lights
美
英 
- n.光;光线;光亮;浅色
- v.照亮;点燃;点火;开始燃烧
- adj.充满亮光的;明亮的;有自然光的;浅色的
- adv.轻快地;轻装地
- 网络灯光;光源;灯具
同义词
英汉双解
太阳;灯from sun/lamps
1. | [u] 光;光线;光亮the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things |
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| a room with good natural light 采光好的房间 |
| in the fading light of a summer's evening 在夏天渐渐暗淡的暮色中 |
| The light was beginning to fail(= it was beginning to get dark) . 天色渐暗。 |
| She could just see by the light of the candle. 她借着烛光勉强能看见。 |
| Bring it into the light so I can see it. 把它拿到亮的地方,好让我看见。 |
| a beam/ray of light 一束╱一缕光线 |
| The knife gleamed as it caught the light(= as the light shone on it) . 刀子被光线一照闪闪发亮。 |
2. | [c] (具有某种颜色和特性的)光a particular type of light with its own colour and qualities |
| A cold grey light crept under the curtains. 一丝幽暗阴冷的光从窗帘下面透过来。 |
灯lamp
3. | [c] 发光体;光源;(尤指)电灯a thing that produces light, especially an electric light |
| to turn/switch the lights on/off 开灯;关灯 |
| to turn out the light(s) 把灯关掉 |
| Suddenly all the lights went out . 突然间所有的灯都灭了。 |
| It was an hour before the lights came on again. 一个小时后灯才再亮了。 |
| to turn down/dim the lights 把灯光调暗 |
| A light was still burning in the bedroom. 卧室里依然亮着灯。 |
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| Keep going─the lights(= traffic lights) are green. 不用停车,是绿灯。 |
| Check your car before you drive to make sure that your lights are working. 开车前要检查一下,灯一定都要运作正常 。 |
香烟for cigarette
4. | [sing] 火柴;打火机;点火器a match or device with which you can light a cigarette |
| Have you got a light? 你有火儿吗? |
| Do you have a light? 你有火儿吗? |
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. 她望着他,眼神很温柔。 |
图画in picture
6. | [u] (图画中和暗色对比的)亮色,浅色light colours in a picture, which contrast with darker ones |
| the artist's use of light and shade 画家对明暗对比手法的运用 |
窗户window
7. | [c] 窗;窗户;光线进口;采光孔a window or an opening to allow light in |
自然光with natural light
1. | 充满亮光的;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. 明天早晨天一亮我们就出发。 |
| It gets light at about 5 o'clock. 大约 5 点钟天就亮了。 |
| It was a light spacious apartment at the top of the building. 是大楼顶层一套宽敞明亮的房子。 |
颜色colours
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| Lighter shades suit you best. 较浅色的衣服对你最合适。 |
| People with pale complexions should avoid wearing light colours. 肤色白的人应当避免穿浅色衣服。 |
重量weight
3. | 轻的;轻便的;不太重的easy to lift or move; not weighing very much |
| Modern video cameras are light and easy to carry. 新型的摄像机很轻,容易携带。 |
| Carry this bag─it's the lightest. 你拿这个包,它最轻。 |
| He's lost a lot of weight─he's three kilos lighter than he was. 他的体重减了许多,比以前轻了三公斤。 |
| The little girl was as light as a feather . 那小女孩轻得很。 |
| The aluminium body is 12% lighter than if built with steel. 用铝制作比用钢制作重量要轻 12%。 |
4. | [ubn] (比平均或平常重量)轻的of less than average or usual weight |
| light summer clothes 轻薄的夏装 |
| Only light vehicles are allowed over the old bridge. 只有轻型车辆才准许通过那座旧桥。 |
5. | (与重量单位连用)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. 送货送来的土豆少了好几公斤。 |
轻柔gentle
6. | [ubn] 轻柔的;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轻轻地拍了一下。 |
| the sound of quick light footsteps 轻快的脚步声 |
| You only need to apply light pressure. 你只要轻轻地一压就行了。 |
| As a boxer, he was always light on his feet(= quick and elegant in the way he moved) . 身为拳击手,他的脚步总是十分轻盈。 |
工作;锻炼work/exercise
7. | [ubn] 容易做的;轻松的;不使人疲劳的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轻活儿了。 |
| some light housework 一些轻松的家务活 |
| You are probably well enough to take a little light exercise. 你恢复得不错,大概可以做些轻微的运动了。 |
不大not great
8. | 少量的;程度低的not great in amount, degree, etc. |
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| The forecast is for light showers. 天气预报有小阵雨。 |
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| Trading on the stock exchange was light today. 证券交易今日交易量很少。 |
不严厉;不严肃not severe/serious
| He was convicted of assaulting a police officer but he got off with a light sentence . 他被定了殴打警察罪,然而却得到从轻判处。 |
