| 单词 | to light up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto light up to light up 1. a. transitive. To cause (a candle, lamp, etc.) to start burning in order to produce light; (later) to cause (an electrical light, bulb, etc.) to be illuminated. Also intransitive: to be or become illuminated. Also (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts.Cf. main sense 6a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [verb (transitive)] > cause an artificial light to burn light?a1160 to light up?a1425 enlighten?1591 to turn on1824 ?a1425 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Lamb. 472) (2000) i. xlviii. l. 1392 Yif thou wilt fynde Hym, light up a lanterne, whiche is Goddis word. 1554 R. Smith Bouclier of Catholike Fayth f. 42 Candels are vsed to be lighted vp, for a sygne of gladnes. 1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) Introd. to Rdr. ii. 29 What brightnesse is this I see? Have you light up any Candles? 1763 Newcastle Courant 1 Oct. in J. Brand Hist. & Antiq. Newcastle (1789) I. 20 (note) The lamps put up in the streets..were lighted up for the first time. 1879 Rep. Select Comm. on Lighting by Electr. 141 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 224) XI. 375 In a moment all the lights went out, and the place was left in darkness; but directly afterwards, four of the lights lighted up again spontaneously. 1912 Auto 23 Nov. 1416/3 The press button in the centre lights up the dash-lamp for reading instruments when required. 2009 B. Aldrin & K. Abraham Magnificent Desolation 18 Twenty seconds later, at an altitude of only 2,000 feet, another alarm lit up on the computer display. b. transitive. To cause (a fire, combustible material, etc.) to start burning; to set alight; to ignite. Also: to cause (a device such as a stove, boiler, etc.) to ignite. Sometimes intransitive. Also (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts.Cf. main sense 6b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > set on fire inflamec1384 to set on firec1384 firec1425 incense1470 esprise1474 succend?a1475 embrase1480 to light upa1500 enfirea1522 ignifya1586 befire1613 incendiatea1701 to touch off1759 conflagrate1835 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > kindle or set alight annealeOE ontendeOE atend1006 alightOE kindlec1175 tindc1175 lightc1225 lightenc1384 quickc1390 firea1393 to set (a) fire in, on, upon, of, now only toc1400 quickenc1425 accenda1475 enlumine1477 to light upa1500 to shoot (something) on firec1540 to give fire1562 incend1598 entine1612 betine1659 emblaze1743 to touch off1759 ignite1823 a1500 Gesta Romanorum (Gloucester) (1971) 768 (MED) Do þou as þe mayden dyd..smytte þe deuell, And lyȝte vp fyre of charite. 1689 S. Jay Τὰ Καννάκου 125 Sixteen times in Holy Record hath God lighted up the Fire of Sodom. 1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 4 Our Vestal..has lately..had a Flame lighted up in her Breast, but of a most unvestal Kind. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxvi. 229 How would ye like to be tied to a tree, and have a slow fire lit up around ye? 1902 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 181 The petrol will light up and the boiler may blow up. 1914 Amer. Gas Light Jrnl. 14 Sept. 164/1 Each tube of the boiler is..an independent combustion unit, capable of being shut off or lit up without affecting the others. 2015 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 4 Jan. 22 The levels of particulates in the air increases in the evenings and at weekends when families light up their woodburners and open fires. 2. a. transitive. To provide or fill (a place or space) with light; to cast light on (something); to cause (something) to appear brighter or lighter. Frequently figurative, as in e.g. to light up a room, to light up a person's life, etc. (sometimes overlapping with sense 3a).Cf. also main sense 3a. ΚΠ 1696 tr. V. de Voiture in J. Dennis Lett. Several Occasions 141 We found a Chamber so gloriously lighted up, that it look'd as if the Day, which was now below the Earth, had retired hither. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 50. ¶7 An huge Room lighted up with abundance of Candles. 1881 Leader (Melbourne) 12 Nov. (Suppl.) 5/1 In my heart had dawned the first glory of Love, lighting up my life like the sunlight. 1884 ‘Rita’ Vivienne ii. iii The spring sunshine lit up the grey towers. 1901 Garden 14 Sept. 180/1 The graceful bending sprays of Oncidium luridum, lighting up the shady places that it loves with subdued splendour. 