light /laɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( lighting, lighted, lighter, lightest, lights )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire. 光; 光线 [also 'the' N]

  例：

  Cracks of light filtered through the shutters.

  一束束阳光透过百叶窗照射进来。

  例：

  ...ultraviolet light.

  …紫外线。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light. 灯

  例：

  The janitor comes around to turn the lights out.

  看门人回来把灯关掉。

• 3. 

  N-PLURAL You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights. 交通信号灯

  例：

  ...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crosswalks.

  …拥挤的城市交通，以及在交通信号灯和人行横道前没完没了的耽搁。

• 4. 

  V-T If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it. 照亮

  例：

  It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly.

  天黑了，一轮明月照亮了道路，你都可以清楚地看到风景。

  例：

  The room was lit by only the one light.

  这个房间只有这一盏灯照明。

• 5. 

  ADJ If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day. 天亮的

  例：

  It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek.

  我们到达拉隆港时，天还亮着。

• 6. 

  ADJ If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example, because it has large windows. 明亮的

  例：

  It is a light room with tall windows.

  这是一间明亮的房间，窗户高大。

• 7. 

  lightness N-UNCOUNT 明亮

  例：

  The dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom.

  深绿色的客卧与明亮宽敞的主卧形成了鲜明的对比。

• 8. 

  V-T/V-I If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning. 点燃

  例：

  Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette.

  斯蒂芬弓起身子点了一支烟。

  例：

  If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.

  如果木炭确实点不着，喷一种专用液体喷雾剂，再用一根长蜡烛把它点燃。

• 9. 

  N-COUNT 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. 角度; 状态

  例：

  He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.

  最近几个月他一直努力工作要从一个更好的角度描绘纽约。

• 10. 

  → see also lighter, lighting

• 11. 

  PHRASE If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people. 暴露; 被揭露

  例：

  Nothing about this sum has come to light.

  这个数目一点也被没揭露。

• 12. 

  PHRASE If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something. 准许

  例：

  The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals.

  食品业获准扩大这些化学品的应用范围。

• 13. 

  PHRASE If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information. 根据

  例：

  In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.

  根据这一信息，现在有可能发现很多关键问题。

• 14. 

  PHRASE 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. 阐明某事

  例：

  A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.

  一种新方法提供一个答案，而且可能阐明更大的问题。

• 15. 

  PHRASE If you set light to something, you make it start burning. 点燃 [英国英语]

• 16. 

  all sweetness and light →see sweetness