Light

(noun.) any device serving as a source of illumination; 'he stopped the car and turned off the lights'.

(noun.) the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; 'he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark'.

(noun.) public awareness; 'it brought the scandal to light'.

(noun.) mental understanding as an enlightening experience; 'he finally saw the light'; 'can you shed light on this problem?'.

(noun.) a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; 'although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand'.

(noun.) a visual warning signal; 'they saw the light of the beacon'; 'there was a light at every corner'.

(noun.) an illuminated area; 'he stepped into the light'.

(noun.) a person regarded very fondly; 'the light of my life'.

(noun.) (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; 'the light was filtered through a soft glass window'.

(noun.) having abundant light or illumination; 'they played as long as it was light'; 'as long as the lighting was good'.

(noun.) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; 'follow God's light'.

(verb.) make lighter or brighter; 'This lamp lightens the room a bit'.

(adj.) characterized by or emitting light; 'a room that is light when the shutters are open'; 'the inside of the house was airy and light' .

(adj.) (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; 'light blue'; 'light colors such as pastels'; 'a light-colored powder' .

(adj.) (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; 'light soil' .

(adj.) (of sleep) easily disturbed; 'in a light doze'; 'a light sleeper'; 'a restless wakeful night' .

(adj.) demanding little effort; not burdensome; 'light housework'; 'light exercise' .

(adj.) having relatively few calories; 'diet cola'; 'light (or lite) beer'; 'lite (or light) mayonnaise'; 'a low-cal diet' .

(adj.) easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; 'a light diet' .

(adj.) of comparatively little physical weight or density; 'a light load'; 'magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C' .

(adj.) designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; 'light aircraft'; 'a light truck' .

(adj.) psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; 'a light heart' .

(adj.) not great in degree or quantity or number; 'a light sentence'; 'a light accent'; 'casualties were light'; 'light snow was falling'; 'light misty rain'; 'light smoke from the chimney' .

(adj.) (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; 'light water is ordinary water' .

(adj.) of little intensity or power or force; 'the light touch of her fingers'; 'a light breeze' .

(adj.) moving easily and quickly; nimble; 'the dancer was light and graceful'; 'a lightsome buoyant step'; 'walked with a light tripping step' .

(adj.) of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; 'light infantry'; 'light cavalry'; 'light industry'; 'light weapons' .

(adj.) intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; 'light verse'; 'a light comedy' .

(adj.) having little importance; 'losing his job was no light matter' .

(adj.) less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; 'a light pound'; 'a scant cup of sugar'; 'regularly gives short weight' .

(adj.) very thin and insubstantial; 'thin paper'; 'light summer dresses' .

编辑:蒂姆

• The porter lit it again, and I asked if that was all the light the clerk sent. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He took my chin in his large hand and turned up my face to have a look at me by the light of the candle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The marine-store merchant holds the light, and the law-stationer conducts the search. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• A genius usually becomes the luminous center of a nation's crisis,--men see better by the light of him. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• She turned out the wall-lights, and peered at herself between the candle-flames. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I saw the lights of the hotel and rowed out, rowing straight out until they were out of sight. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• It started, as we have said, on September 4, 1882, supplying about four hundred lights to a comparatively small number of customers. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Are the lights at the tunnel and the western pass in order, Alexandros? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The porter lit it again, and I asked if that was all the light the clerk sent. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He fixed his vivid eyes on Archer as he lit another cigarette. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The men lit another cigarette and talked casually. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• My impatience to reach the church was so great that I could not remain inactive in the cottage while the clerk lit the lantern again. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• These fine sunny days began to make me ashamed of my winter merino, so I have furbished up a lighter garment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Their bodies were smaller and lighter in color, and their fingers and toes bore the rudiments of nails, which were entirely lacking among the males. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• The tiny yeast plants multiply and continue to make alcohol and gas, and in consequence, the dough becomes lighter and lighter. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Up to that time he had seen very little incandescent lighting, for the simple reason that there was very little to see. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The shrewd prophecy is made that gas will be manufactured less for lighting, as the result of electrical competition, and more and more for heating, etc. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A very clear statement said Holmes, rising and lighting his pipe. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The reader will naturally be disposed to ask whether it is intended to claim that Edison has brought about all this magnificent growth of the electric-lighting art. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She let go his hand: he had made not the lightest response. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Even the lightest engines made at that time were very heavy per unit of power, and rather crude in construction. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It was the lightest touch, but it thrilled him like a caress. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The canoe lifted with the lightest ebbing of the water. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The boy's eyes had lighted with pleasure as I spoke, and I saw him glance from his rusty trappings to the magnificence of my own. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• If a gas jet is turned on and not lighted, an odor of gas soon becomes perceptible, not only throughout the room, but in adjacent halls and even in distant rooms. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The room had once been lighted by a small side window, but this had been bricked up, and a lantern skylight was now substituted for it. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• And the twilight, as she now sought to pierce it, was gradually lighted by a faint spark of reassurance. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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