1975 Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 3 Sept. 4/4 Big Bill Anast has a way of lighting up any room he's in. 2014 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 7 Dec. 78 A spectacular 3D sound and light show..will light up the Old Deanery in Cathedral Square each evening during the festival. b. intransitive. To be filled with light; to be illuminated. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1769 W. Hamilton Let. 17 Oct. in Observ. Vesuvius (1772) 74 The horizon lighting up by degrees, we discovered the greatest part of Calabria, and the sea on the other side of it. 1910 Fortn. Rev. 1 Mar. 586 Gradually, delicately, the skies light up; birds twitter, cottages stand out in the distance. 1968 Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) 20 June 14/2 For Johnson, the room lights up when little Lynn walks in. 2007 C. A. Harris Storms iv. 45 The lights dimmed in the auditorium as I drifted into the wings, then the stage lit up in brilliant colors. c. transitive. To provide or supply lighting for (a city, street, etc.), esp. in an official capacity. ΚΠ 1814 App. Gen. Rep. Agric. State & Polit. Circumstances Scotl. II. xvi. 305 A few years ago, several shops—first, in Glasgow, then in Edinburgh, and other towns—were lighted up with this gas; but..few have persevered in using it. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 362 Letters patent conveying to him for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. 2001 Kiplinger's Personal Finance June 75/2 FirstEnergy, the parent company of Toledo Edison and two other utilities that light up Cleveland and Akron, tried to jump-start electric choice in Ohio. 3. a. transitive. To fill (a person, the soul, etc.) with excitement or enthusiasm; to animate; to energize. Also: to inspire or stimulate (the imagination). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > be zealous for [verb (transitive)] > inspire with zeal or enthusiasm zeal1549 warmc1580 to light up1712 enthuse1844 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > carry on vigorously [verb (transitive)] > make vigorous or energetic string1599 invigorate1646 energate1647 to light up1712 alacrify1864 energize1876 power1898 pep1912 to zip up1927 volt1930 adrenalize1935 1712 C. Johnson Wife's Relief ii. ii. 21 I had rather be a Gally-Slave than a Lover; now has she, like an artful Coquet, lighted up all my Animal Spirits, and is her self as cold Ice. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany xi. 180 Once you can succeed in lighting up their imaginations. 1963 Listener 28 Mar. 572/2 The music-hall vedettes, among them Marie Lloyd and Maurice Chevalier, who..lit up the souls of their audiences with wit and innuendo. 2012 Daily Tel. 20 July 32/3 It was the all-too-few cheeky early hits that really lit up the crowd, provoking boisterous dancing and..a deafening singalong. b. intransitive. To be provoked to anger, indignation, or other strong emotion; to become worked up or agitated. Also occasionally transitive: to agitate (a person or group of people). ΚΠ 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. ii. iv. 326 ‘You poor-spirited imp!’ said Tom, lighting up immediately at Philip's fire. 1973 College Eng. 34 828/1 Ain nothin in a long time lit up the English teaching profession like the current hassle over Black English. 1991 Filmfax Dec. 92 (advt.) Fans of Reefer Madness will light up over this poorly acted, unabashedly bad melodrama. 4. a. (a) transitive. Of an expression or emotion: to cause (the eyes, face, etc.) to appear more lively or animated.Cf. main sense 7a. ΚΠ 1744 Education 15 Her Eyes, lighted up with the briskest Fire..went directly to the Heart, and there made the strongest Impression. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. viii. 159 A smile, rather of pity than derision, lighted up her face. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. ii. 518 He stared; he frowned; then delighted recognition lit up his face. ‘'Ello, I know you!’ 2012 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 Apr. 9 The prime minister, a quiet smile lighting up his features, stood facing the assembly for close on five minutes. (b) intransitive. Of a person, or a person's face or eyes: to become more lively or animated; to brighten.Cf. main sense 7b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > be cheerful [verb (intransitive)] > assume expression of cheerful liveliness light1761 to light up1787 lighten1867 1787 H. Lewis Excursion to Margate xix. 78 We were scarce seated, but her fine eyes lighted up, and her cheek was suffused into a glow that bespoke the hope of my approving the new wish of her soul. 1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. App. 678 He lights up and gives us a spirited account. 