light

美 [la?t] 　英 [la?t]

adj.充滿亮光的；明亮的；有自然光的；淺色的
n.光；光線；光亮；（具有某種顏色和特性的）光
v.點(diǎn)燃；點(diǎn)火；開(kāi)始燃燒；燃起來(lái)
adv.輕地；輕裝地
網(wǎng)絡(luò)燈；燈光；輕的

詞形變化

比較級(jí)：lighter 最高級(jí)：lightest 復(fù)數(shù)：lights 現(xiàn)在分詞：lighting 過(guò)去式：lit

反義詞

adj.

heavy , dark

darkness

同義詞

ancient lights

英漢雙解

太陽(yáng)；燈from sun/lamps

1.	[u] 光；光線；光亮the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things

	bright/dim light 明亮╱暗淡的光線
	a room with good natural light 采光好的房間
	in the fading light of a summer's evening 在夏天漸漸暗淡的暮色中
	The light was beginning to fail(= it was beginning to get dark) . 天色漸暗。
	She could just see by the light of the candle. 她借著燭光勉強(qiáng)能看見(jiàn)。
	Bring it into the light so I can see it. 把它拿到亮的地方，好讓我看見(jiàn)。
	a beam/ray of light 一束╱一縷光線
	The knife gleamed as it caught the light(= as the light shone on it) . 刀子被光線一照閃閃發(fā)亮。

2.	[c] （具有某種顏色和特性的）光a particular type of light with its own colour and qualities

A cold grey light crept under the curtains.

一絲幽暗陰冷的光從窗簾下面透過(guò)來(lái)。

燈lamp

3.	[c] 發(fā)光體；光源；（尤指）電燈a thing that produces light, especially an electric light

	to turn/switch the lights on/off 開(kāi)燈；關(guān)燈
	to turn out the light(s) 把燈關(guān)掉
	Suddenly all the lights went out . 突然間所有的燈都滅了。
	It was an hour before the lights came on again. 一個(gè)小時(shí)后燈才再亮了。
	to turn down/dim the lights 把燈光調(diào)暗
	A light was still burning in the bedroom. 臥室里依然亮著燈。
	ceiling/wall lights 頂燈；壁燈
	Keep going─the lights(= traffic lights) are green. 不用停車，是綠燈。
	Check your car before you drive to make sure that your lights are working. 開(kāi)車前要檢查一下，燈一定都要運(yùn)作正常。

香煙for cigarette

4.	[sing] 火柴；打火機(jī)；點(diǎn)火器a match or device with which you can light a cigarette

	Have you got a light? 你有火兒?jiǎn)幔?/div>
	Do you have a light? 你有火兒?jiǎn)幔?/div>

眼神expression in eyes

5.	[sing] 眼神an expression in sb's eyes which shows what they are thinking or feeling

There was a soft light in her eyes as she looked at him.

她望著他，眼神很溫柔。

圖畫(huà)in picture

6.	[u] （圖畫(huà)中和暗色對(duì)比的）亮色，淺色light colours in a picture, which contrast with darker ones

the artist's use of light and shade

畫(huà)家對(duì)明暗對(duì)比手法的運(yùn)用

窗戶window

7.	[c] 窗；窗戶；光線進(jìn)口；采光孔a window or an opening to allow light in

leaded lights

花飾鉛條窗

adj.

— see also

lightly

自然光with natural light

1.	充滿亮光的；明亮的；有自然光的full of light; having the natural light of day

	We'll leave in the morning as soon as it's light. 明天早晨天一亮我們就出發(fā)。
	It gets light at about 5 o'clock. 大約 5 點(diǎn)鐘天就亮了。
	It was a light spacious apartment at the top of the building. 是大樓頂層一套寬敞明亮的房子。

顏色colours

2.	淺色的；淡色的pale in colour

	light blue eyes 淺藍(lán)色的眼睛
	Lighter shades suit you best. 較淺色的衣服對(duì)你最合適。
	People with pale complexions should avoid wearing light colours. 膚色白?的人應(yīng)當(dāng)避免穿淺色衣服。

