1brightness光明ADJECTIVE | ... OF LIGHT | VERB + LIGHT | LIGHT + VERB | LIGHT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤clear, good明亮的光線▸➤bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong明亮的光;燦爛的光;刺眼的光;強光▸➤blinding炫目的光線▸➤full充足的光線◇In full light, you could see Alison was well over forty.光線充足時,你能看出艾莉森已經四十好幾了。➤bad, dim, faint, feeble, murky, poor, weak昏暗的光線;微弱的光▸➤subdued柔和的光▸➤failing越來越暗的光線◇We could hardly see the ball in the failing light.光線越來越暗,我們幾乎看不見球。➤gentle, pale, soft, watery柔光;淡淡的光▸➤mellow, warm柔和的光;溫暖的光▸➤cold, cool冰冷的光線◇in the cold light of morning在清冷的晨光中➤early, morning晨光▸➤artificial人造光▸➤natural自然光▸➤infrared, ultraviolet, UV紅外線;紫外線◇film that is sensitive to ultraviolet light紫外線感光膠片➤white, yellow, etc.白色光、黃色光等▸➤visible可見光➤candle (usually candlelight)燭光... OF LIGHT➤beam, ray一束光▸➤burst, flash, gleam, glimmer一道光線;一道閃光;一線微光◇There was a flash of light followed by an explosion.一道亮光閃過之後是一聲爆炸。➤patch, pool一小片光;一團光VERB + LIGHT➤have有光◇Do you have enough light for reading?你看書光線夠嗎?➤generate, produce發光▸➤cast, emit, give, give out, provide, shed, shine投射光;發出光◇light emitted by a star星星發出的光➤absorb吸收光➤reflect反射光線➤block out阻擋光線▸➤be bathed in沐浴在光中▸➤be sensitive to對光敏感LIGHT + VERB➤gleam, glow, shine光閃爍;光閃耀;光照耀▸➤come, fall, pour, stream光灑下;光傾瀉◇Light from a tall lamp fell in a pool on the desk.高處的燈在桌面上灑下一片光。➤fill sth, flood sth光線充滿⋯/充溢⋯▸➤reflect光反射◇The light reflecting off the snow was dazzling.雪的反光很刺眼。➤grow stronger, increase光線增強▸➤fade, fail, thicken光線變暗;光線變模糊▸➤blind sb, dazzle sb光線讓某人看不見/令某人目炫◇We were momentarily blinded by the light of the sun.太陽光很刺眼,我們一時什麼也看不見。➤catch sth光照到⋯◇You could see the imperfections in the repair when the light caught it.你能在光的照射下看到一些修補不完善的地方。➤illuminate sth, light sth, light sth up光線照亮⋯LIGHT + NOUN➤level光度▸➤source光源▸➤beam光束➤therapy光療法PREPOSITION➤against the light背着光線◇She held up the letter against the light.她把信背着光線拿起來。➤by the light of借助光◇They managed to see where the door was by the light of the moon.他們借着月光找到了門。➤into the light進入亮處◇Bring it into the light and we'll have a look at it.把它拿到亮處我們看一看。➤in the light在亮處◇The place looked calm in the golden evening light.這個地方在金色的斜暉中顯得十分寧靜。➤light from從⋯發出的光◇the light from the kitchen window自廚房窗戶透出來的光PHRASES➤(the) light at the end of the tunnel (figurative) 歷盡艱辛後的一線希望◇For the first time since the start of his treatment, we can now see light at the end of the tunnel.自從他的治療開始以來,我們現在第一次看到了一線希望。➤the light of day (figurative) 公開◇Some of his paintings never even saw the light of day.他的一些畫作甚至從未公開展出。➤(at) the speed of light(以)光速◇Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.任何東西的傳播速度都不會超過光速。➤a point of light, a source of light光點;光源◇The lamp was the only source of light in the room.房間全靠這一盞燈照明。light
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2sth that produces light發光體ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIGHT | LIGHT + VERB | LIGHT + NOUNADJECTIVE➤bright明亮的燈◇the bright lights of the city城市裏明亮的燈➤blinking, flashing, flickering, twinkling閃爍的燈▸➤electric, fluorescent, gas, halogen, low-energy, neon, strip, strobe電燈;熒光燈;煤氣燈;滷素燈;節能燈;霓虹燈;條形燈;頻閃閃光燈▸➤bedside, ceiling, outside, overhead, wall牀頭燈;頂燈;室外燈;壁燈➤bathroom, porch, etc.浴室燈、門廳燈等▸➤street街燈▸➤security, warning安全燈;警示燈◇A warning light goes on when the battery is running low.電池電量不足時警示燈會亮。➤brake, fog, hazard, tail剎車燈;霧燈;危險警示燈;尾燈◇The car was stopped at the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing.汽車被迫停在路邊,車上的危險信號燈在閃。➤landing着陸燈◇The pilot could just make out the runway landing lights.