lamp
noun[C]
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adevicefor givinglight,especiallyone that has acoveringor iscontainedwithin something:
(尤指带灯罩的)灯anelectric/oil/gaslamp电/油/煤气灯
astreetlamp路灯
atable/bedsidelamp台/床头灯
See also
sunlamp
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any ofvariousdevicesthatproduceparticulartypesoflight:
照明设备,照射器aninfraredlamp红外线照射灯
- Ow! - I got ashockfrom that lamp!
- They gave us asunraylamp.
- Agapbetween thecurtainsadmittedthefaintglimmerof astreetlamp.
- Iswitchedon the lamp behind thearmchair.
- Iboughta newtablelamp.
Lighting & light fittings in the home
- bulb
- candelabra
- candle
- candlestick
- candlewick
- chandelier
- halogen lamp
- head torch
- headlamp
- hurricane lamp
- lampshade
- penlight
- rope light
- SAD lamp
- searchlight
- solar lantern
- unlit
- uplighter
- votive candle
- wick
lamp
verb[T]
UKinformaluk/læmp/us/læmp/topunchsomeone(=hitthem withyourclosedhand)hard:
Hemanagedtoignoretheguyandwalkaway,insteadof lamping him.
- Thestarwasknownfor lampingphotographers.
- I was beingabusedin apub. I just lamped thegeezer.
- Even if I got thebetterof him in anargument, Iknewthat I would just get lamped.
- Someone who did that around here would get lamped.
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- belabour
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- wallop
- whop
- whup