重量weight

3.	輕的；輕便的；不太重的easy to lift or move; not weighing very much

	Modern video cameras are light and easy to carry. 新型的攝像機(jī)很輕，容易攜帶。
	Carry this bag─it's the lightest. 你拿這個(gè)包，它最輕。
	He's lost a lot of weight─he's three kilos lighter than he was. 他的體重減了許多，比以前輕了三公斤。
	The little girl was as light as a feather . 那小女孩輕得很。
	The aluminium body is 12% lighter than if built with steel. 用鋁制作比用鋼制作重量要輕 12%。

4.	[ubn] （比平均或平常重量）輕的of less than average or usual weight

	light summer clothes 輕薄的夏裝
	Only light vehicles are allowed over the old bridge. 只有輕型車輛才準(zhǔn)許通過(guò)那座舊橋。

5.	（與重量單位連用）分量不足的used with a unit of weight to say that sth weighs less than it should do

The delivery of potatoes was several kilos light.

送貨送來(lái)的土豆少了好幾公斤。

輕柔gentle

6.	[ubn] 輕柔的；柔和的；不太用力的gentle or delicate; not using much force

	She felt a light tap on her shoulder. 她感到有人在她肩上輕輕地拍了一下。
	the sound of quick light footsteps 輕快的腳步聲
	You only need to apply light pressure. 你只要輕輕地一壓就行了。
	As a boxer, he was always light on his feet(= quick and elegant in the way he moved) . 身為拳擊手，他的腳步總是十分輕盈。

工作；鍛煉work/exercise

7.	[ubn] 容易做的；輕松的；不使人疲勞的easy to do; not making you tired

	After his accident he was moved to lighter work. 他出事故以后就改做輕活兒了。
	some light housework 一些輕松的家務(wù)活
	You are probably well enough to take a little light exercise. 你恢復(fù)得不錯(cuò)，大概可以做些輕微的運(yùn)動(dòng)了。

不大not great

8.	少量的；程度低的not great in amount, degree, etc.

	light traffic 來(lái)往車輛稀少
	The forecast is for light showers. 天氣預(yù)報(bào)有小陣雨。
	light winds 微風(fēng)
	Trading on the stock exchange was light today. 證券交易今日交易量很少。

不嚴(yán)厲；不嚴(yán)肅not severe/serious

9.	不嚴(yán)厲的；輕的not severe

He was convicted of assaulting a police officer but he got off with a light sentence .

他被定了毆打警察罪，然而卻得到從輕判處。

10.	娛樂(lè)性的；消遣性的；輕松的entertaining rather than serious and not needing much mental effort

	light reading for the beach 海灘消遣讀物
	a concert of light classical music 古典輕音樂(lè)會(huì)

11.	不嚴(yán)肅的not serious

	She kept her tone light. 她一直用溫和的語(yǔ)氣說(shuō)話。
	This programme looks at the lighter side of politics. 這個(gè)節(jié)目著眼于政治較輕松的方面。
	We all needed a little light relief at the end of a long day(= something amusing or entertaining that comes after sth serious or boring) . 在漫長(zhǎng)的一天結(jié)束時(shí)我們都需要一點(diǎn)輕松的調(diào)劑。
	On a lighter note , we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers. 為了輕松一下，我們最后講一個(gè)名叫“嘎嘎”的鴨子的故事來(lái)結(jié)束今天的新聞報(bào)道。

愉快cheerful

12.	[ubn] 無(wú)憂無(wú)慮的；愉快的；快活的free from worry; cheerful

I left the island with a light heart.

我懷著愉快的心情離開(kāi)了那個(gè)小島。

食物food

13.	少量的small in quantity

	a light supper/snack. 簡(jiǎn)單的晚餐；小吃
	I just want something light for lunch. 我午飯稍微吃點(diǎn)就夠了。

14.	不膩的；清淡的；易消化的not containing much fat or not having a strong flavour and therefore easy for the stomach to digest

Stick to a light diet.

飲食要清淡。

15.	含有許多空氣的；松軟的containing a lot of air

This pastry is so light.

