从(公共汽车、火车等)下来，“要下车了”英语说法 alight

很早我们就学过一个词组，get off，是下车，下地铁，从(公共汽车、火车等)下来。“要下车了”，英语说法，还有一个地道的词语：alight，咱们来学习这个单词，注意，它有两个完全不同的意思。

alight
alight / əˈlait / adjective [not before noun]
1. on fire
   燃烧；着火:
   A cigarette set the dry grass alight.
   一支香烟把干草点燃了。
   Her dress caught alight in the fire.
   她的衣服让火烧着了。
2. (formal) (of faces or eyes 脸或眼) showing a feeling of happiness or excitement
   容光焕发；兴奋
 IDIOMS 
⇨ see world verb [V] (formal or literary)
1. ~ (in / on / upon sth) (of a bird or an insect 鸟或昆虫) to land in or on sth after flying to it
   降落；飞落
   SYN  land
2. ~ (from sth) to get out of a bus, a train or other vehicle
   从(公共汽车、火车等)下来
   SYN  get off :
   Do not alight from a moving bus.
   公共汽车行驶时不要下车。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ a'light on / upon sth
   to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance
   (尤指偶然地)想到,发现,注意到:
   Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship.
   最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。
   Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents.
   她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。

alight

a∙light¹ / əˈlaɪt ; əˈlaɪt /
◙adj [not before noun]
1. burning
• 燃烧的:
 »The car was set alight and pushed over a hill.
  汽车被点燃后推下山去。
2. [literary] someone whose face or eyes are alight looks excited, happy, etc
• 〔兴奋得〕神采飞扬的; 眉开眼笑的:
 »alight with excitement / pleasure / laughter etc
 »Jed's face was alight with excitement.
  杰德兴奋得容光焕发。
3. [literary] bright with light or colour
• 〔光线或色彩〕明亮的

alight²
◙verb [I] [formal]
1. if a bird or insect alights on something, it stops flying and stands on it
• 〔鸟、昆虫等〕飞落;
【SYN】 land
2. to step out of a vehicle after a journey
• 〔从交通工具上〕下来:
▪ [+ from ]
 »She alighted from the train at 74th Street.
  她在第 74 大街下了火车。

◘alight on / upon sth
• [formal] to suddenly think of or notice something or someone
• 突然想到（发现）:
 »His mind alighted on several possible answers.
  他一下子想到了几个可能的答案。 

记住这个单词的常用搭配

alight adj.

• VERBS be | catch (esp. BrE) His clothing caught ~. | remain, stay (both esp. ) The fire should remain ~ overnight. | set sth The building had been set ~ by the killer. | keep sth The fires had to be kept ~ each night.

• ADVERB well (esp. BrE) The fire should be well ~ by now.

• PHRASES ~ with excitement, laughter, pleasure, etc. (figurative) The children's eyes were ~ with excitement. 

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