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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第635页（890字）

【词性】：n．

【释义】：

①光〔Light travels at a speed of 186，000 miles per second．光速是每秒钟186，000英里。

〕②光亮；光线〔the light of a candle烛光；the light of love in her face在她的脸上闪烁着爱的光芒〕③灯〔Turn off the light．关灯。〕④火花；点火物〔a light for a cigarette点烟的火〕⑤见解或见识〔Can you shed light on the problem?你能帮助说明这个问题吗?〕⑥显露或众所周知〔New facts has been brought to light．新的事实被揭露出来。

〕⑦外观；观点〔This report puts you in an unfavorable light．该报导使你处于不利的境地。〕⑧显赫人物〔one of the shining lights of our school我们学校显赫人物之一〕‖adj．①发光的；明亮的〔It was just getting light outside．外边天亮了。

〕②淡色的；白皙的〔a light skin白皙的皮肤〕‖adv．暗淡地；浅色地〔a light green dress一件淡绿色服装〕‖ v．(lit，lighted)①点着；着火〔to light a match划火柴；wood that lights easily易燃木柴〕②点灯〔to light a lamp点灯〕③照亮〔Lamps light the streets．灯照亮了街道。〕④用灯光指引〔The servant lighted their way with a torch．仆人用火把给他们照路。

〕⑤变亮〔Her face lighted up with joy．她脸上喜气洋洋。〕／in the light of，throw light on使某事清楚明白地显示出来／lightness n．