這種酥皮糕點(diǎn)可真松軟啊。

飲料drink

16.	酒精含量低的；低度酒的low in alcohol

a light beer

低度啤酒

17.	淡的containing a lot of water

I don't like my coffee too light.

我不喜歡喝太淡的咖啡。

睡眠sleep

18.	[obn] 睡得不沉的；易醒的a person in alight sleep is easy to wake

	She drifted into a light sleep. 她迷迷糊糊地進(jìn)入淺睡。
	I've always been a light sleeper. 我睡覺(jué)總是容易醒。

開(kāi)始燃燒start to burn

1.	[t] ~ sth 點(diǎn)燃；點(diǎn)火to make sth start to burn

	She lit a candle. 她點(diǎn)著了蠟燭。
	The candles were lit. 蠟燭都點(diǎn)著了。
	I put a lighted match to the letter and watched it burn. 我劃了根火柴點(diǎn)著了那封信，然后看著它燃燒。

2.	[i] 開(kāi)始燃燒；燃起來(lái)to start to burn

The fire wouldn't light.

這火爐點(diǎn)不著。

照亮give light

3.	[t][usupass] ~ sth 照亮；使明亮to give light to sth or to a place

	The stage was lit by bright spotlights. 舞臺(tái)上有明亮的聚光燈照亮著。
	well/badly lit streets 燈光明亮的╱昏暗的街道

4.	[t] ~ sth 用光指引to guide sb with a light

Our way was lit by a full moon.

一輪明月照亮了我們的路。

adv.

習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)

according to sbs/sths lights

根據(jù)自己設(shè)定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)according to the standards which sb sets for himself or herself

be/go out like a light

很快入睡to go to sleep very quickly

be in sbs light

擋住某人的光線to be between sb and a source of light

Could you move─you're in my light.

挪動(dòng)一下好嗎？你擋住我的光線了。

bring sth to light

揭露；披露；暴露；揭發(fā)to make new information known to people

These facts have only just been brought to light.

這些事實(shí)剛剛才被披露出來(lái)。

cast/shed/throw light on sth

使（問(wèn)題等）較容易理解to make a problem, etc. easier to understand

Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.

最近的研究讓人們進(jìn)一步了解了導(dǎo)致這種疾病的原因。

come to light

為人所知；變得眾所周知；暴露to become known to people

New evidence has recently come to light.

新的證據(jù)最近已披露出來(lái)。

in a good, bad, favourable, etc. light

從好（或壞、有利等）的角度if you see sth or put sthin a good, bad, etc. light , it seems good, bad, etc.

	You must not view what happened in a negative light. 你切切不要從負(fù)面的角度來(lái)看待發(fā)生的事。
	They want to present their policies in the best possible light. 他們想盡可能從好的方面來(lái)介紹他們的政策。

in the light of sth

考慮到；鑒于after considering sth

He rewrote the book in the light of further research.

他根據(jù)進(jìn)一步的研究重寫了那部書(shū)。

the lights are on but nobodys home

稀里糊涂；沒(méi)頭腦；心不在焉used to describe sb who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention

light at the end of the tunnel

快要熬出頭了；曙光在即something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation

(the) light dawned (on sb)

豁然開(kāi)朗；恍然大悟somebody suddenly understood or began to understand sth

I puzzled over the problem for ages before the light suddenly dawned.

我對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題冥思苦想了很久才豁然開(kāi)朗。

the light of sbs life

心愛(ài)的人；心肝寶貝the person sb loves more than any other

run a (red) light|run the lights

闖紅燈to fail to stop at a red traffic light

see the light

終于領(lǐng)悟，最終明白，最后接受（尤指顯而易見(jiàn)的事）to finally understand or accept sth, especially sth obvious

開(kāi)始信教；皈依宗教to begin to believe in a religion

see the light (of day)

開(kāi)始存在；問(wèn)世；開(kāi)始為人所知to begin to exist or to become publicly known about

He's written a lot of good material that has never seen the light of day.

他寫了許多鮮為人知的好材料。

set light to sth

點(diǎn)燃；引火燒to make sth start burning

A spark from the fire had set light to a rug.

