alight
adjective /əˈlaɪt/
/əˈlaɪt/
[not before noun]Idioms - on fire
燃烧；着火 - A cigarette set the dry grass alight.
一支香烟把干草点燃了。 - A car was overturned and set alight.
一辆汽车被掀翻并点燃。 - Her dress caught alight in the fire.
她的衣服让火烧着了。 - The fires had to be kept alight each night.
每天晚上都得让炉火烧着。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- catch
- remain
- …
- well
- alight with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc.
- A cigarette set the dry grass alight.
- (formal) (of faces or eyes
脸或眼 容光焕发；兴奋 - The children’s faces were alight with enthusiasm.
孩子们的脸上洋溢着热情。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- catch
- remain
- …
- well
- alight with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc.
- The children’s faces were alight with enthusiasm.
词源adjective late Middle English: probably from the phrase on a light (= lighted) fire.
Idioms
set the world alight (British English)
(also set the world on fire British and North American English)
- (informal) (usually used in negative sentences
通常用于否定句 大获成功；引起轰动 - He's never going to set the world alight with his paintings.
他永远也不会用他的画点燃世界。
- He's never going to set the world alight with his paintings.