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alight

US [əˈlaɪt]
UK [ə'laɪt]
  • v.降；下车[马] 【航空】降落；(鸟)飞落(在树上)；偶然发现
  • adj.照着；烧着
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Simple Present：alights  Present Participle：alighting  Past Tense：alighted  

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v.
1.
降;下车[马] (from) 【航空】降落;(鸟)飞落(在树上) (on)
2.
偶然发现,碰见,遇见(on, upon)
adj.
1.
照亮,照着
2.
烧着,烧起

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AllAll,降降,下车[马] 降落下车[马] 降落,飞落飞落,偶然发现偶然发现,照着照着,烧着烧着,下来下来
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1.
As he scanned the cavernous space, empty save for a few sleepy security guards, his gaze alighted on a row of automated teller machines.
他四下张望着空旷的大厅，那里除了几个昏昏欲睡的保安之外什么也没有，突然，他的目光落在一排自动取款机上。
tā sì xià zhāng wàng zhe kōng kuàng de dà tīng , nà li chú le jǐ gè hūn hūn yù shuì de bǎo ān zhī wài shén me yě méi yǒu , tū rán , tā de mù guāng luò zài yī pái zì dòng qǔ kuǎn jī shàng 。
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2.
She alighted with her young daughter Piper, posed for a picture with a tourist and hurried past two dozen reporters and photographers.
佩林和她的年轻的女儿彼佩一起，摆姿势与游人合影，之后赶紧避开一群记者和摄影师。
pèi lín hé tā de nián qīng de nǚ ér bǐ pèi yì qǐ , bǎi zī shì yǔ yóu rén hé yǐng , zhī hòu gǎn jǐn bì kāi yì qún jì zhě hé shè yǐng shī 。
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3.
When he alighted, he surveyed me round with great admiration, but kept beyond the length of my chains.
下马以后，他怀着十分惊讶的神情，绕着我走了一圈仔细地观察，不过他却一直在链子长度的范围以外活动。
xià mǎ yǐ hòu , tā huái zhe shí fēn jīng yà de shén qíng , rào zhe wǒ zǒu le yī quān zǐ xì de guān chá , bú guò tā què yì zhí zài liàn zi cháng dù de fàn wéi yǐ wài huó dòng 。
4.
We alighted upon a sign which manifestly referred to billiards .
我们无意中看见一块显然是指弹子房的招牌。
wǒ men wú yì zhōng kàn jiàn yí kuài xiǎn rán shì zhǐ dàn zi fáng de zhāo pái 。
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5.
An elderly lady, though not very FAR advanced in years, with a proud carriage and a handsome face, was in the doorway as we alighted.
我们下车的时候，一位快上年纪但又远未衰老的太太，举止倨傲，面目秀美，在门道那儿迎接我们。
wǒ men xià chē de shí hou , yī wèi kuài shàng nián ji dàn yòu yuǎn wèi shuāi lǎo de tài tài , jǔ zhǐ jù ào , miàn mù xiù měi , zài mén dào nà er yíng jiē wǒ men 。
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6.
As the two young men alighted from the coach, the people standing about stared at George's white face and untrimmed beard.
这两个年轻人从马车上走下来时，站在周围的老百姓都瞅着乔治苍白的脸和蓬乱的胡髭。
zhè liǎng gè nián qīng rén cóng mǎ chē shàng zǒu xià lái shí , zhàn zài zhōu wéi de lǎo bǎi xìng dōu chǒu zhe qiáo zhì cāng bái de liǎn hé péng luàn de hú zī 。
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7.
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。
zhè zhī yīng qián qián hòu hòu fēi le hǎo jǐ gè lái huí , rán hòu luò zài quán shuǐ páng biān de yán shí shàng 。
8.
A fly alighted on her cracked lips, and I brushed it away.
一只苍蝇落在她干裂的嘴唇上，我轰走了它。
yī zhī cāng yíng luò zài tā gān liè de zuǐ chún shàng , wǒ hōng zǒu le tā 。
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9.
Sir Alexander Fleming alighted on the antibiotic properties of penicillin while he was engaged on research of a quite different nature.
亚历山大弗莱明爵士偶然发现了盘尼西林的抗生素特性，当时他正从事于一项性质完全不同的研究。
yà lì shān dà fú lái míng jué shì ǒu rán fā xiàn le pán ní xī lín de kàng shēng sù tè xìng , dāng shí tā zhèng cóng shì yú yī xiàng xìng zhì wán quán bù tóng de yán jiū 。
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10.
Three old bluejays had alighted there (looking rather misty in the bright moonlight) to talk together and share their news of the day.
三只老蓝鸦落在窗沿上分享着它们白天的见闻。明亮的月光照着它们，显得分外朦胧。
sān zhī lǎo lán yā luò zài chuāng yán shàng fēn xiǎng zhe tā men bái tiān de jiàn wén 。 míng liàng de yuè guāng zhào zhe tā men , xiǎn de fèn wài méng lóng 。
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