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词汇 lights
释义

the lights


phraseUK(also the light)
traffic lights(= a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control the movement of vehicles, usually at a point where two or more roads join):
She stopped at the lights and saw him on the other side of the road.
As the lights turned green, cyclists would be the first away, with cars and buses following on behind.
Some signals use technologies that detect when cars are stopped at the light.
Turn right at the lights and carry on up the hill.
He was fined for going through the lights when they were on red.
See also
lightnoun(BRIGHTNESS)
 
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lights


phrase
[ plural ]mainly UK
animal lungs eaten as food:
The French like to poach lights before frying them with onions, tomatoes, and a wine sauce.
They used the whole animal, including the liver and lights.
He prepared a stew of pork liver and lights.
Cook the lights for around an hour and a half until they are tender.
Parboil the lights and mix them with suet.
See also
lightnoun(LUNGS)
Examples

In the US, lights are mainly fed to pets.
Lights are technically offal, but animal lungs tend not to be eaten in the UK.
In Turkey and Greece, skewered lamb's lights are wrapped with intestines and grilled to produce kokoreç or kokoretsi.
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