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alight

adjective
/əˈlaɪt/
/əˈlaɪt/
[not before noun]Idioms
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  1. on fire燃烧;着火
    • A cigarette set the dry grass alight.一支香烟把干草点燃了。
    • A car was overturned and set alight.一辆汽车被掀翻并点燃。
    • Her dress caught alight in the fire.她的衣服让火烧着了。
    • The fires had to be kept alight each night.每天晚上都得让炉火烧着。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • catch
    • remain
    adverb
    • well
    phrases
    • alight with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc.
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  2. (formal) (of faces or eyes脸或眼) showing a feeling of happiness or excitement容光焕发;兴奋
    • The children’s faces were alight with enthusiasm.孩子们的脸上洋溢着热情。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • catch
    • remain
    adverb
    • well
    phrases
    • alight with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc.
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  3. Word Originadjective late Middle English: probably from the phrase on a light (= lighted) fire.
Idioms
set the world alight (British English)
(also set the world on fire British and North American English)
  1. (informal) (usually used in negative sentences通常用于否定句) to be very successful and admired by other people大获成功;引起轰动
    • He's never going to set the world alight with his paintings.他永远也不会用他的画点燃世界。

alight

verb
/əˈlaɪt/
/əˈlaɪt/
(formal or literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they alight
/əˈlaɪt/
/əˈlaɪt/
he / she / it alights
/əˈlaɪts/
/əˈlaɪts/
past simple alighted
/əˈlaɪtɪd/
/əˈlaɪtɪd/
past participle alighted
/əˈlaɪtɪd/
/əˈlaɪtɪd/
-ing form alighting
/əˈlaɪtɪŋ/
/əˈlaɪtɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] alight (in/on/upon something) (of a bird or an insect鸟或昆虫) to land in or on something after flying to it降落;飞落
    • A butterfly fluttered by and alighted on a rose.一只蝴蝶飞过来,落在一朵玫瑰花上。
    • Several birds alighted on the branches of the tree.几只鸟落在树枝上。
    synonym land
  2. [intransitive] alight (from something) to get out of a bus, a train or other vehicle从(公共汽车、火车等)下来 synonym get off
    • Do not alight from a moving bus.公共汽车行驶时不要下车。
    Extra Examples
    • Alight here for the National Conference Centre.到国家会议中心在这里下车。
    • She alighted at a little station at the foot of the hill.她在山脚下的一个小站下车。
    Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
  3. Word Originverb Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (as an intensifier) + līhtan ‘descend’.

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