lights

英[laɪts] 美[laɪts]
  • n. 灯光(light的复数);(供食用的)家畜的肺脏
  • v. 点亮(light的三单形式)

英文词源


lights (n.)
"the lungs," c. 1200, literally "the light (in weight) organs," from light (adj.1); also see lung. Obsolete now except in phrases like to knock (someone's) lights out.

双语例句


1. Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.
灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上,反射回苍白的冷光。

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2. Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blindingly bright.
荧光灯闪了几下,接着屋子里豁然大亮,刺得人睁不开眼。

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3. The doctor worked busily beneath the blinding lights of the delivery room.
这位医生在产房刺目的灯光下忙碌着。

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4. Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue.
别在救生衣上的灯提高了获救可能性。

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5. She asked them why they hadn't turned the lights on.
她问他们为什么不开灯。

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