LIGHTnot dark1 light from the sun, a fire, an electric light etc2 to make a place light3 when the lights in a place are onnot heavy4 not heavy5 to make something lighterRELATED WORDSlight a fire 点火FIRE, BURN1 light from the sun, a fire, an electric light etc 太阳光、火光、灯光等light /laɪt/ [uncountable noun] Light was coming into the room through a crack in the door. 一道亮光从门缝里照进房间。 a gas lamp that gives as much light as a 100 watt bulb 有100瓦灯泡那么亮的煤气灯the lightthe amount of natural light in a place 日光 The light was fading, and I was afraid we wouldn't be home before dark. 天色渐暗，恐怕天黑之前我们到不了家。good/strong/bright light The light isn't good enough to take a photograph. 这光线拍照不够明亮。poor/dim/fading light In the fading light she could just make out the shape of a tractor. 灯光渐渐昏暗下去，她只能看到一辆拖拉机的影子。soft/warm light The valley was bathed in the soft light of dawn. 山谷沐浴在柔和的晨曦中。cold/harsh light the cold blue light of the Arctic 北极的蓝色冷光blinding/dazzling lightvery strong light that hurts your eyes 耀眼的光 a sudden flash of blinding light 突然一道炫目的光by the light of the moon/the fire/a candlewith only the moon etc to give light 借着月光/火光/烛光 She sat reading by the light of the fire. 她坐在那里借着炉火的光看书。it's light /ɪts ˈlaɪt/spokenuse this to say that there is natural daylight, so that you can see easily enough to do something 【口】天很亮 Let's go now while it's still light. 趁天还亮我们现在就走吧。 It's not light enough to play outside. 现在出去玩天不够亮。daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ [uncountable noun]the natural light of day 日光，白天in daylight I'd like to look at the house again in daylight. 我想白天再看看这房子。daylight hoursthe time when it is light 白天 The park is open during daylight hours. 这公园白天开放。sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ [uncountable noun]the light from the sun 阳光 Her long blonde hair was shining in the sunlight. 她金黄色的长发在阳光下闪闪发亮。 We emerged from the dark forest into the sunlight. 我们从黑暗的森林里走到明亮的阳光下。direct sunlight Keep the plant out of direct sunlight. 这种植物要避免阳光直接照射。moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ [uncountable noun]the light from the moon 月光 The trees looked strangely white in the moonlight. 树木在月色中白得出奇。 Moonlight came in through the curtains, lighting up the children's sleeping faces. 月光透过窗帘，照在孩子们熟睡的脸上。glare /gleəʳ/ [singular noun]a very bright and unpleasant light that makes you want to close your eyes or turn your head away 强光，刺眼的光glare of the glare of the car's headlights 车头灯打出的强光 The heat and glare of the furnace is immense. 炉火烧得极热，火光非常刺眼。glow /gləʊ/ [singular noun]a soft pleasant light, especially from something that is burning 〔柔和的〕光，亮光，光辉〔尤指燃烧物发出的光〕 Candles give a warm glow to the room. 烛光融融，照亮着房间。glow of the orange glow of the sunset 落日的红霞beam /biːm/ [countable noun]a line of light shining from something such as a lamp 〔灯光等的〕光线，光束 We could see the beams of searchlights scanning the sky. 我们看到探照灯的光束扫射着天空。beam of light Maggie stumbled across the field with only a narrow beam of light from her flashlight to help her. 玛吉跌跌撞撞地在田野里走，只有她手电筒的一小束光给她照路。ray /reɪ/ [countable noun]a line of light, especially one shining from the sun 〔尤指太阳的〕光线，光束 Use a sunscreen to protect your skin against the sun's harmful rays. 使用防晒霜保护你的肌肤，使肌肤免受太阳有害射线的伤害。 The first rays of the sun pierced the canopy of leaves above us, and the forest began to wake up. 第一缕阳光透过我们头顶茂密的树叶照射下来，森林开始苏醒了。2 to make a place light 照亮一个地方light up /ˌlaɪt ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to shine lights on a place so that people can see it well, or so that it looks attractive 照亮light up something/light something up Fireworks lit up the night sky. 烟花照亮了夜空。 Their garden was lit up by dozens of coloured lamps. 他们的花园里点亮着许多彩灯。light /laɪt/ [transitive verb]to put lights in a place so that people can see what is happening there 照亮，给…照明 What are you going to use to light the stage? 你打算用什么给舞台照明呢？