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 lamps on the side-tables threw warm pools of light on the polished wood.
  边桌上的灯在锃亮的木头上投射下片片温暖的光亮。
• 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。
• The moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields.
  月亮闪耀，田野上洒下幽幽的亮光。
• You should turn the light on at dark.
  黄昏时你应开灯。
• 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。
• As I approached the house, I noticed a light on upstairs.
  当我走进这栋房子时，注意到了楼梯上的灯。
• The bright moon climbed high in the sky, showering its silvery light on the ground.
  明月高挂，银光泻地。
• 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。
• 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。
• That information may cast light on the mystery.
  那项情报可能有助于查明那件疑案。