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点燃的,烧著的,照亮的飞落,降落,下来;偶然发现,碰见

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alighted}sometimes
   {Alit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alighting}.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS.
   [=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig.
   meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light,
   to remove a burden from, fr. l[=i]ht, leoht, light. See
   {Light}, v. i.]
   1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback
      or from a carriage; to dismount.

   2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying
      bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.

   3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]

Alight \A*light"\, a. [Pref. a- + light.]
   Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight.''
   --Dickens.

资料来源 : WordNet®

alight
     adj : lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze
           (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were
           aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles
           alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace";
           "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire";
           "houses on fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)},
            {aflare(p)}, {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming},
            {on fire(p)}]
     v 1: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn:
           {light}, {perch}]
     2: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: {climb down}]