| 释义 |
shed light on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.shed light on - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, sort out, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clearclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
Translationsshed2 (ʃed) – present participle ˈshedding: past tense, past participle shed – verb1. to send out (light etc). The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead. 射出 放射2. to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc). Many trees shed their leaves in autumn. 脫落 脱落3. to produce (tears, blood). I don't think many tears were shed when she left. 流(淚、血) 流下（泪） shed light on to make clearer. This letter sheds light on the reasons for his departure. 使清楚 使清楚shed light on
shed (some) light on (something)To reveal information or details about something; to clarify or help people understand something. We've hired a private investigator to help shed light on the clandestine dealings of the organization. These documents we've uncovered shed some light on how the late author's final book was meant to end.See also: light, on, shedshed (some) light on something and throw (some) light on somethingFig. to reveal something about something; to clarify something. (Also with any.) This discussion has shed some light on the problem. Let's see if Ann can throw any light on this question.See also: light, on, shedshed light onAlso, throw light on. Clarify or explain, as in I was hoping the professor would shed light on how he arrived at his theory, or Can anyone throw some light on where these plants came from? Originally, from about 1200, these expressions were used literally, in the sense of "illuminate," but they soon were used figuratively as well. See also: light, on, shedshed light on, toTo explain or clarify. This term was used literally, in the sense of illuminating something, from the fourteenth century. In the fifteenth century light came to be used figuratively for “understanding.” George J. Adler used the expression in his translation of Fauriel’s History of Provençal Poetry (1860): “On these antecedents that I shall first endeavor to shed some light.”See also: light, shedEncyclopediaSeeshed dormerMedicalSeelightshed light on
Related to shed light on: come to light, make light of, throw light on, taking a shineSynonyms for shed light onverb make free from confusion or ambiguitySynonyms- crystalise
- crystalize
- crystallise
- crystallize
- elucidate
- illuminate
- sort out
- enlighten
- straighten out
- clear up
- clear
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