lighter
英 ['la?t?]
美['la?t?]
- n. 打火機(jī)；駁船；點(diǎn)火者
- vt. 駁運(yùn)
- n. (Lighter)人名；(羅)利格特爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?lighters;
中文詞源
lighter 打火機(jī)
來自light,發(fā)光，光線。
英文詞源
- lighter (n.1)
- "barge," late 15c., agent noun from light (adj.1), with a sense of lightening a load, or else from Dutch lichter, from lichten "to lighten, unload," on the same notion. They are used in loading or unloading ships that cannot approach a wharf.
- lighter (n.2)
- "person who lights," 1550s, agent noun from light (v.2).
雙語例句
- 1. A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.
- 制造商們遇到的一個(gè)問題是，重量較輕的汽車往往噪音大。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.
- 現(xiàn)代的網(wǎng)球拍據(jù)說比以前的輕20%。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke.
- 把打火機(jī)交給縱火犯簡直是不可理喻。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.
- 這是他行文風(fēng)格輕松活潑的作品中最出色的作品之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
- 笨重的深色桌子上嵌有顏色較淺的木頭。
來自柯林斯例句