清淡可口。Bake salmon in foil or poach in a light stock for 8-10 minutes.用箔纸包烤或用清汤蒸煮三文鱼8至10分钟。...light table wines.低度佐餐酒10[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不费力的；轻松的 Light work does not involve much physical effort.   [usu ADJ n]He was on the training field for some light work yesterday.昨天他在训练场进行了一些强度较小的训练。11[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（行为后果、处罚等）轻微的，不严重的 If you describe the result of an action or a punishment as light, you mean that it is less serious or severe than you expected. She confessed her astonishment at her light sentence when her father visited her at the jail.父亲来探监时，她承认对自己受到的从轻判决感到诧异。lightlyOne of the accused got off lightly in exchange for pleading guilty to withholding information from Congress.其中一名被告承认了对国会隐瞒信息的罪名，从而获得从轻处理。12[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻捷的；轻盈的；用力小的 Movements and actions that are light are graceful or gentle and are done with very little force or effort. Use a light touch when applying cream or make-up...涂抹乳霜或化妆品时动作要轻。There was a light knock at the door.有人在轻轻地敲门。lightlyHe kissed her lightly on the mouth...他轻轻地吻了她的唇。Knead the dough very lightly.轻轻地揉面团。lightnessShe danced with a grace and lightness that were breathtaking.她的舞跳得优雅轻盈，令人惊叹。13See also:lighter；  Part-31[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（书、音乐、电影等）消遣性的，娱乐性的，轻松的 If you describe things such as books, music, and films as light, you mean that they entertain you without making you think very deeply.   [usu ADJ n]He doesn't like me reading light novels.他不喜欢我看些消遣小说。...light classical music.轻古典音乐...a light entertainment programme.轻松的娱乐节目2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（说话方式）随意的，不严肃的 If you say something in a light way, you sound as if you think that something is not important or serious.   [usu ADJ n]Talk to him in a friendly, light way about the relationship...用友好随意的方式跟他谈谈这一关系吧。Let's finish on a lighter note.最后，我们谈一个比较轻松的话题吧。lightly'Once a detective, always a detective,' he said lightly.“一日为侦探，终生为侦探，”他满不在意地说。lightness'I'm not an authority on them,' Jessica said with forced lightness.“我又不是这些方面的权威，”杰茜卡故作轻松地说。

英语单词	light
英美音标	英 [laɪt] 美 [laɪt]
中文释义	n.光；光线；灯；打火机；领悟；浅色；天窗 adj.轻的；浅色的；明亮的；轻松的；容易的；清淡的 v.点燃；变亮；照亮 adv.清楚地；轻便地
英语例句	(1) I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light. (2) I can't read while you are standing in my light. (3) He turned off the light before going out. (4) It was getting dark, so we switched on the light. (5) Excuse me, have you get a light by any chance? (6) The portrait shows fine effects of light and shade. (7) This is a heavy box, and that is a light one. (8) She bent forward, and her fine light hair fell over her cheeks. (9) It's beginning to get light. (10) He prefers light fictions to serious novels. (11) Since her accident she can only do light work. (12) I advise you to go on a light diet for a while. (13) I saw him enter the room, sit down and light a cigarette. (14) Her face lit up when she saw he was coming. (15) He struck a match to light the room.
中文例句	(1) 我试着去看，但是有道白光让我什么都看不到。 (2) 你挡住了我的光线，我没法看书。 (3) 他出门前把灯关掉。 (4) 天色暗了,于是我们打开了灯。 (5) 对不起，你碰巧有打火机吗？ (6) 这幅肖像画的浓淡色调表现得很好。 (7) 这是一个重箱子,那是一个轻箱子。 (8) 她向前探出身子,她的浅色的美丽头发遮住了脸颊。 (9) 天渐渐亮了。 (10) 比起严肃小说来,他更喜欢轻松的小说。 (11) 她出事以后只能做轻活儿了。 (12) 我建议你一段时间内多吃些清淡的东西。 (13) 我看见他走进房间,坐了下来,点燃了一根香烟。 (14) 当她看到他走过来的时候，她的脸亮了起来。 (15) 他划了根火柴来照亮房间。
vocabulary简明	It's pitch black in your room so you switch on the lamp, and your room is filled with light. Light is a source of illumination, whether a natural one (like the sun) or an artificial one (like your lamp).
