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

• The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it
  那个柜子只有用紫外线照射才可以看见。
• She drew down the curtains and turned the light on.
  她拉下窗帘打开灯。
• You should turn the light on at dark.
  黄昏时你应开灯。
• 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。
• I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.
  我过去常常是外表看上去轻松愉快，而内心却怒火中烧。
• 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。
• This book sheds new light on the role of the CIA.
  这本书使人们对中央情报局扮演的角色有了进一步的了解。
• 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。
• His appearance threw light on our investigation.
  他的出现为我们的调查提供了线索。
• The spacecraft is set to throw new light on to a dark corner of the solar system.
  这艘宇宙飞船可能会让人们对太阳系中的一个神秘角落有更新的认识。