a narrow line of light, heat or other energy 光线；（热或其他能量的）射线 The last of the sun's rays shone on the grass. 最后一缕阳光照在草地上。 Ultraviolet rays damage the skin. 紫外线伤害皮肤。 The windows were shining in the reflected rays of the setting sun. 窗户上闪耀着落日的余晖。
Homophones raise | rays | razeraise rays razesee also Blu-ray, cathode ray tube, cosmic rays, gamma rays, X-ray- raise verb
Raise your hand if you know the answer. 如果你知道答案就举手。
- raise noun
You work so hard, you deserve a raise! 你这么努力，应该加薪！
- rays noun (plural of ray)
Rays of sunlight streamed through the window. 阳光透过窗户照射进来。
- raze verb
They wanted to raze the old town centre to make room for new architecture. 他们想把旧市中心夷为平地，为新建筑腾出空间。
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacec1, Physics and chemistryc1A ray of sunlight fell on the table. 一缕阳光照在桌子上。 Her brooch caught the rays of the setting sun. 落日余晖照射在她的胸针上。 The moon cast pale rays of light on the ground. 月亮将淡淡的月光洒在地上。 They basked in sun's warm golden rays. 他们沐浴在温暖的金色阳光下。 When the sun's rays hit the earth, a lot of heat is reflected back into space. 太阳光照射到地球上时，大量的热量反射回太空。 a blinding ray of light 一束炫目的光线 a stream sparkling in the rays of the June sun 在 6 月的阳光下闪闪发光的小溪 creams which filter out the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays 可以滤除阳光中有害紫外线的护肤霜 the dying rays of a winter sun 冬日即将消失的几缕阳光 the moon's rays filtering through the trees 穿透树林的月光
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- blinding
- bright
- …
- emit
- give off
- send out
- …
- filter through something
- pass through something
- penetrate something
- …
- in the rays of
- a ray of light
- a ray of sunlight
- a ray of sunshine
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- ray of something
a small amount of something good or of something that you are hoping for （好事或所希望事物的）一点，少量 There was just one small ray of hope. 只有一线希望。 The one ray of light in this whole affair is that justice has been done. 这整件事中唯一让人感到高兴的是正义得到了伸张。
a sea fish with a large broad flat body and a long tail, that is used for food 魟，鳐（扁体长尾，可食用） - (also re)(
music 音乐 the second note of a major scale 大调音阶的第 2 音
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French rai, based on Latin radius ‘spoke, ray’.sense 3 Middle English: from Old French raie, from Latin raia.sense 4 Middle English re, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of resonare, taken from a Latin hymn.
Idioms
catch/get/grab some rays
- (informal)
to sit or lie in the sun, especially in order to get a suntan 晒太阳；沐日光浴
a ray of sunshine
- (informal)
a person or thing that makes life brighter or more cheerful 给人带来快乐的人（或事物） My nephew is a little ray of sunshine. 我的外甥是个开心果。