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| 单词 | light |
| 释义 | light I. 1. a. < God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light — Gen 1:3 (Revised Standard Version) > b. < that light we see is burning in my hall — Shakespeare > c. 2. a. < was up each morning at the first light — Frank O'Connor > b. 3. a. < as night fell the lights in the sky multiplied > b. < put a light in the window > c. < turned on all the lights in the house > 4. archaic < when I consider how my light is spent ere half my days in this dark world — John Milton > 5. a. < the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it — Jn 1:5 (Revised Standard Version) > < Jesus is the light — Eliza E. Hewitt > < Celestial Light, shine inward — John Milton > b. c. < reaching out and groping for a pathway to the light — B.N.Cardozo > d. 6. a. < brought to light languages that were hitherto practically unknown — A.V.W.Jackson > b. < an accused person's own testimony may put him in a very bad light before the jury — Telford Taylor > < every owner saw his dogs in the best light — W.F.Brown b. 1903 > 7. a. < asked him not to stand in her light > b. < this studio has a north light > < this room has poor light > < light of the fire > c. (1) (2) (3) 8. < throw considerable light on some of the problems that now confront us in the U.S. — J.B.Conant > < could proudly take his light from such unembarrassed conservatism — Eric Goldman > 9. a. b. c. 10. lights plural < the attitude that one should worship according to one's lights — Adrienne Koch > < tried to make him behave himself according to English lights — G.B.Shaw > 11. < one of the leading lights of the French court — R.A.Hall b. 1911 > < the leading and lesser lights of United States diplomacy — Time > < some literary light from the book world — Arthur Miller > 12. < an ugly light came into his eye — Gretchen Finletter > < listened with a fiery light burning in her eyes — Sherwood Anderson > 13. a. (1) < the keeper of the Eddystone Light > (2) < called the flagship on the light to announce she was reporting for duty > (3) < turn left at the next light > b. < stopped by a red light > < given the green light to go ahead with his plan > 14. < hide his light under a bushel > < the light of individual human character shining through these events — Leslie Rees > 15. a. < a man of deep shadows and dazzling light — O.S.J.Gogarty > < almost any crowd shows higher lights than this one — Katherine F. Gerould > b. (1) (2) 16. < took out a cigarette and asked him for a light > 17. 18. lights plural a. b. < dreamed of seeing her name in lights > • - in the light of II. 1. a. archaic < piled those ancient books together and set them all on a light fire — John Jortin > b. < the rooms are airy and light > < still light when he arrived > 2. a. < though her hair was dark, she had light eyes > b. < lighter than his brother > III. 1. now dialect < the two candles … were still lighting — Eamonn O'Neill > 2. < people light up when he speaks with or to them — E.K.Lindley > < his face lit up at the small triumph — W.J.McKee > 3. a. < the match lights easily > b. < a small yellow flame flickered where a smoker was lighting up — A.P.Gaskell > transitive verb 1. < lit a cigarette > < struck a match and lighted the lamp — Ellen Glasgow > — sometimes used with up < light up a cigarette > 2. a. < all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death — Shakespeare > b. < the chapel … lit by a three-light east window — Country Life > — often used with up < light up the sky > c. < a quick animation lit her face — Clarissa F. Cushman > — often used with up < one shining smile lit up the whole place for me — Margaret Biddle > • - light a shuck IV. 1. a. < light enough for even a very small child to manage alone — Betty Pepis > b. < a light overcoat > < a light log > c. < a light truck > < a light airplane > d. < light as a feather > < aluminum is a light metal > e. < light coin > 2. a. < shows the lightest incidence and intensity of infection — J.H.Fischthal > < attests in what light esteem we held the tank — S.L.A.Marshall > b. < a light rain > < the early voting was light > < trading on the commodity exchange was light > < has relatively light traffic and few billboards — American Guide Series: Maryland > < a light breakfast > 3. a. (1) < a light and fitful sleep > (2) < a light sleeper > b. < a light touch > < a light breeze > < that light irregular breathing — Aldous Huxley > c. < a light impression > < a light stroke of the pen > < the print was too light to read > 4. a. < a light illness > < a light misfortune > b. < contributed to the family income by doing light work — M.S.Kendrick > 5. < although her hands were old and often tremulous, they were light at whatever they performed — Elizabeth M. Roberts > < a healthy stout man in a hurry, light on his feet — Glenway Wescott > 6. now Scotland 7. a. < had forfeited by his light conduct and his intemperate opinions — Ellen Glasgow > < light stories, risky anecdotes were discouraged — Gamaliel Bradford > b. < a light man, in whom no person can place any confidence — W.E.H.Lecky > c. < their thoughts strayed to light women — John Steinbeck > 8. < more pleased and light of mind than she had been — W.M.Thackeray > 9. < one generation's light reading often becomes another's heavy text — J.D.Hart > < standard light ballet music — inoffensive until it overdoes the waltz — Arthur Berger > 10. of a beverage a. < light wines and beers > b. 11. a. < a light soup > b. < light bread > c. < well beaten eggs make a light omelet > < a light soufflé > 12. < a fairly light cavalry, not fully armored — Tom Wintringham > 13. < a light soil > 14. a. of the head b. now dialect Britain < he's a bit light since his accident > 15. < the ship returned light > 16. < moving into the lighter industries like furniture manufacture — Sam Pollock > 17. < despite its size, the building is light and graceful > 18. a. of a syllable b. < the stress on the last syllable of “basketball” is light > c. of a vowel < the front vowels and \ä\ are light > — compare dark d. of an l sound 19. of sound < afraid that she would ruin her small light voice if she persisted in singing heavy operatic music — Current Biography > 20. of poultry 21. < deuterium has twice the mass of ordinary light hydrogen atoms > 22. of a domino < the 6-3 is lighter than the 6-6 > 23. < three chips light > Synonyms: see easy V. < experienced campers travel light — Boy Scout Handbook > — often used in combination < light-clad > < light-loaded > VI. intransitive verb 1. < every time he lit down from his saddle — W.F.Harris > 2. < laying waste every foot of the field they lighted in — O.E.Rölvaag > 3. < when he got that far … Nemesis lit on him — Elmer Davis > 4. < lighted upon the lonely spot quite by accident — Lady Barker > 5. now dialect Britain a. b. transitive verb 1. archaic < light this weary vessel of her load — Edmund Spenser > 2. now dialect England 3. < light the sail out to windward — G.S.Nares > • - light into VII. or lite < light beer > < light margarine > < light salad dressing > |
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