10. | 娱乐性的;消遣性的;轻松的entertaining rather than serious and not needing much mental effort |
| light reading for the beach 海滩消遣读物 |
| a concert of light classical music 古典轻音乐会 |
| She kept her tone light. 她一直用温和的语气说话。 |
| This programme looks at the lighter side of politics. 这个节目着眼于政治较轻松的方面。 |
| 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) . 在漫长的一天结束时我们都需要一点轻松的调剂。 |
| On a lighter note , we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers. 为了轻松一下,我们最后讲一个名叫“嘎嘎”的鸭子的故事来结束今天的新闻报道。 |
愉快cheerful
12. | [ubn] 无忧无虑的;愉快的;快活的free from worry; cheerful |
| I left the island with a light heart. 我怀着愉快的心情离开了那个小岛。 |
食物food
| a light supper/snack. 简单的晚餐;小吃 |
| I just want something light for lunch. 我午饭稍微吃点就够了。 |
14. | 不腻的;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. 饮食要清淡。 |
15. | 含有许多空气的;松软的containing a lot of air |
| This pastry is so light. 这种酥皮糕点可真松软啊。 |
饮料drink
16. | 酒精含量低的;低度酒的low in alcohol |
17. | 淡的containing a lot of water |
| I don't like my coffee too light. 我不喜欢喝太淡的咖啡。 |
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. 她迷迷糊糊地进入浅睡。 |
| I've always been a light sleeper. 我睡觉总是容易醒。 |
开始燃烧start to burn
1. | [t] ~ sth 点燃;点火to make sth start to burn |
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| The candles were lit. 蜡烛都点着了。 |
| I put a lighted match to the letter and watched it burn. 我划了根火柴点着了那封信,然后看着它燃烧。 |
2. | [i] 开始燃烧;燃起来to start to burn |
| The fire wouldn't light. 这火炉点不着。 |
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. 舞台上有明亮的聚光灯照亮着。 |
| well/badly lit streets 灯光明亮的╱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. 一轮明月照亮了我们的路。 |
习惯用语
according to sbs/sths lights
根据自己设定的标准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
挡住某人的光线to be between sb and a source of light
| Could you move─you're in my light. 挪动一下好吗?你挡住我的光线了。 |
bring sth to light
揭露;披露;暴露;揭发to make new information known to people
| These facts have only just been brought to light. 这些事实刚刚才被披露出来。 |
cast/shed/throw light on sth
使(问题等)较容易理解to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
| Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease. 最近的研究让人们进一步了解了导致这种疾病的原因。 |
come to light
为人所知;变得众所周知;暴露to become known to people
| New evidence has recently come to light. 新的证据最近已披露出来。 |
in a good, bad, favourable, etc. light
从好(或坏、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. 你切切不要从负面的角度来看待发生的事。 |
| They want to present their policies in the best possible light. 他们想尽可能从好的方面来介绍他们的政策。 |
in the light of sth
考虑到;鉴于after considering sth
| He rewrote the book in the light of further research. 他根据进一步的研究重写了那部书。 |
the lights are on but nobodys home
稀里糊涂;没头脑;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
快要熬出头了;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)
豁然开朗;恍然大悟somebody suddenly understood or began to understand sth
| I puzzled over the problem for ages before the light suddenly dawned. 我对这个问题冥思苦想了很久才豁然开朗。 |
the light of sbs life
心爱的人;心肝宝贝the person sb loves more than any other
run a (red) light|run the lights
闯红灯to fail to stop at a red traffic light
see the light
终于领悟,最终明白,最后接受(尤指显而易见的事)to finally understand or accept sth, especially sth obvious
开始信教;皈依宗教to begin to believe in a religion
see the light (of day)
开始存在;问世;开始为人所知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. 他写了许多鲜为人知的好材料。 |
set light to sth
点燃;引火烧to make sth start burning
| A spark from the fire had set light to a rug. 从火炉迸出的火星点燃了地毯。 |
be light on sth
不足;缺乏to not have enough of sth
| We seem to be light on fuel. 我们好像燃料不多了。 |
a light touch
灵巧的处事能力the ability to deal with sth in a delicate and relaxed way
| She handles this difficult subject with a light touch. 她处理起这个难题来得心应手。 |
make light of sth
轻视;对…等闲视之to treat sth as not being important and not serious
make light work of sth
轻而易举地做(某事)to do sth quickly and with little effort
英汉解释
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例句
"Filming the scene on the E-3 was a little stressful with the lights, cameras and recording equipment, " he said.
