以a-开头的形容词用法新探·alight
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一、alight的用法
1. 基本词义：烧着，点着(on fire; lit)
2. 作表语。如：
The house was alight with candles. 屋子里点着蜡烛,亮堂堂的。
Her dress caught alight in the gas fire. 她的衣服让煤气炉烧着了。
有时用于比喻义。如：
Their faces were alight with joy. 他们因喜悦而容光焕发。
3. 作宾语补足语。如：
A cigarette set the dry grass alight. 香烟把干草点着了。
4. 作后置定语。如：
Martha looked up into a strange face and dark eyes alight with kindliness and concern. 马撒慢慢抬起头，映入眼帘的是张陌生的脸，脸上有一双充满慈爱和关注的眼睛。
二、alight的搭配
1.用于be / catch alight，如：
His clothing caught alight. 他的衣服着火了。
2. 用于remain / stay alight，如：
The fire would remain alight overnight. 整个夜晚，篝火依然燃烧着。
3.用于set sth alight，如：
The building had been set alight by the killer.大楼被杀手放火烧了。
4.用于keep sth alight，如：
The fires had to be kept alight each night. 每天晚上，炉火必须烧着。
5.用于well alight，如：
The fire should be well alight by now. 直到现在，炉火烧得很好。
The sky was alight with millions of stars 成千上万颗星星照亮了天空。
6.用于alight with excitement / pleasure / laughter etc，如：
Jed's face was alight with excitement. 杰德激动得满面红光。