be lit by/with something The room was lit by dozens of candles. 房间里给许多蜡烛照亮着。switch/turn/put on the light(s) /ˌswɪtʃ, ˌtɜːʳn, ˌpʊt ɒn ðə ˈlaɪt(s)/ [verb phrase]to turn or press a control to make an electric light produce light 打开灯 Can you put the light on? I can't see anything! 你把灯打开好吗？我什么也看不见！ When I turned on the light, I realized the room was in chaos. 我开了灯，发现房间乱七八糟。illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt, ɪˈluːməneɪt, ɪˈljuː-ǁɪˈluː-/ [transitive verb]to make a place light or shine light on something so that you can see it, especially in order to draw attention to something 照亮；照射〔尤为吸引他人的注意力〕illuminate something Small lights illuminate different points on the map. 一盏盏小灯照亮着地图上不同的点。 The blazing fire illuminated the china ornaments above the hearth. 熊熊的火光照亮着壁炉上方的瓷器饰品。be illuminated by/with something A small path was illuminated by low orange lamps concealed in the flower beds. 一条小路由隐藏在花坛里的橘黄色的低灯照亮着。3 when the lights in a place are on 某处的灯亮着the lights are on /ðə ˌlaɪts ɑːr ˈɒn/ Although the lights were on, nobody answered the door. 尽管灯亮着，但没人来开门。 The lights are still on in a couple of the offices. 有几间办公室里仍然亮着灯。be lit up /biː ˌlɪt ˈʌp/ [verb phrase]if a room, house, building etcis lit up, the lights are on inside or outside 〔房间、建筑物等〕被照亮 People were getting ready for dinner, and the house was all lit up. 人们正准备吃晚餐，房子里灯火通明。 In the town centre, the streets are all lit up for Christmas. 市中心的街道上灯火齐明，准备过圣诞节了。be lit up by/with The mosque is lit up by floodlights at night. 夜里清真寺被泛光灯照得通亮。ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ [adjective not before noun]if a place or set of lights isablaze, there is a lot of bright light because all the lights are turned on - used especially in literature 灯火通明的，灯火辉煌的〔尤用于文学作品中〕 The yacht passed us, its cabin lights ablaze. 游艇从我们身旁驶过，它的船舱里灯火辉煌。ablaze with Every shop window is ablaze with bright Christmas lights. 家家商店的橱窗里都被圣诞节的灯饰照得通明透亮。4 not heavy 不重的light /laɪt/ [adjective] You can carry this bag -- it's fairly light. 你可以拎这个包—它很轻。 Modern tennis rackets are much lighter than old-fashioned wooden ones. 现代的网球拍比以前的木拍子轻多了。 Heat rises because hot air is lighter than cold air. 热气往上升是因为热空气比冷空气轻。light as a featherextremely light 轻如羽毛 She was light as a feather to carry, and her hands were cold as ice. 把她背在身上轻如无物，她的双手也冷冰冰的。lightweight /ˈlaɪtweɪt/ [adjective]lightweight clothes, materials, or equipment are specially made so that they weigh very little 〔衣服、物料或设备〕轻型的；轻量的；轻质的 a lightweight summer suit 轻便的夏服 a strong, lightweight material such as titanium 一种质硬而轻的材料，如钛 Today's baby buggies are lightweight, compact, and easy to fold. 现在的婴儿车轻便小巧，容易折叠。weightless /ˈweɪtləs/ [adjective]if someone or something isweightless, they seem to weigh much less than usual, especially because they are floating in space or water 失重的；没有重量的〔尤因浮于太空或水中〕 Astronauts have problems moving around in the spacecraft because they are virtually weightless. 宇航员在太空船里活动有困难，因为他们基本上处于失重状态。weightlessness [uncountable noun] It takes a shuttle crew around a day to get used to the weightlessness of space. 航天飞机机组人员要花一天左右才能习惯太空里的失重状态。5 to make something lighter 使某物变轻make something lighter /ˌmeɪk something ˈlaɪtəʳ/ [verb phrase] They had taken out all the drawers to make it lighter, before carrying it down the stairs. 他们把它搬下楼之前，取掉所有的抽屉，好让它轻一些。 Many parts are now made from plastic instead of steel, making cars lighter and more fuel-efficient. 现在许多汽车部件都用塑料取代了钢，使汽车更轻更省油。lighten /ˈlaɪtn/ [transitive verb]to make something lighter, especially in order to make it easier to move or carry 减轻…的重量〔尤为使之易于移动或携带〕 I'm sure you could lighten that suitcase a little if you only packed what you need. 我相信，如果你只装些必需的东西，手提箱就会轻一些的。lighten the load As weather conditions got worse, Watts and Peters abandoned their photographic equipment in order to lighten the load. 天气变得越来越糟，沃茨和彼得斯为了减轻负担，丢弃了他们的摄影器材。