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lighter是什么意思

lighter

英 ['laɪtə] 美 ['laɪtɚ]
  • n. 打火机;驳船;点火者
  • vt. 驳运
  • n. (Lighter)人名;(罗)利格特尔

lighter 中文词源


lighter 打火机

来自light,发光,光线。

lighter 英文词源


lighter (n.1)
"barge," late 15c., agent noun from light (adj.1), with a sense of lightening a load, or else from Dutch lichter, from lichten "to lighten, unload," on the same notion. They are used in loading or unloading ships that cannot approach a wharf.
lighter (n.2)
"person who lights," 1550s, agent noun from light (v.2).

lighter 双语例句


1. A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.
制造商们遇到的一个问题是,重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

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2. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.
现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。

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3. Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke.
把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。

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4. It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.
这是他行文风格轻松活泼的作品中最出色的作品之一。

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5. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。

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