vocabulary扩展	Like light itself, the word can take a lot of different forms — it can be a noun, an adjective, or a verb, and it can mean "bright" or "not heavy". No matter how you define it, though, the word comes from the Old English word leoht.
柯林斯解释	1. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION 光亮；照明 2. NOT GREAT IN WEIGHT, AMOUNT, OR INTENSITY 重量、数量或强度不大 3. UNIMPORTANT OR NOT SERIOUS 不重要；不严肃 Part-1 The form lit is the usual past tense and past participle, but the form lighted is also used. 过去式和过去分词形式通常用lit，但亦使用lighted。 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]光；光线；光亮 Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire. [also the N] Cracks of light filtered through the shutters... 斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。 Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off... 大使馆内的水电都被切断了。 It was difficult to see in the dim light. 光线很昏暗，看不太清楚。 ...ultraviolet light. 紫外线 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]发光体；光源；（电）灯 A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light. The janitor comes round to turn the lights out... 看门人巡视一圈，把灯熄灭。 You get into the music, the lights and the people around you. 你融入到音乐、灯光以及身边的人群中。 ...street lights. 街灯 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]交通信号灯；红绿灯 You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights. ...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings. 在交通灯和十字路口前长久等待的拥堵的城市车流 4 [VERB 动词]照亮；照耀 If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it. [V n] [V n with n] [V-ed] It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly... 天黑了，一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明，周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。 The room was lit by only the one light... 房间里仅靠这一盏灯照明。 The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light. 低悬的太阳将黄灿灿的阳光泻在堡垒的墙壁上。 ...the little lighted space at the bottom of the stairwell. 楼梯井底部的一小块有灯照着的地方 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（清晨或黄昏）天色亮的 If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day. It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek... 我们到达拉隆溪时天还没黑。 He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden. 他经常天一亮就起床去花园。 ...light summer evenings. 天色明亮的夏日黄昏 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（自然）光线充足的 If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows. It is a light room with tall windows... 这间房有高大的窗子，光线充足。 Her house is light and airy, crisp and clean. 她的房子光线充足，空气流通，清新整洁。 lightness The dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom. 墨绿色的备用卧室与宽敞明亮的主卧室形成了巨大的反差。 7 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]点燃；点着 If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning. [V n] [V] [V-ed] Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette... 斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。 If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper. 要是木炭确实着不了的话，使用一种特殊的液体喷剂，再用长木片将其点燃。 ...a lighted candle. 点着了的蜡烛 8 [N-SING 单数名词]（火柴、打火机等）点火物 If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking. [a N] [INFORMAL 非正式] Have you got a light anybody? 你们谁有火吗？ 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]角度；（事物呈现的）状态 If something is presented in a particular light, it is presented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature. [with supp] He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light. 最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。 10 [N-SING 单数名词]影响 You can refer to the type of influence that something has on situations, people, or things as the light of that situation, person, or thing. [the N of n] [WRITTEN 笔语] ...the harsh light of reality. 现实严酷的一面 11 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]眼光；（个人的）观点，标准 You say that something is done or is acceptable according to someone's lights when you mean that it is done or is acceptable according to their own ideas and standards. [prep poss N] [FORMAL 正式] They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests. 他们可以继续按照自己的想法，依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。 