alight
- vi.从(公共汽车、火车等)下来;点燃;降落;飞落
- adj.燃烧;着火;兴奋;容光焕发
过去式： alighted;alit 现在分词： alighting 过去分词： alighted;alit 第三人称单数： alights
alightadj.
燃烧；着火
on fire
A cigarette set the dry grass alight .
一支香烟把干草点燃了。
Her dress caught alight in the fire.
她的衣服让火烧着了。
容光焕发；兴奋
showing a feeling of happiness or excitement
to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people
他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。
He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
verb
降落；飞落
to land in or on sth after flying to it
从（公共汽车、火车等）下来
to get out of a bus, a train or other vehicle
Do not alight from a moving bus.
公共汽车行驶时不要下车。
（尤指偶然地）想到，发现，注意到
to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance
Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship.
最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。
Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents.
她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。
alight
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ADJ 燃烧着的；点亮着的
If something is alight, it is burning.Several buildings were set alight...
几幢大楼着了火。
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ADJ （脸色、眼神因激动、高兴）熠熠放光的，闪闪发亮的
If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness.Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life...
她的眼睛闪闪发亮，闪烁着少女般的幸福和满足。
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VERB （鸟或昆虫）飞落，降落
If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there.A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
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VERB 下（火车、公共汽车等）
When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a journey.Two men alighted from the vehicle.
两个男人从车上下来。
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VERB 偶然发现;偶然想到;突然对…产生兴趣
If someone alights on something, they suddenly see it, think of it, or take an interest in it.He would then suddenly alight on the tune he really wanted to play.
他常会在那时突然想起他真正想弹的曲子。
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This was alight moments ago . They 're still here !
这是不久前点燃的，他们还在这儿！
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In three weeks of protests , roads have been blocked and municipal buildings set alight .
在为期三周的抗议中，道路被封锁，市政建筑被点燃。
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A cigarette set the dry grass alight .
一支香烟把干草点燃了。
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Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents .
她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。
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Eventually , we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship .
最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。
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Her dress caught alight in the fire .
她的衣服让火烧着了。
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The car was doused in petrol and set alight .
这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
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The gas fire was still alight .
燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。
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He would then suddenly alight on the tune he really wanted to play .
他常会在那时突然想起他真正想弹的曲子。
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Two men alighted from the vehicle .
两个男人从车上下来。
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She paused and turned , her face alight with happiness .
她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。
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Several buildings were set alight
几幢大楼着了火。
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Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life
她的眼睛闪闪发亮，闪烁着少女般的幸福和满足。
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A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree .
一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
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One of them , the first to alight , hastened with quicksilver steps towards me .
他们中第一个下来的人急急忙忙地快步向我走来。
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A bird alighted / landed on a branch of the pine tree .
一只鸟落在松树的树枝上。
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We arrived just as he alighted from the train .
他刚下火车，我们就到了。
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He alighted from the train at 14th Street .
他在第14大街下了火车。
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The visitors alighted from the airplane .
游客们下了飞机。
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Alight here for Buckingham Palace .
去白金汉宫的在此下车。
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There are many people who “ the moment they alight from the official carriage ” make a hullabaloo .
有许多人“下车伊始”，就哇喇哇喇地发议论。
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Passengers for Lanzhou alight at Nanjing .
去兰州的乘客在南京下车。
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His glassy eyes and his ashy face were alight in an instant .
他那没光的眼睛和苍白的脸，登时就神采奕奕。
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The hawk flew back and forth a few times , and then alighted among the rocks by the spring .
这只鹰前前后后飞了好几个来回，然后落在泉水旁边的岩石上。
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The room was very hot , for the stove had been alight all day and the windows were seldom opened .
因为炉子整天烧着，而窗户又很少开的缘故，屋子里非常热。
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Having set their lamps alight , these would go off to sleep .
点着了灯，随后他们就去睡觉了。
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Martha looked up into a strange face and dark eyes alight with kindliness and concern .
马撒慢慢抬起头，映入眼帘的是张陌生的脸，脸上有一双充满慈爱和关注的眼睛
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for he meant to eat them . When it got well alight and the snails began to feel the heat , they gradually withdrew more and more into their shells with the hissing2 noise they always make when they do so .
火点着了，蜗牛也开始感觉到热了，他们纷纷退向坚壳的深处，同时还发出“咝咝”的噪音。
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His first film didn 't exactly set the world alight .
他的第一部影片并没有真正引起轰动。
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Do not alight while the train is still in motion .
列车未停稳时不要下车。
指人或事物从高处向低处移动。
The old lady slowly descended the stairs.
这位老太太慢慢走下台阶。
He descended the ladder with the help of his mother.
在妈妈的帮助下，他从梯子上爬了下来。
The sun descended behind the hills.
太阳下山了。
指人经过一段行程之后，从交通工具上下来，常与介词 from 连用。
The visitors alighted from the airplane.
游客们下了飞机。
We arrived just as he alighted from the train.
他刚下火车，我们就到了。
特指从马背、自行车或者摩托车上下来，常与介词 from 连用。
He dismounted from his motorcycle.
他从摩托车上下来了。
She dismounted and took the horse's bridle.
她下了马，拉着马笼头。
作不及物动词时指飞机、鸟、昆虫等降落或人乘飞机等着陆；作及物动词时指让乘客从飞机或船上下来或卸下装载的货物。
The plane will land in five minutes.
飞机将在5分钟后降落。
The passengers were landed safely.
乘客安全着陆了。
指鸟或昆虫飞落，常可与 land 换用；指人结束一段旅程、从车、马等交通工具上下来时，常后接介词 from。
A bird alighted/landed on a branch of the pine tree.
一只鸟落在松树的树枝上。
Alight here for Buckingham Palace.
去白金汉宫的在此下车。
He alighted from the train at 14th Street.
他在第14大街下了火车。
尤指旅程结束后下船或下飞机；也指使人上岸或卸货。
The soldiers began to disembark.
士兵们开始登陆。
The plane disembarked its passengers at the airport.
飞机在机场下客。
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