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英 [əˈlaɪt]  美 [əˈlaɪt]

adj. 燃烧着的；闪亮的；（兴奋得）神采飞扬的

v. （鸟或虫等）飞落；从（公共汽车、火车等）下来

[ 过去式 alighted 或 alit 过去分词 alighted 或 alit 现在分词 alighting ]

1. ADJ If something is alight, it is burning. 燃烧着的 [v n ADJ, v-link ADJ]

例：

Several buildings were set alight.

几栋大楼着了火。

2. ADJ 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. 洋溢着的 [文学性] [v-link ADJ]

例：

She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.

她停住并且转过身来，满脸洋溢着幸福。

3. V-I If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there. (鸟虫) 飞落 [文学性]

例：

A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.

一只画眉落在这棵松树的一根树枝上。

4. V-I When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a trip. (从车上) 下来 [正式]

1. a(联想alarm警报) + light => 防火警报响起提醒着火了。

【英语词源】：

"to descend, dismount," Old English alihtan, originally "to lighten, take off, take away," from a- "down, aside" (see a- (1)) + lihtan "get off, make light" (see light (v.)). The notion is of getting down off a horse or vehicle, thus lightening it. Of aircraft (originally balloons) from 1786. Related: Alighted; alighting.

vi. 下来；飞落

come down , get down