| 词汇 | alighted |
| 释义 | alighted past simple and past participle ofalight 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 alight bestride board climb debark deplane disembark disembarkation dismount embark embarkation entrain 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 alight bestride board climb debark deplane disembark disembarkation dismount embark embarkation entrain 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 Examples of alightedalighted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Bats foraging near the platform were also caught directly by hand as they alighted on the inflorescences. In searching for some solution to, or more probably respite from, these difficulties the coalition alighted on the notion of a conference. Three themes in particular are alighted upon. When the bird alighted in the rigging of a ship people attempted to catch it; when it fled to the railway station they followed in pursuit. First, and most "self-evidently," it alighted on the product - its quality and integrity. With regard to reference, the adult either correctly identified the infants' intended referent or else alighted on some nearby, but incorrect, object as the infants' intended referent. That proportion is more or less fixed, which is why we have perhaps alighted on the advantage of a fixed proportion. 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 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 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 They never alighted to consume what they found, as they would normally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He described it as an island upon which he alighted with pleasure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It appeared likely, therefore, that the passengers who had alighted had returned to the car by the time it was struck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is nauseating that these sabbath starlings have now alighted on another perch. 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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