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单词 light
例句 light noun | adjective
 1 noun 1.•the light of candles:illumination, brightness, luminescence, luminosity, shining, gleaming, gleam, brilliance, radiance, luster, glowing, glow, blaze, glare, dazzle | sunlight, moonlight, starlight, lamplight, firelight | ray of light, beam of light | literary effulgence, refulgence, lambency.  ANT  darkness. 2.•there was a light on in the hall:lamp, wall light | headlight, headlamp, sidelight | streetlight, floodlight | lantern | flashlight. 3.•have you got a light? match, (cigarette) lighter. 4.•we'll wait for the light:daylight, daylight hours, daytime, day | dawn, morning, daybreak, sunrise | natural light, sunlight.  ANT  darkness, nighttime. 5.•he saw the problem in a different light:aspect, angle, slant, approach, interpretation, viewpoint, standpoint, context, hue, complexion. 6.•light dawned on Loretta:understanding, enlightenment, illumination, comprehension, insight, awareness, knowledge.  ANT  ignorance. 7.•an eminent legal light:expert, authority, master, leader, guru, leading light, luminary.▶verb •Alan lit the kindling:set alight, set light to, set burning, set on fire, set fire to, put/set a match to, ignite, kindle, spark (off).  ANT  extinguish.▶adjective 1.•a light, cheerful room:bright, full of light, well-lit, well-illuminated, sunny.  ANT  dark, gloomy. 2.•light shades of blue and rose:light-colored, light-toned, pale, pale-colored, pastel.  ANT  dark, deep. 3.•light hair:fair, light-colored, blond/blonde, golden, flaxen.  ANT  dark, brunette. PHRASES 
bring something to light •the surprise inspection brought some incriminating evidence to light:reveal, disclose, expose, uncover, unearth, dig up/out, bring to notice, identify.
come to light •a fact important to this case has just come to light:be discovered, be uncovered, be unearthed, come out, become known, become apparent, appear, materialize, emerge.
in (the) light of •in light of this new information, there is no reason to continue our questioning:taking into consideration, taking into account, considering, bearing in mind, taking note of, in view of.
light into informal 1.•we started lighting into our attackers:attack, assail, assault, hit, strike, beat, thrash, pummel, wallop, set about, set upon, set on, fall on | informal lay into, lace into, let someone have it, work over, rough up, knock about/around, have a go at, beat up on. 2.•my father lit into me for being late. See scold (verb).
light on/upon •we'd almost given up when we lit upon this article about Mathew's murder trial:come across, chance on/upon, hit on/upon, happen on/upon, stumble on/upon/across, find, discover, uncover, come up with.
light up 1.•the dashboard lit up:become bright, brighten, lighten, shine, gleam, flare, blaze, glint, sparkle, shimmer, glisten, scintillate. 2.•he lit up outside the bar:start smoking, light a cigarette.
light something up 1.•a flare lit up the night sky:make bright, brighten, illuminate, lighten, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate | literary illumine, illume. 2.•her enthusiasm lit up her face:animate, irradiate, brighten, cheer up, enliven.
throw/cast/shed (some) light on •perhaps I can shed some light on this problem:explain, elucidate, clarify, clear up, interpret.
out like a light •after a day at the beach, these kids will be out like a light by eight o'clock:asleep, unconscious, comatose | informal out cold, dead to the world. WORD LINKSoptics the branch of science concerned with the behavior of lightWord Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
 2  adjective 1.•it's light enough to carry:easy to lift, not heavy, lightweight | easy to carry, portable.  ANT  heavy. 2.•a light cotton robe:flimsy, lightweight, insubstantial, thin | delicate, floaty, gauzy, gossamer, diaphanous.  ANT  heavy, thick. 3.•she is light on her feet:nimble, agile, lithe, limber, lissome, graceful | light-footed, fleet-footed, quick, quick-moving, spry, sprightly | informal twinkle-toed | literary fleet, lightsome.  ANT  clumsy. 4.•a light soil:friable, sandy, easily dug, workable, crumbly, loose.  ANT  dense, heavy. 5.•a light dinner:small, modest, simple, easily digested | informal low-cal.  ANT  heavy, rich. 6.•light duties:easy, simple, undemanding, untaxing | informal cushy.  ANT  hard, burdensome. 7.•his eyes gleamed with light mockery:gentle, mild, moderate, slight | playful, lighthearted.  ANT  serious. 8.•light reading:entertaining, lightweight, diverting, undemanding, frivolous, superficial, trivial.  ANT  serious, deep. 9.•a light heart:carefree, lighthearted, cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, blithe, bright, sunny | buoyant, bubbly, jaunty, bouncy, breezy, optimistic, positive, upbeat, ebullient | dated gay. 10.•this is no light matter:unimportant, insignificant, trivial, trifling, petty, inconsequential, superficial.  ANT  serious, important. 11.•light footsteps:gentle, delicate, soft, dainty | faint, indistinct.  ANT  heavy. 12.•her head felt light:dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, faint, vertiginous | informal woozy.WORD SPECTRUM: light / heavy
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Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.
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