alight
英 [əˈlaɪt]
美 [əˈlaɪt]
adj. 燃烧; 着火; 容光焕发; 兴奋
v. 降落; 飞落; 从(公共汽车、火车等)下来
过去式：alighted 现在分词：alighting 第三人称单数：alights 过去分词：alighted
Collins.1 / BNC.11463 / COCA.17190
同义词辨析
descendalightdismount【导航词义：下来】
descendv. 〈正式〉下降，下来
〔辨析〕
指人或事物从高处向低处移动。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
alightv. 〈正式〉（从…上）下来
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
dismountv. 〈正式〉（从…上）下来
〔辨析〕
特指从马背、自行车或者摩托车上下来，常与介词 from 连用。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
landalightdisembark【导航词义：降落，登陆】
landv. （使）着陆，降落
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
飞机将在5分钟后降落。
The passengers were landed safely.
乘客安全着陆了。
alightv. 〈正式或文〉飞落；从…上下来
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
disembarkv. 下船（或飞机等）；使登陆，卸（货）
〔辨析〕
尤指旅程结束后下船或下飞机；也指使人上岸或卸货。
〔例证〕
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。
士兵们开始登陆。
The plane disembarked its passengers at the airport.
飞机在机场下客。
短语用例
alight on/upon sth
- （尤指偶然地）想到，发现，注意到
to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance- 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。
- A cigarette set the dry grass alight .
习惯用语
adj.
- set the world on fire
- 大获成功；引起轰动
to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people - He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。
牛津词典
adj.
- 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。
- A cigarette set the dry grass alight .
- 容光焕发；兴奋
showing a feeling of happiness or excitement
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。
- Do not alight from a moving bus.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 燃烧着的；点亮着的
If something isalight, it is burning.- 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。
- Several buildings were set alight...
- ADJ （脸色、眼神因激动、高兴）熠熠放光的，闪闪发亮的
If someone's eyes arealightor if their face isalight, 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。 - She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。
- Her eyes were alight with a girlish enjoyment of life...
- VERB （鸟或昆虫）飞落，降落
If a bird or insectalightssomewhere, it lands there.- A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
- A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
- VERB 下（火车、公共汽车等）
When youalightfrom 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。
- Two men alighted from the vehicle.
- VERB 偶然发现;偶然想到;突然对…产生兴趣
If someonealights onsomething, 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。
- He would then suddenly alight on the tune he really wanted to play.
英英释义
verb
- come down
- the birds alighted
- to come to rest, settle
- Misfortune lighted upon him
双语例句
- The gas fire was still alight.
燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。 - Return all the chicken to the pan, pour over the brandy and set alight.
归还所有的鸡锅，倒在白兰地和纵火焚烧。 - A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。 - 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。 - Whenever I re-set alight for a time of cigarette, perhaps I am to spark a hope;
每当我重新燃起一根香烟的时间，也许我就是点燃了一个希望； - Sue began gathering her things together to alight.
淑动手把东西归拢到一块儿，准备下车了。 - Passengers for Lanzhou alight at Nanjing.
去兰州的乘客在南京下车。 - The birds couldn't alight on the mats and his head simultaneously.
鸟儿不可能同时停在垫子和他身上。 - But if you sit down, quietly, it will alight upon you.
但如果你静静地坐下来，它便会落在你身上。 - Her dress caught alight in the gas fire.
她的衣服让煤气炉烧著了。