1949 L. Glassop Lucky Palmer 103 ‘Lucky's’ eyes lit up as he stared at the note in his hand. 1989 E. Hoffman Lost in Transl. (1991) ii. 103 His face never lights up with humor or affection or wit. But then, he takes himself very seriously. 2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Metro section) b1 She lights up when she talks about her plans for the future. b. transitive. To cause (a piece of writing or other creative work) to be more lively or entertaining; to bring to life. ΚΠ 1756 T. Phillips Let. on Study of Divinity 18 He has..adorned them [sc. the Works] with the Graces of Language and Sentiment, lighted up and enlivened them with the brightest examples of Virtue and Sanctity. 1854 H. Rogers in Edinb. Rev. Apr. 398 The style of Locke is..perpetually lighted up with vivacious illustration. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People viii. §2. 464 His canny humour lights up the political and theological controversies of the time with quaint incisive phrases. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 Dec. b2 Similar ragged inflections lit up Jelly Roll Morton's ‘Winin' Boy’. 2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 19 Oct. (Spectrum section) 11 The novel is funny, with the same highbrow-lowbrow celerity that lit up her debut. 5. transitive. To cause (a disease or other medical condition) to develop or intensify suddenly. Usually in passive. Now chiefly in legal contexts. ΚΠ 1755 tr. R. Russell Oeconomy of Nature in Dis. Glands v. 119 At this time the patient is usually delirious, and the fever is lighted up a-new. 1883 B. W. Richardson Field of Dis. 211 It [sc. Phthisis]..in nine cases out of ten is first lighted up by cold. 1947 North Western Reporter 2nd Ser. 26 294/1 It is the contention of the plaintiff that the accident..and the infection subsequently growing therefrom lighted up the tuberculosis latently existing, and caused Dryden's death. 2001 Calif. Compensation Cases, 2000 65 435 The WCJ found that Applicant's multiple sclerosis was lit up by his post-surgery fever, consequently the disability was compensable as a result of the industrial knee injury. 6. a. transitive. To ignite and begin to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc., containing tobacco or other drugs).Cf. main sense 6b. ΚΠ 1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. IV. 135 After supper is finished, recourse is again had to the delicious pipe,..which is now a second time lighted up. 1893 H. Vizetelly Glances Back I. xx. 398 Our artistic friend nonchalantly lighted up his cigar and smoked in the royal bed-chamber. 1987 B. A. Powe Ice Eaters ii. x. 150 He lit up a hash stick, passed it to me. The two of us got blown away. 2018 S. Graham-Felsen Green x. 282 Meghan lights up a cigarette..and passes it to me. I take a pull and..start coughing. b. intransitive. To ignite a cigarette, pipe, etc., and begin smoking it. ΚΠ 1845 Commerc. Jrnl. & Gen. Advertiser (Sydney) 12 July We have as much tobacco as we please,..so light up. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. ix. 55 Blandford opened..a very fine silver cigarette-box, and both men lit up and were then silent. 2000 PS Nov. 148/4 Concentrating on giving up smoking only made me want to do it even more. When I left the session, the first thing I did was light up. 7. transitive. U.S. colloquial. To kill (a person) or destroy (a thing) with gunfire; to riddle with ammunition; to shoot up. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by shooting shootc893 shootc1275 to blow away1523 carry1653 to shoot (a person) down1845 stop1845 blow1871 ventilate1875 Maxim1894 poop1917 to blow apart1920 smoke1926 clip1927 cowboy1941 zap1942 Sten-gun1949 to light up1967 slot1987 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > assail with gunfire guna1679 crack1835 to shoot up1890 to light up1967 1967 P. Thomas Down these Mean Streets iii. 16 You'd..really light him up like Scarface in that gangster picture—swoon, crack, bang, bang, bang—short-nose, snub-nose pistol, and a machine gun. 1971 R. J. Glasser 365 Days viii. 118 Anyway, don't use it, or you'll have the gooks and our whole goddam division trying to light us up. 1997 M. A. Noriega & P. Eisner America's Prisoner (Afterword) 244 All of a sudden a car came through... They wouldn't stop, so we lit the car up right there on the runway. 2014 J. Sandford Deadline 111 ‘Stay low. If anybody uses a gun, I'm going to light him up.’ He didn't mean with a flashlight; he meant with a machine gun. < as lemmas |
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