alight
adj[pred 作表语]
on fire; lit 烧著; 点著
A cigarette set the dry grass alight. 香烟把乾草点著了.
Her dress caught alight in the gas fire. 她的衣服让煤气炉烧著了.
(fig 比喻) Their faces were alight with joy. 他们因喜悦而容光焕发.
alight v (fml 文)
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) get down from a horse or vehicle (从马上或车上)下来
Passengers should never alight from a moving bus. 公共汽车未停稳时, 乘客万勿下车. Cf 参看 dismount 1.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (of a bird) come down from the air and settle (指鸟)飞落
The sparrow alighted on a nearby branch. 那支麻雀飞落在附近的树枝上.
3 [Ipr] ~ on sth find sth by chance 偶然发现, 碰见某事物
My eye alighted on a dusty old book at the back of the shelf. 我偶然发现在书架後面有一本满是灰尘的旧书.