alighted
past simple and past participle ofalight
| 单词 | alighted |
| 释义 | alighted past simple and past participle ofalight alight verb old-fashioneduk/əˈlaɪt/us/əˈlaɪt/alightverb(GET OUT OF)[I]formal to get out of avehicle,especiallyatrainorbus: Thesuspectalightedfromthetrainat Euston andproceededto Heathrow. Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
alightverb(LAND ON)[I+ adv/prep]formal tolandon something: Abutterflyalightedgentlyontheflower. [I+ adv/prep]literary tofindorunexpectedlyseesomething: As sheglancedround theroomhereyesalighteduponasmallchild. Ispentanhourin thebookshopbefore alightingontheperfectpresent. Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Finding and discovering Examplesofalightedalighted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Bats foraging near the platform were also caught directly by hand as theyalightedon the inflorescences. From theCambridge English Corpus In searching for some solution to, or more probably respite from, these difficulties the coalitionalightedon the notion of a conference. From theCambridge English Corpus Three themes in particular arealightedupon. From theCambridge English Corpus When the birdalightedin the rigging of a ship people attempted to catch it; when it fled to the railway station they followed in pursuit. From theCambridge English Corpus First, and most "self-evidently," italightedon the product - its quality and integrity. From theCambridge English Corpus With regard to reference, the adult either correctly identified the infants' intended referent or elsealightedon some nearby, but incorrect, object as the infants' intended referent. From theCambridge English Corpus That proportion is more or less fixed, which is why we have perhapsalightedon the advantage of a fixed proportion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The vehicle stopped and about six personsalightedand disappeared in the darkness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me outline briefly why we havealightedon this procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Seven persons, all of whom were in the overtaking car—the passengers in the stationary car havingalighted—were injured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have ignored the certainty andalightedon the great uncertainty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They neveralightedto consume what they found, as they would normally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He described it as an island upon which healightedwith pleasure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It appeared likely, therefore, that the passengers who hadalightedhad returned to the car by the time it was struck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is nauseating that these sabbath starlings have nowalightedon another perch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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