“E-3空中预警机上,在灯光、摄像机以及录音设备下拍摄电影曾让人有一点点的紧张,”他说。
I knew something had been done with the lights on the tower due to this video, but I had no idea what.
我知道某事完成与在塔的光由于这录影,但是我不知道什么。
Without all the money the State just might have to switch off the lights.
没有这些钱可能政府会切断你的电源。
He lights up when the subject of the market is broached and launches into a discussion of his biggest investment positions.
说到和市场有关的话题时,他立马兴奋起来,然后开始谈论自己最大的那些投资仓位。
he knew all the intellectual lights of petersburg gathered together here , and his eyes strayed about like a childs in a toy - shop.
他知道,彼得堡的知识分子都在这里集会,他真像个置身于玩具商店的孩童那样,看不胜看,眼花缭乱。
The lawyer pulls the drapes, dims the lights and asks in a hushed voice, "How much do you want it to be? "
律师拉上窗帘,弄暗灯光,然后低声问道,“你想让它等于几。”
It had three large bright lights lighting up the sky underneath it.
它下面有三束很大的明亮光线照亮着天空。
With 14 goals in his first 20 appearances, he will at least hope to see his name up in lights this month.
郑大世在他前20次出场中斩获了14球,他也希望自己的名字在本月中闪亮。
As though at the end of a movie, the lights slowly filled the room to signal the end of the dance and the beginning of the after-party.
就像电影放完时那样,房间的灯光慢慢亮起来,预示着舞会结束,余兴节目开始了。
For eons, lavender has been used to melt mental tension and relax muscles (hanging strings of lights can do a number on your back).
在无数年代里,薰衣草都被用来缓解精神紧张和放松肌肉(挂着的灯束会暗中伤害你)。
"Better to see the lights in a warm place in bed, " he thought and started construction in 1999.
“最好躺在暖和的床上欣赏北极光。”他有了这样的想法,并于1999年开始着手建造他的玻璃房。
They went for one with "a gaudy amount of lights, " Mr. Carbone said, and bought some AstroTurf to style it out.
卡博尼说他们看中一个摊子,“装了一堆花哨俗气的灯饰”,所以买了些得富草皮把摊位装饰得时尚一些。
Then the lights clicked off as the last box was loaded into the truck and I said a handful of warm goodbyes to people I'd never met before.
然后灯光“咔哒”一声地关掉了,就像最后一个盒子已经装上了卡车,我热情地向之前从未见过的人们说着再见。
When the sun sets, Venus is often the brightest object in the sky, outshining the night lights of Tucson, Arizona.
日落时,金星常是天空中最明亮的星体,照耀着亚历桑那州图森市的夜空。
But Mr Hande was concerned about the long-run servicing of the lights, which he felt only a company could guarantee.
但是,韩德先生担心电灯的长期维护工作,他感到,只有成立公司才能保证维护。
These lights mount by means of a rubber bushing snapped into a 9 mm diameter panel cutout. There is no need for nuts or washers.
