形容词
1. The house was alight with candles.
屋子里点着蜡烛，亮堂堂的。
2. Her face was alight with happiness.
她脸上闪耀着喜悦的光辉。
3. The lamps are alight.
灯亮着。
及物动词
1. The bird alighted on the branch.
这只鸟落在树枝上。
不及物动词
1. The bus stopped and two passengers alighted.
公车停下，两名乘客下了车。
1. 发光的灯：albedo 反射率 | alight 发光的灯 | alignment 调整,对整
2. 燃着的：light 点燃 | alight 燃着的 | blight 枯萎
3. 落下：aliform 翼状 | alight 落下 | align with 结盟
4. 点着的：alidade 照准仪 | alight 点着的 | alignment chart 列线图
1. 燃烧着的；点亮着的
If something is alight, it is burning.
e.g. Several buildings were set alight...
几幢大楼着了火。
e.g. The gas fire was still alight.
燃气引起的大火还在熊熊燃烧。
2. （脸色、眼神因激动、高兴）熠熠放光的，闪闪发亮的
If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness.
e.g. 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。
e.g. She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
她停住转过身，脸上洋溢着幸福。
3. （鸟或昆虫）飞落，降落
If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there.
e.g. A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
一只鸫落在松树的树枝上。
4. 下（火车、公共汽车等）
When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a journey.
e.g. Two men alighted from the vehicle.
两个男人从车上下来。
5. 偶然发现;偶然想到;突然对…产生兴趣
If someone alights on something, they suddenly see it, think of it, or take an interest in it.
e.g. 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。
1. They can alight on and take off from almost any flattish surface, including water.
2. Flambe is the word at Boston restaurant, and Donna Mah is alight with pleasure.
3. He recalled climbing into a tree and watching as villagers were killed and the attackers set homes alight over the course of 90 minutes.
4. alight什么意思
4. I saw commuters stood in line voluntarily and allowed passengers to alight first before boarding the train with little pushing and shoving.
5. He hurt 28 children and was about to set the petrol and explosives alight when policemen arrived in time to stop him.
6. He slashed the children and was about to set the petrol and explosives alight when policemen arrived in time to stop him.
7. The blaze erupted Monday afternoon after sparks from welding equipment set nylon construction netting and bamboo scaffolding alight.
8. A portrait of Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden burns after protestors set alight his effigy during a protest against terrorism.
9. But the scene turned ugly at about 7 pm when the crowds started to cause damage and set the local police station alight.
10. His appearance on the world stage early this year, set the country alight with hope that a Chinese would make contributions to economic globalization.
verb
1. come down
e.g. the birds alighted
Synonym: climb down
2. to come to rest, settle
e.g. Misfortune lighted upon him