light

单词辨析:

illuminate light lighten 【导航词义:照亮】
illuminate (亦作illumine) v. 照亮,照明
〔辨析〕

指照亮某物或使某处充满光亮。

〔例证〕

The light illuminates the street.

灯光照亮了大街。

At night the whole building was beautifully illuminated by moonlight.

晚上整栋大厦被月光映照得美轮美奂。

light v. 照亮
〔辨析〕

指照亮某个地方,通常用被动语态。

〔例证〕

The kitchen was poorly lit.

厨房光线暗淡。

His room was brightly lit.

他的房间灯火通明。

lighten v. (使)明亮,(使)变亮
〔辨析〕

指变得比原来明亮,或使某物变得更加明亮。

〔例证〕

The bonfire lightened the sky.

篝火照亮了天空。

As the sky lightened, we had to set out.

天色渐亮,我们得出发了。

相关例句:

At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis!

终于明白过来了——他要和菲莉丝结婚了!

Have you got a light anybody?

你们谁有火吗?

Less chemical gets into the subsoil which is particularly important with the light, tropical soils.

进入底土的化学物质会减少,这对土质松软的热带土壤而言尤为重要。

The janitor comes round to turn the lights out

看门人巡视一圈,把灯熄灭。

He was on the training field for some light work yesterday.

昨天他在训练场进行了一些强度较小的训练。

Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.

现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。