| 词汇 | alight |
| 释义 | alight adjective[ after verb ] uk /əˈlaɪt/ us /əˈlaɪt/ alightadjective[after verb] (BURNING)burning: 燃烧的;着火的 I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight.我不得不倒了一点汽油才生着了火。 The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight.暴徒们掀翻了几辆汽车并将其付之一炬。 He was smoking in bed and his blankets caught alight.他在床上抽烟，把毯子给点着了。 Synonyms ablaze aflameliterary on fire to start burning catch fireA washing machine caught fire, sending the whole building up in flames. catch alightHe was badly burned when his clothing caught alight. kindleWe set up our tents and kindled a fire. burst into flames Two men had a miracle escape when their helicopter burst into flames. combustOily rags placed near an open flame could spontaneously combust. igniteThe gasoline ignited and the house was engulfed in flames. a burning building, vehicle, etc. burningHe entered a burning house to rescue a child. in flamesThe whole block was in flames. ablazeBy nightfall dozens of buildings were ablaze. aflameShops and vehicles were set aflame. alightSoon the neighbouring houses were alight. Burning, burnt & on fire afire aflame blaze burn (something) down burn sb up burned out burnt out char combustible consume flare frazzled incinerate inflammable on fireidiom post-burn reignite scald self-immolation unburnable alightadjective[after verb] (SHINING BRIGHTLY)brightly lit up: 照亮的 The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks.无数的烟花照亮了天空。 literary showing excitement and happiness: 容光焕发的；兴奋的，喜悦的 Her eyes were alight with mischief.她的眼神里透着调皮。 Giving out light afire albedo aura backlit beam beamy bioluminescence gleam glimmer glitter luminescent luminously noctilucent non-glare non-luminous out-glitter reflected ray shine spotlight wink You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Excited, interested and enthusiastic alight verb old-fashioneduk /əˈlaɪt/ us /əˈlaɪt/ alightverb (GET OUT OF)[ I ]formal to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus: （尤指从火车或公共汽车上）下来，下去 The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.犯罪嫌疑人在尤斯顿下了火车，接着又赶往希思罗机场。 Boarding and alighting from modes of transport bestride board climb debark deplane disembark disembarkation dismount embark embarkation entrain get get off get on get out hop mount reboard settle straddle alightverb (LAND ON)[ I+ adv/prep ]formal to land on something: 降落，飞落 A butterfly alighted gently on the flower.一只蝴蝶轻轻落在那朵花上。 [ I+ adv/prep ]literary to find or unexpectedly see something: 发现；偶然碰见；无意间发觉 As she glanced round the room her eyes alighted upon a small child.她环视房间，目光无意间落在一个小孩身上。 I spent an hour in the bookshop before alighting on the perfect present.我在书店里逛了一个小时才发现这本书——当作礼物真是再合适不过了。 Boarding and alighting from modes of transport bestride board climb debark deplane disembark disembarkation dismount embark embarkation entrain get get off get on get out hop mount reboard settle straddle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Finding and discovering alight | American Dictionaryalight verb[ I ] us/əˈlɑɪt/ alightverb[I] (GET OUT)to get out of a vehicle: He helped her alight from the train. alightverb[I] (TO LAND)to come down from the air and land: The butterfly alighted on a flower. Examples of alightalight One does not talk about alighting from a bus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The formula remains arid and abstract and never alights upon a particular set of circumstances, which is exactly what will happen in this case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vehicle stopped and about six persons alighted and disappeared in the darkness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lifts should be working and staff should be there, especially to facilitate disabled people alighting at their stops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulty is to apply the existing law in cases where pedestrians alighting from tramcars are injured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me outline briefly why we have alighted on this procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seven persons, all of whom were in the overtaking car—the passengers in the stationary car having alighted—were injured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A further area where we are looking for improvements is on better access for disabled passengers, especially to enable easier boarding and alighting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be some arithmetical basis for alighting on that specific figure; otherwise, it is pulled out of a hat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Special attention has been devoted to problems in boarding and alighting from trains and to obligations relating to evacuation in emergencies. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I do not think that the future of the aircraft capable of alighting on water is a narrow matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The flying boat has a spacious interior, and it gives silky alighting on the water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indications are that casualties incurred while boarding or alighting are very much lower with one-man operated buses than with other buses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have ignored the certainty and alighted on the great uncertainty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely agree that passengers alighting from tramcars are entitled to be protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of alight These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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