從火爐迸出的火星點(diǎn)燃了地毯。

be light on sth

不足；缺乏to not have enough of sth

We seem to be light on fuel.

我們好像燃料不多了。

a light touch

靈巧的處事能力the ability to deal with sth in a delicate and relaxed way

She handles this difficult subject with a light touch.

她處理起這個(gè)難題來(lái)得心應(yīng)手。

make light of sth

輕視；對(duì)…等閑視之to treat sth as not being important and not serious

make light work of sth

輕而易舉地做（某事）to do sth quickly and with little effort

英漢解釋

adj.	1. 少量的,輕微的,微弱的 2. 容易消化的,清淡的 3. 輕快的;輕裝的;輕便的 4. 容易的,輕松的 5. 輕率的,輕浮的,輕薄的 6. 【建】精巧的,優(yōu)美的 7. 輕快的,靈巧的 8. 輕的 9. 輕松愉快的 10. 松脆的,易碎的,疏松的 11. 不重要的,瑣碎的 12. 暈眩的 13. 無(wú)積載的,裝貨少的 14. 嗓音柔和的 15. 分量不足的 16. 易醒的 17. 【語(yǔ)】弱音的 18. 人手不足的,缺少人員的 19. 發(fā)光的,明亮的 20. 淺色的,淡色的
adv.	1. 輕地,輕快地;輕裝地
n.	1. 光,光線;光明,亮光 2. 發(fā)光體,光源;燈,信號(hào)燈;燈塔;天體 3. 日光;白晝;黎明 4. 明白,顯露;啟發(fā),說(shuō)明;教化 5. 光;〈詩(shī)〉視力;眼神;〈俚〉眼睛 6. 見(jiàn)解,見(jiàn)識(shí);眼光 7. 名家,權(quán)威;明星 8. 火花,點(diǎn)火物 9. 窗;天窗;取光孔;(溫室的)玻璃屋頂[墻壁];【法】光線不受(鄰居)阻礙權(quán) 10. 【宗】榮光,福祉 11. 【法】采光權(quán) 12. 智能 13. 〈俚〉(舞臺(tái)的)腳光 14. (繪畫(huà)中的)明亮部分,投光部分
v.	1. 照亮,照耀 2. 點(diǎn)火,點(diǎn)燃 3. 〈古〉下馬,下車;停落 4. 使發(fā)電,光潤(rùn),使春風(fēng)滿面 5. 用燈照亮道路 6. 鳥(niǎo)歇在樹(shù)上 7. 偶然遇見(jiàn);偶然得到 8. 〈方〉突然發(fā)生 9. 點(diǎn)火,點(diǎn)著(火) 10. 變亮;(眼睛)發(fā)亮,滿面春風(fēng) 11. 【航】拉起(繩索等),移動(dòng)(風(fēng)帆等)

英英解釋

adj.	1. very bright because of light from the sun; if it is light, you can see because it is day and not night 2. pale in color, not dark 3. not weighing much, or weighing less than you expect; less than the correct weight; light clothes are made of thin cloth and are not very warm 4. not much in quantity; a light meal is small and easy to eat; a light eater is someone who does not eat much food 5. a light punishment is not very severe; light work or exercise is not very difficult and does not need a lot of strength or effort 6. a light wind is not very strong; a light touch is very gentle; a light sound is very quiet 7. enjoyable and not very serious 8. food or drink that is light has less fat or alcohol than other similar food or drink. This word is sometimes spelled lite on food labels; used about foods and drinks that do not have a strong taste; a cake that is light tastes nice because it has a lot of air in it 9. a light sleep is one in which you wake up often. Someone who often wakes up while they are sleeping is called a light sleeper. 10. light soil is easy to break into pieces
n.	1. brightness from the sun or from a light, which allows you to see things; a particular type of brightness; brightness from the sun during the day 2. a piece of electrical equipment that produces brightness; one of the lights on a car or other vehicle; one of a set of traffic lights 3. something used for lighting a cigarette
v.	1. to make something start to burn; to start to burn 2. to make a place brighter by giving it more light 3. if you light someone’s way, you use a light to lead them through a dark place

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