| 单词 | alight |
| 释义 | alight alight1 /euh luyt"/, v.i. , alighted or alit, alighting. 1. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. 2. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. 3. to encounter or notice something accidentally. [bef. 1000; ME alighten, OE alihtan, equiv. to a- A-3 + lihtan to relieve (orig. an animal mount) of weight, LIGHT2)] alight2 /euh luyt"/, adv. , adj. 1. provided with light; lighted up. 2. on fire; burning. [bef. 1000; now taken as A-1 + LIGHT1; orig. ptp. of alight to light up (ME alihten, OE onlihtan, equiv. to on A-1 + lihtan to LIGHT1)] |
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