飛行員只能勉強辨認出跑道上的着陸燈。➤disco迪斯科燈VERB + LIGHT➤flick on, flip on, put on, switch on, turn on開燈▸➤have on亮着燈◇Some cars already had their lights on.有些車已經把燈打開了。➤keep on, leave on讓燈亮着▸➤extinguish, flick off, flip off, put off, put out, shut off, switch off, turn off, turn out滅燈;關燈▸➤turn up把燈調亮▸➤dim, turn down把燈調暗▸➤shine用燈照射◇Someone shone a light in my face.有人用燈往我臉上照。➤flash使燈閃光◇He flashed his lights to warn the oncoming cars.他讓燈閃着以警示迎面駛來的車輛。LIGHT + VERB➤be off, be on燈關着;燈開着▸➤come on, go on燈亮起◇The warning light came on.警示燈亮了起來。➤go off, go out燈熄滅➤dim燈暗下來▸➤fuse燈的保險絲熔斷▸➤gleam, glimmer, glow, shine燈發光▸➤flash燈光閃爍◇The blue light was flashing.藍燈閃爍着。➤blink, flicker燈光搖曳◇The light flickered a couple of times then went out.燈光閃了幾下就熄滅了。➤blind sb, dazzle sb燈光使某人看不見/目炫LIGHT + NOUN➤switch燈的開關▸➤fitting, fixture (NAmE) 燈具配件(see also light bulb)➡ see also traffic lightlight
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1make sth begin to burn點燃VERB + LIGHT➤attempt to, try to試圖點燃▸➤pause to, stop to停下來點燃◇She paused to light another cigarette.她停下來又點燃一支煙。light
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2(often be lit) give light to sth照亮ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤well照明很好◇a well-lit room燈光明亮的房間➤badly, barely, dimly, faintly, poorly光照很糟;幾乎沒有光照;燈光昏暗;光照微弱◇a dimly lit street昏暗的街道➤brightly, brilliantly光照明亮▸➤softly光照柔和▸➤briefly短暫地照亮◇A gleam of pleasure briefly lit his face. (figurative) 他的臉上很快閃過一絲喜悅。➤immediately, instantly立即照亮◇Stacey's face immediately lit up.斯泰西立刻面露喜色。➤suddenly突然點亮▸➤up照亮◇There was an explosion and the whole sky lit up.一聲爆炸,整片天空都照亮了。PREPOSITION➤by被⋯點亮◇The room was dark now, lit only by a single candle.房間裏現在黑了下來,只靠一支蠟燭照明。➤with (figurative) 因為⋯而流露喜悅◇Her face lit up with pleasure.她滿臉喜氣。light
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1not dark不暗VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be明亮▸➤become, get, grow, turn變亮◇It was starting to get light.天開始亮了。◇As soon as it grew light, we got up and dressed.天一亮我們就起牀穿衣。◇The sky turned light once more.天空又一次亮了。➤remain, stay依然/一直亮着◇It stays light for so long on these summer evenings.這些夏日的晚上天亮的時間真長。➤appear顯得明亮◇Remember that paint shades appear lighter in full sunlight.要記住,油漆的色彩在充足的陽光下會顯得更加明亮。ADVERB➤very很亮◇All our galleries are very light.我們所有的畫廊都很亮。➤almost幾乎亮了◇It was almost light outside.外邊天幾乎亮了。➤barely還不太亮◇It was barely light yet.天還沒怎麼亮呢。➤fairly相當亮▸➤enough光線充足◇It was not light enough to see things clearly.天還不夠亮,看不清東西。➤still仍然亮着light
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2not weighing much不重VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, feel, seem輕;感覺輕;好像輕▸➤become, get變輕ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常輕▸➤reasonably, relatively還算輕;比較輕▸➤enough足夠輕◇The tent is light enough for backpacking and touring.這頂帳篷很輕,可以背着去旅行。➤amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly特別輕;輕得不可思議➤strangely, unusually出奇地輕;異乎尋常地輕◇The bottle felt strangely light between my fingers.這個瓶子拿在我的手上感覺出奇地輕。light
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3not great in amount/degree不多VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be少量➤remain依然少◇Trading volume remains light.貿易量依然不大。ADVERB➤very非常少➤remarkably出奇地少◇The punishment can be remarkably light.處罰有可能輕得令人咋舌。➤comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively比較少;十分少;相對少◇The traffic is usually fairly light in the afternoons.下午的車輛通常比較少。➤deliciously清淡美味◇a deliciously light alternative to cake美味清淡的蛋糕替代品