light on

英 [laɪt ɒn]

美 [laɪt ɑːn]

（偶然）发现

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 忽然注意到；突然发现
  If youlight onsomething orlight uponit, you suddenly notice it or find it.
  1. Her eyes lit on the brandy bottle that Atanas had dropped on the floor.
     她的视线突然落到阿塔纳斯掉在地上的白兰地酒瓶上。

双语例句

• Photographs are made possible by the action of light on paper.
  照片是由光线对底片发生作用而形成的。
• Her eyes lit on the brandy bottle that Atanas had dropped on the floor.
  她的视线突然落到阿塔纳斯掉在地上的白兰地酒瓶上。
• She left the light on in the bathroom at his request
  她按照他的要求将浴室里的灯开着。
• They will light on you and your descendants as a sign and a wonder for all time.
  这些咒骂对你和你的子孙，永远是一个徽号和征兆。
• Can you throw any fresh light on this subject?
  你在这个题目上有什么新的见解吗？
• A recent NBER paper* sheds light on why this might be the case.
  最近一个NBER论文解释了为什么可能是这样。
• He still could not throw any further light on why the elevator could have become jammed
  对于电梯为什么会卡住他仍旧给不出更多的解释。
• She drew down the curtains and turned the light on.
  她拉下窗帘打开灯。
• The moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields.
  月亮闪耀，田野上洒下幽幽的亮光。
• Buy a dimmer switch and keep the light on low, or switch it off altogether
  买一个调光开关，把灯光调暗，或者干脆把灯关掉。