"forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning" "even the car's tires were aflame" "a night aflare with fireworks" "candles alight on the tables" "houses on fire"
Verb
to come to rest, settle;
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
come down;
"the birds alighted"
例句
用作动词(v.)
An airplane alighted on the airdrome.一架飞机在机场着陆。
She will alight from the fiacre.她将走下马车。
Passengers should not alight from the train until it has stopped.火车停车以前乘客不应下车。
He alighted on a rare medical herb.他偶然找到了一种稀有的草药。
用作形容词(adj.)
The car was doused in petrol and set alight.这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
The firewood was so wet that we couldn't get it alight.木柴太湿，点不着。
