alight
adj
verb
əˈlaɪt
adj
1
burning
燃烧的
The
car
was
set
alight
and
pushed
over
a
hill.
汽车被点燃后推下山去。
2
someone
whose
face
or
eyes
are
alight
looks
excited,
happy,
etc
[文] 〔兴奋得〕神采飞扬的; 眉开眼笑的
literary
alight
with
excitement/pleasure/laughter
etc
Jed’s
face
was
alight
with
excitement.
杰德兴奋得容光焕发。
3
bright
with
light
or
colour
[文] 〔光线或色彩〕明亮的
literary
verb
4
if
a
bird
or
insect
alights
on
something,
it
stops
flying
and
stands
on
it
〔鸟、昆虫等〕飞落;
5
to
step
out
of
a
vehicle
after
a
journey
〔从交通工具上〕下来
[+
from
]
She
alighted
from
the
train
at
74th
Street.
她在第 74 大街下了火车。
6
to
suddenly
think
of
or
notice
something
or
someone
[正式] 突然想到 （发现 ）
His
mind
alighted
on
several
possible
answers.
他一下子想到了几个可能的答案。