ray
noun
uk/reɪ/us/reɪ/raynoun(BEAM)
B2[C]
anarrowbeamoflight,heat, etc.travellingin astraightlinefromitsplaceoforigin:
光线,光束;(热能等的)辐射线A rayofsunshineshonethrough agapin theclouds.一缕阳光透过云隙照射下来。
Light raysbendas theypassfromairtowater.光线从空气射入水中会发生折射。
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catch some/a few raysinformal
tostayoutsidein thesunfor aperiodoftime:
晒一会儿太阳I'm going out tocatcha few rays beforelunch.我打算在午饭前出去晒会儿太阳。
- Theroomwassmallanddark, without so much as a ray oflighttobrightenthegloom.
- Theletterofferedus a ray ofhope.
- Thealarmemitsinfra-red rays which are used todetectanyintruder.
- Through thewindowcame the last fewobliquerays ofeveningsunshine.
- A few rays ofsunlightpiercedthesmoke.
Quantities & units of light
- anti-glare
- aureole
- beam
- blip
- brightness
- glare
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- glow
- halo
- multiphoton
- pencil
- photon
- radiance
- sheen
- shimmer
- shine
- sunbeam
- twinkle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
The skin, & skin colour
raynoun(SMALL AMOUNT)
C2[C]
asmallamountof afeelingthat makes youfeelhappieror morefullofhope:
一线,少量的(积极情感或希望等)There's still a rayofhopethat themissingchildwill befoundalive.失踪的孩子尚有一丝被活着找到的希望。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
- titbit
raynoun(FISH)
[C]
alarge,flatseafishwith along,narrowtail
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Sea fish
- albacore
- American shad
- anchovy
- barracuda
- beluga
- dory
- eel
- elver
- flatfish
- flathead
- manta ray
- marlin
- nurse shark
- pilchard
- plaice
- stickleback
- stingray
- stonefish
- sturgeon
- swordfish
raynoun(MUSIC)
[S]
themusicalnotere
长音阶第二音;C大调第二音(同 re)Notes of the musical scale
- A, a
- B, b
- C, c
- D, d
- doh
- flat
- half step
- high doh
- la
- lah
- major
- mi
- middle C
- register
- scale
- semitone
- soh
- sol
- sol-fa
- te
Idiom
ray of sunshine