alighted

英 [əˈlaɪtɪd]

美 [əˈlaɪtɪd]

v.  降落; 飞落; 从(公共汽车、火车等)下来
alight的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 燃烧着的；点亮着的
  If something isalight, it is burning.
  1. Several buildings were set alight...
     几幢大楼着了火。
  2. The gas fire was still alight.
     燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
     她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。
• VERB （鸟或昆虫）飞落，降落
  If a bird or insectalightssomewhere, it lands there.
  1. A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
     一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
• 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.
  1. Two men alighted from the vehicle.
     两个男人从车上下来。
• 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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• He alighted and went up the steps to the front door, but it was with a nervous palpitation of the heart.
  他下了车，上了台阶，走到前门，紧张得心砰砰乱跳。
• Two men alighted from the vehicle.
  两个男人从车上下来。
• A thrush had alighted on a bough not five metres away, almost at the level of their faces.
  一只鸫鸟，落在五米开外的一根枝头，差不多跟他们的脸一样高。
• Gabriel's fingers alighted on the young woman's wrist.
  加布里埃尔的手指无意中碰到了那年轻女子的手腕。
• He should have alighted at Concord and thrown his devices in Walden Pond, the lake where Thoreau swam after retreating from modern life.
  他真应该在康科德下车，然后把他的设备都扔到瓦尔登湖（WaldenPond）湖里去，也就是梭罗从现代生活退隐后游泳的湖泊。
• He alighted at my door and asked in a tired voice," Where is she?"
  他在我的门前下车，用疲乏的声音问：“她在哪里呢？”
• The hawk flew back and forth a few times, and then alighted among the rocks by the spring.
  这只鹰前前后后飞了好几个来回，然后落在泉水旁边的岩石上。
• As he alighted, he thought he saw his father's pale face behind the curtain of the count's bedroom.
  当他下马的时候，他好象从伯爵卧室的窗帘后面看到了他父亲那张苍白的脸。
• The bus stopped and two passengers alighted.
  公共汽车停下，两名乘客下了车。
• We passed through several towns, and in one, a very large one, the coach stopped; the horses were taken out, and the passengers alighted to dine.
  我们经过几个城镇，在其中很大的一个停了下来。车夫卸了马，让乘客们下车吃饭。