| 词汇 | alighting |
| 释义 | alighting present 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 alightingalighting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Female wasps oviposited into the abdomen of major worker ants after alighting briefly on the host. That does not mean waiting for 20 minutes; it means merely for boarding and alighting, for taxi cabs, private cars and otherwise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 These proposals will also permit the use of hazard warning lights, in conjunction with the signs, when children are boarding or alighting. 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 It is important that the helicopter should give full economic value, and it is necessary to have alighting points in the most important places. 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 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 For instance, no vehicle should pass a stationary tramcar while people are getting on it or alighting from it. 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 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 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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