这些灯通过橡胶套管安装在直径9毫米的面板开孔上,不需要螺栓或垫圈辅助安装。
In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead.
在下午晚一点的时候,我回到了我的车上,发现我的车灯亮了一整天,而且电池已经用完了。
Our souls are sparks of light, the little twinkling lights you see from time to time out of the periphery of your of field of vision.
我们的灵魂是光的火花,你有时看见的来自你视野外小小闪光。
With the sub's lights switched off, it is possible to see their bioluminescence -- the light produced when they collide with the mesh.
随着潜艇的灯光关闭,我们就有可能看到那些生物发光体--当它们撞网的时候光被激发出来。
Its far bright lights would streak across the sky and its sonic ba-boom! would rumble out, regular as a flight to Chicago.
宇宙飞船的灯光从远方呼啸划过天际,巨响轰鸣,和飞往芝加哥的航班并无两样。
The baby squinted its eyes at the bright lights.
小娃娃在亮光下眯起了眼睛。
The lights of the traffic dazzled him.
车辆的灯光晃得他睁不开眼睛。
Since there are no lights for the field, the game will be played during daylight.
因为操场上没有电灯,比赛将在白天进行。
The lights keep flickering.
灯光忽明忽暗。
On New Year's Eve, we left all the lights on.
在除夕我们让所有的灯都亮着。
Lights were blazing in every room.
每个房间的灯都在闪光。
The lights in the hall burned all night.
大厅里灯火彻夜通明。
Dry wood lights easily.
干柴容易点燃。
The street lights were dimmed out.
街灯变暗了。
The lights are busted.
灯泡被砸碎了。
Celia was glad the lights had been lowered for the slides, then realized she was not alone in using a handkerchief to wipe her eyes.
为了放幻灯,室内灯光变得昏暗,这使西莉亚感到欣慰,她还意识到,用手绢擦去泪水的并不是她一个人。
On this account he might, in certain lights, have been regarded as one of the most fortunate of his order.
由于这个原因,从某些方面来看,他也许会被认为是他的同类中最幸运的人。
But all his life, he had been so constant to his lights, he had never broken down.
在整个一生中,他是那么忠于自己的原则,从未违反过。
I've heard about the lights of Broadway, but I never realized they would be quite so spectacular.
我倒是听说过百老汇的灯,但是从没想道如此辉煌壮观。
It disturbs the invaders now, I'm told, how news runs through censorships, how the truth of things lights free of control.
人家告诉我现在连侵略者都感到不安,因为消息可以逃过检查散发出去,事实的真相无法控制。
None of the trucks had lights and they were moving down the road in a long convoy.
没有一辆卡车开着灯,长长一列车队沿路驶来。
Lights were burning upstairs, but no one answered the door.
楼上亮着灯,但叫门没人回应。
There were lights still ablaze as they drove up to the house.
他们驾车到了屋前时,(屋内)灯火仍然通明。
She dwelt in a paradise of rosy tints, in which there were neither violent shadows nor glaring lights.
她住在一个玫瑰色彩的乐园里,那里既没有极度的阴暗,也没有耀眼的光辉。
Lights flash up in the darkness.
灯光在黑暗中闪耀。
It was dark the long light from the search-lights was moving over the mountain.
外面天已黑了,探照灯长长的光条正在山峰间晃动着。
Lights of ships moved in the fairway-a great stir of Lights going up and going down.
船火在航道上漂动--只只亮光点点,纷纭繁乱,上下穿行。
The lights were all out.
灯全熄灭了。
This temple of nature produces some such effect, as far as lights and shadows were concerned, as the well-known offspring.
就明暗度来说,这座大自然的神殿也具有这种人类智慧所创造的著名建筑的某些效果。
The traffic lights are controlled by a central computer.
交通信号灯由中心计算机控制。
Suddenly, on September 10, the whole barrage opened, accompanied by a blaze of search-lights.
突然,在9月10日,整个防空火网打开了,而且伴随着强烈的探照灯光。
The radiance of electric lights radiates from the ceiling.
电灯的光芒从天花板上辐射下来。
The lights were showing in the temporary hospital.
