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lighter

英 ['laɪtə] 美['laɪtɚ]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

n. 打火机；驳船；点火者
vt. 驳运
n. (Lighter)人名；(罗)利格特尔

TEM4CET6低频词

词态变化

复数: lighters;

中文词源

lighter 打火机

来自light,发光，光线。

英英释意

1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;: "do you have a light?"

3. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

英文词源

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).

考试真题

The lighter rules that typically govern bed-and-breakfasts are more than adequate.

We think this is the way the future is going to work," said Kyle Dickson, co-director of research and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Christian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don't take them everywhere and would prefer something lighter

And now, for the lighter side of the news, Europe is setting an example for the rest of the world, when it comes to food waste.

States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.

实用场景例句

The box is lighter than that one.: 这只箱子较那只箱子轻.

I bought a new cigarette lighter and it broke; now I'm ￡10 out of pocket.: 我买了新打火机,可是它坏了, 这下白花了十英镑.

They jettisoned big boxes to make the bus lighter.: 他们抛弃公共汽车上的货物,使车减轻重量.

Though death befalls all men alike , it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.: 人固有一死, 或重于泰山,或轻于鸿毛.

The owner's name marked on this cigarette lighter has been filed away by the thief.: 打火机上主人的名字已被这个贼锉掉了.

The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.: 这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些.

The new color is lighter, and the old paint shows through.: 新刷的漆颜色较浅, 使原来的漆显露出来.

Oil is lighter than water.: 油比水轻.

The colour is lighter, and the old paint shows through.: 新漆的颜色较淡, 原来的漆的颜色都看得见.

Though death befalls all men alike , it may be weightier than Mount Taishan or lighter than a feather.: 人固有一死, 或重于泰山,或轻如鸿毛.

The lighter works off the car battery.: 引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火.

The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.: 这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。

He offered his lighter at full stretch.: 他伸长胳膊把打火机递了过去。

We serve traditional French food cooked in a lighter way, keeping the presentation simple.: 我们供应制作清淡、样式简洁的传统法国菜肴。

A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.: 制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.: 现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。

If you keep a room uncluttered it makes it seem lighter and bigger.: 如果能保持房间简洁，就会让人感觉敞亮一些。

Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke.: 把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。

It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.: 这是他行文风格轻松活泼的作品中最出色的作品之一。

The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.: 笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。

Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.: 即便是最小的金属物品，不管是指甲锉刀还是打火机，都会马上被没收。

Von Otter was superb both in the darkly dramatic songs, and in the lighter ones.: 冯·奥特无论是演唱严肃的戏剧曲目还是较为轻松愉快的歌曲时，都表现得无可挑剔。

Refill packs are cheaper and lighter.: 补充包更便宜，也更轻。

An overdose of sun, sea, sand and chlorine can give lighter hair a green tinge.: 过量接触阳光、海水、沙粒和氯气会使浅色头发略呈绿色。

By lifting and layering her hair, Michael created a lighter frame for her face.: 通过把头发往上梳，增加层次感，迈克尔让她的脸型显得更为柔和。

Let's finish on a lighter note.: 最后，我们谈一个比较轻松的话题吧。

His head felt lighter in some indefinable way.: 他的头不知为何有点晕眩。

Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.: 弗格森先生说犯人捏造了这件事儿以求轻判。

Paint the background tones lighter and the colours cooler.: 将背景色调涂淡一点，颜色偏冷一些。