| 词汇 | searchlight |
| 释义 | searchlight noun[ C ] uk /ˈsɜːtʃ.laɪt/ us /ˈsɝːtʃ.laɪt/ a light with a very bright beam that can be turned in any direction, used especially to guard prisons or to see the movements of enemy aircraft in the sky探照灯 Lighting & light fittings in the home candelabra candle candlestick candlewick chandelier halogen lamp head torch headlamp hurricane lamp lamp luminaire nightlight penlight pillar candle rope light taper tea light tiki torch unlit uplighter searchlight | American Dictionarysearchlight noun[ C ] us/ˈsɜrtʃˌlɑɪt/ a device that puts out a very bright beam of light and can turn in any direction Examples of searchlightsearchlight The searchlight trap was found to be an efficient tool for trapping migrants and, operated alongside a ground light-trap, could distinguish migrant from locally-flying species. The number of catches in the searchlight trap and the ground light-trap both increased with the surface temperature increase (fig. 4). The powerful edifices in the city were flood-lighted, and searchlights circled the sky from all points of the compass. The simultaneously-operated searchlight and ground light-traps were an effective method of distinguishing migrant from local species. This contingent nature of ethnicity marks the point of departure of scholars who share the second perspective that trains the searchlight on democratisation. In this regard, succession analysts should throw their searchlight on the policy arena as well, and seek to raise awareness among small business owners. For the human bait collections, flies landing on the exposed bare legs and hands of two individuals were detected by searchlights and aspirated by mouth. Kennedy guides us along a journey of intellectual discovery that focuses the searchlight of critical reasoning on the noble goals and aspirations of humanitarianism. These searchlights pierce the darkness enabling one to see into an unlit street or room, as if it were daylight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We bad a special telephone service and listening posts, and two or three barrages of searchlights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until radar equipment is more effective than it is now, searchlights will be necessary for low-flying aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a dark corner of those people's behaviour, let us get a searchlight on to it as soon as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When one is dealing with guerrilla warfare and searchlight batteries are brought into operation, surely it is a kind of warfare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I always think that the value of searchlights arc inadequately recognised by the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want now to throw a searchlight on one or two particular items, some of which have been mentioned by previous speakers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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