临时病房里亮着灯。
The lights by which we steer will bring us all safely to anchor.
我们循着光辉航行,将平安地到达目的地。
Spiff the sitting room with coloured lights.
用彩灯将起居室打扮起来。
The reserve control panel. It has fewer buttons, lights and levers, but it is still able to make the main operations.
备用控制面板。它的按钮、显示灯和操作杆都更少,但同样能够进行主要的操作。
So I had to wake up, go to the living room, switch on the lights and sit quietly with my daughter, waiting for her to calm down.
我只好起床到客厅把灯又开了,坐在那静静的陪着女儿,等她消气。
Signs and traffic lights must be well-placed and easy to read and use.
标志和交通灯必须要妥善地放置,并易于读懂和使用。
All seem to be focused around the students cleaned out the lights, like his smile too.
周围的一切好像被着重生的灯光清洗过了一样,他的微笑也是。
Without anything to do, he turned off the lights and went to bed.
已无事可做,所以他关灯睡觉了。
It's easy to feel cooped up at work, especially if you're stuck in an office with fluorescent lights and few windows.
工作时很容易就感到受限制,尤其是你深陷于有着荧光灯和少数窗户的办公室。
She lived in a small room near the college. It had no lights, no water, and no heat, Sometimes Marie only had bread and tea to eat.
她住在一个离大学很进的小阁楼里,那里没灯,没水,也没暖气,有时只吃面包和茶。
We've received reports that this recipe failed. We recommend that you turn off the lights and leave the kitchen immediately.
不过我们最近得到报告说这个配方失败了。我们推荐你马上关灯离开厨房。
In the sky a little later, the sun all downhill on the sea and the ship the night roads hang the lights.
天色稍在晚一点,太阳全落山时,海面上条条夜航船挂起了灯。
So if it's bright outside, the lights inside will match the brightness to that of the outdoors.
所以如外面是明亮的,里面的光线将和外面的亮度相匹配。
"The marijuana plant had been put in a Christmas tree stand and decorated with a string of lights, " the police said.
警官表示:“这颗大麻植株被放在一个圣诞树架上,并点缀了一串灯饰。”
Lights were brought, and then he saw on her neck the gold chain which he had given her at the church-door.
灯都带来了,然后他看到她脖子上的金链,他给在教堂门口她。
The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore.
太阳西沉,黄昏降临河上,岸上出现了一排灯光。
The old man for not convenient action or on cold winter days, no bed, lie on the bed to be able to open to turn off the lights.
对于不方便行动的老人或在很冷的冬天,不用下床,躺在床上就可以开关灯了。
But I really do not know because the helicopter was damaged from crashing so much that the lights finally would not light up anymore.
但我真的不知道由于坠机次数太多把直升机摔坏了以至于灯都开不起来了。
The moment the lights went off, the man grabbed the jewels he was examining on the counter and slid out of the store.
当灯熄灭的时候,那个人抓起自己正在柜台边审视的珠宝溜出了商店。
In winter, fairy lights , powered by a generator, give it a festive glow.
在冬季,车站内的装饰彩灯则由一台发电机供电,为车站增添了节日的气氛。
Right now, it's impossible now to know how much electricity our lights and geothermal system will use at Sheep Dog.
眼下,我们还不可能知道在牧羊犬这个地方要用多少电来照明,要用多大规模的地热系统来取暖。
Today so happy to see this beautiful&white winter snow, under the lights in such a venerable and elegant, just like dancing white beauties.
今天开心的看到冬天的雪是多么的柔美与白皙,夜晚在车灯下飘逸的如此柔美,仿佛翩翩起舞的白衣美人。
May your day be filled with blessings Like the sun that lights the sky.
希望你充满祝福的生活像被阳光照亮的天空一样。
The lights winked out.
灯光熄灭了。
The lights flashed out and the night became day.
灯光一闪,夜晚就变为白天了。
The lights in the village went out, house after house, till there only remained two in the darkness.
村子里的灯光一家挨一家地熄灭了,在黑暗中只剩下两所房子还亮着灯。
Lights are shining in the room.
屋子里亮着灯光。