12 [N-SING 单数名词]眼神；目光 If there is a light in someone's eyes, there is an expression in their eyes that shows you the mood they are in or what they are thinking about. [usu N in n] [LITERARY 文] I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes. 我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。 13 See also:lighter ；lighting ；bright lights ；night light ；pilot light ；red light ； 14 [PHRASE 短语]显露；揭露；为人所知 If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people. [V inflects] Nothing about this sum has come to light... 关于这笔钱人们一无所知。 The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry. 承诺要进行的调查不太可能揭露真相。 15 [PHRASE 短语]开始明白 If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it. [V inflects] At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis! 终于明白过来了——他要和菲莉丝结婚了！ 16 [PHRASE 短语]黎明；破晓 First light is the time in the early morning when light first appears and before the sun rises. [LITERARY 文] Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp. 黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。 17 [PHRASE 短语]准许；许可 If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something. [PHR after v] The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals... 食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。 Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether. 其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。 18 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]鉴于；由于；根据 If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information. In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues. 根据这一信息，现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。 19 [PHRASE 短语]很快入睡；立即失去知觉 If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately. [v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] 'Why didn't somebody come and tell me?' — 'Because you were out like a light.' “为什么没有人来告诉我？”——“因为你一下就睡过去了。” 20 [PHRASE 短语]重见天日 If you say that an object sees the light of day or sees the light, you mean that it is taken out of the place where it is stored. [V inflects] Museum basements are stacked full of objects which never see the light of day. 博物馆的地下室里堆满了永远不会重见天日的物件。 21 [PHRASE 短语]问世；为公众所知 If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time. [V inflects] This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966. 这份非同寻常的文件第一次公开是在1966年。 22 [PHRASE 短语]明白过来；领悟 If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one. [V inflects] I saw the light and ditched him. 我终于醒悟，甩掉了他。 23 [PHRASE 短语]点燃；点着 If you set light to something, you make it start burning. [V inflects: PHR n] [mainly BRIT 主英] They had poured fuel through the door of the flat and had then set light to it. 他们隔着公寓门往里边倒汽油，然后点着了火。 in AM, use 美国英语用 set fire to 24 [PHRASE 短语]使（某事）显得非常清楚；使人了解（某事） To shed light on ,throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it. [V inflects] A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question. 新的方法提供了一个答案，并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。 25 [PHRASE 短语]隧道尽头的曙光；黑暗尽头的希望 When you talk about the light at the end of the tunnel, you are referring to the end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment. All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel. 我只能告诉她要坚持，让她知道总会柳暗花明的。 26 all sweetness and light→see: sweetness ；相关词组： light on light up light upon Part-2 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻的；不重的 Something that is light does not weigh very much, or weighs less than you would expect it to. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter. 现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。 ...weight training with light weights... 轻量负重训练 Try to wear light, loose clothes. 尽量穿轻便宽松的衣服。 lightness The toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses. 鲸须既韧又轻，而且强度和弹性大，这些特点使其用途广泛。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]少量的；程度轻的；强度低的 Something that is light is not very great in amount, degree, or intensity. It's a Sunday like any other with the usual light traffic in the city... 这是一个星期天，像任何一个星期天一样，城里的车辆不多。 Trading was very light ahead of yesterday's auction. 昨天拍卖之前的成交量很小。 ...a light breeze. 微风 lightly Put the onions in the pan and cook until lightly browned. 将洋葱放入平底锅内，炒至略呈棕色。 ...the small and lightly armed UN contingent. 