剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - alight collapse

alight
/ə'laɪt/
adjective [after verb]
BURNING 燃烧的
* burning; on fire
燃烧的；着火的；照亮（着）的

1. I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight.
我不得不倒了一点汽油才生着了火。

2. The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight.
暴徒掀翻了几辆汽车并将其付之一炬。

3. He was smoking in bed and his blankets caught alight.
他在床上抽烟，把毯子点着了。

/ə'laɪt/
adjective [after verb]
SHINING BRIGHTLY 灿烂地发光
* brightly lit up

1. The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks.
无数的烟花把天空照得如同白昼。

literary
* showing excitement and happiness
容光焕发的；兴奋的，喜悦的

1. Her eyes were alight with mischief.
她的眼神里透着调皮。

/ə'laɪt/
verb (alighted or old-fashioned alit, alighted or old-fashioned alit)
old-fashioned
GET OUT OF 出去
[I] formal
* to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus
（尤指从火车或公共汽车上）下来

1. The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.
嫌疑犯在尤斯顿下了火车，接着又赶往希斯洛机场。

/ə'laɪt/
verb (alighted or old-fashioned alit, alighted or old-fashioned alit)
old-fashioned
LAND ON 降落
[I + adv/prep] formal
* to land on something
降落，飞落

1. A butterfly alighted gently on the flower.
一只蝴蝶轻轻落在那朵花上。

[I + adv/prep] literary
* to find or unexpectedly see something
发现；偶然碰见；无意中发觉

1. As she glanced round the room her eyes alighted upon a small child.
她环视房间，目光无意中落在一个小孩身上。

2. I spent an hour in the bookshop before alighting on the perfect present.
我在书店里逛了一个小时才发现这本书——当作礼物真是再合适不过了。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - alight collapse

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1.ADJ 形容词燃烧着的；点亮着的 If something is alight, it is burning.

【搭配模式】：v n ADJ

  • Several buildings were set alight...

    几幢大楼着了火。

  • The gas fire was still alight.

    燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。

2.ADJ 形容词（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.

【搭配模式】：v-link ADJ

【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文

  • 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。

  • She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.

    她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。

3.VERB 动词（鸟或昆虫）飞落，降落 If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there.

【语法信息】：V prep/adv

【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文

  • A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.

    一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。

4.VERB 动词下（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.

【语法信息】：V prep/adv

【语法信息】：Also V

【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文

  • Two men alighted from the vehicle.

    两个男人从车上下来。

5.VERB 动词偶然发现;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.

【语法信息】：V on/upon n

【STYLE标签】：LITERARY 文

  • 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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - alight collapse

alight
alight / E5lait / adjective [not before noun]
1. on fire
   燃烧；着火:
   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。
2. (formal) (of faces or eyes 脸或眼) showing a feeling of happiness or excitement
   容光焕发；兴奋
 IDIOMS 
⇨ see world verb [V] (formal or literary)
1. ~ (in / on / upon sth) (of a bird or an insect 鸟或昆虫) to land in or on sth after flying to it
   降落；飞落
   SYN  land
2. ~ (from sth) to get out of a bus, a train or other vehicle
   从(公共汽车、火车等)下来
   SYN  get off :
   Do not alight from a moving bus.
   公共汽车行驶时不要下车。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ a'light on / upon sth
   to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance
   (尤指偶然地)想到,发现,注意到:
   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。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - alight collapse

alight adj.

• VERBS be | catch (esp. BrE) His clothing caught ~. | remain, stay (both esp. ) The fire should remain ~ overnight. | set sth The building had been set ~ by the killer. | keep sth The fires had to be kept ~ each night.

• ADVERB well (esp. BrE) The fire should be well ~ by now.

• PHRASES ~ with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc. (figurative) The children's eyes were ~ with excitement.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - alight collapse

alight verb
⇨ get out (Alight here for the stadium.) ⇨ land (The bird alighted on a branch.)

新牛津英语同义词词典 - alight collapse

alight1

verb
1 he was the only passenger to alight from the train
GET OFF , step off, get down; dismount, disembark, descend, exit; detrain, deplane; informal pile out.
-opposite(s): GET ON, BOARD.

2 a swallow alighted on a branch
LAND , come down, come to rest, touch down, light, arrive, descend; settle, perch, roost, sit, rest.
-opposite(s): FLY OFF.

alight2

adjective
1 bales of hay were set alight | he sat up, keeping the fire alight
ON FIRE , ablaze, aflame, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited; poetic/literary afire.
-opposite(s): EXTINGUISHED.

2 her face was suddenly alight with laughter
LIT UP , gleaming, glowing, aglow, ablaze, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, incandescent.
-opposite(s): DARK.

Collins COBUILD English Usage - alight collapse

alight

If something is alight, it is burning.

    The fire was safely alight.

    A candle was alight on the chest of drawers.

To set something alight means to cause it to start burning.

    ...paraffin that had been poured on the ground and set alight.

WARNING

You do not use alight in front of a noun. You do not say, for example, `People rushed out of the alight building'. You say `People rushed out of the burning building'.

词源记忆 - alight collapse

alight
 1.
  alight (v.) "to descend, dismount," O.E. alihtan, from a- "down, aside" (see a- (1)) + lihtan "get off, make light" (see light (v.)).
 2.
  alight (adj.)
  "on fire," early 15c., apparently from M.E. aliht, pp. of alihton (O.E. on-lihtan) "to light up," also "to shine upon" (see light (n.)).