联合国轻装小分队 3 [ADJ 形容词]（设备、机器等）轻型的，轻便的 Light equipment and machines are small and easily moved, especially because they are not heavy. [ADJ n] ...a convoy of light armoured vehicles... 轻型装甲车队 They used light machine guns and AK forty-sevens. 他们使用了轻机枪和AK—47步枪。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（土壤）松软的，轻质的 Soil that is light is easy to dig, because it has a loose texture and is not sticky or solid. Less chemical gets into the subsoil which is particularly important with the light, tropical soils. 进入底土的化学物质会减少，这对土质松软的热带土壤而言尤为重要。 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（颜色）淡的，浅的 Something that is light is very pale in colour. The walls are light in colour and covered in paper... 墙的颜色素淡，贴了墙纸。 He is light haired with gray eyes. 他浅色头发，灰色眼睛。 Light is also a combining form.（亦可用于构词） We know he has a light green van. 我们知道他有一辆淡绿色小货车。 ...a light blue box. 淡蓝色盒子 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（睡眠）不深的；（人）容易惊醒的 A light sleep is one that is easily disturbed and in which you are often aware of the things around you. If you are a light sleeper, you are easily woken when you are asleep. [ADJ n] She had drifted into a light sleep... 她迷迷糊糊地进入了浅睡。 She was usually a light sleeper. 她通常很容易惊醒。 lightly He was dozing lightly in his chair. 他坐在椅子上半睡半醒地打着盹儿。 7 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（声音、嗓音等）轻柔的 A light sound, for example someone's voice, is pleasantly quiet. The voice was sweet and light. 那嗓音甜美轻柔。 8 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（餐食）少量的，易消化的 A light meal consists of a small amount of food, or of food that is easy to digest. ...a light, healthy lunch. 量少而健康的午餐 ...wine and cheese or other light refreshment. 酒和奶酪或其他小食品 lightly She found it impossible to eat lightly. 她发现要吃得少简直不可能。 9 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（食物）清淡的，易消化的 Food that is light has a delicate flavour and is easy to digest. Berti's clear tomato soup is deliciously light... 伯蒂做的西红柿清汤清淡可口。 Bake salmon in foil or poach in a light stock for 8-10 minutes. 用箔纸包烤或用清汤蒸煮三文鱼8至10分钟。 ...light table wines. 低度佐餐酒 10 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不费力的；轻松的 Light work does not involve much physical effort. [usu ADJ n] He was on the training field for some light work yesterday. 昨天他在训练场进行了一些强度较小的训练。 11 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（行为后果、处罚等）轻微的，不严重的 If you describe the result of an action or a punishment as light, you mean that it is less serious or severe than you expected. She confessed her astonishment at her light sentence when her father visited her at the jail. 父亲来探监时，她承认对自己受到的从轻判决感到诧异。 lightly One of the accused got off lightly in exchange for pleading guilty to withholding information from Congress. 其中一名被告承认了对国会隐瞒信息的罪名，从而获得从轻处理。 12 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻捷的；轻盈的；用力小的 Movements and actions that are light are graceful or gentle and are done with very little force or effort. Use a light touch when applying cream or make-up... 涂抹乳霜或化妆品时动作要轻。 There was a light knock at the door. 有人在轻轻地敲门。 lightly He kissed her lightly on the mouth... 他轻轻地吻了她的唇。 Knead the dough very lightly. 轻轻地揉面团。 lightness She danced with a grace and lightness that were breathtaking. 她的舞跳得优雅轻盈，令人惊叹。 13 See also:lighter ； Part-3 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（书、音乐、电影等）消遣性的，娱乐性的，轻松的 If you describe things such as books, music, and films as light, you mean that they entertain you without making you think very deeply. [usu ADJ n] He doesn't like me reading light novels. 他不喜欢我看些消遣小说。 ...light classical music. 轻古典音乐 ...a light entertainment programme. 轻松的娱乐节目 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（说话方式）随意的，不严肃的 If you say something in a light way, you sound as if you think that something is not important or serious. [usu ADJ n] Talk to him in a friendly, light way about the relationship... 用友好随意的方式跟他谈谈这一关系吧。 Let's finish on a lighter note. 最后，我们谈一个比较轻松的话题吧。 lightly 'Once a detective, always a detective,' he said lightly. “一日为侦探，终生为侦探，”他满不在意地说。 lightness 'I'm not an authority on them,' Jessica said with forced lightness. “我又不是这些方面的权威，”杰茜卡故作轻松地说。

Light Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 N Phrase 短语 [V I