| 释义 |
come to light
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | come to light - be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"come to handappear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" |
Translationscome (kam) – past tense came (keim) past participle come – verb1. to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him. Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me? 來 来2. to become near or close to something in time or space. Christmas is coming soon. 來臨 来临3. to happen or be situated. The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet. 位(於) 位（于） 4. (often with to) to happen (by accident). How did you come to break your leg? 碰巧發生 碰巧发生5. to arrive at (a certain state etc). What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement. 到達(某程度) 到达（某一点） 6. (with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to). The total comes to 51. 共計 共计 interjection expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc. Come, come! That was very rude of you! (表示促使注意、責備等)喂！ （表示促使注意、责备等）喂！ ˈcomer nounlate-comers will not be admitted; We welcome all comers. 來者 来者ˈcoming nounthe comings and goings of the people in the street. 來，進 即将到来ˈcomeback noun a return (especially to show business). The actress made a comeback years after retiring. 東山再起 恢复ˈcomedown noun a fall in dignity etc. The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce. 相形見拙 失势come about to happen. How did that come about? 發生 发生come across to meet or find by chance. He came across some old friends. 偶然遇見或發現 偶然遇见come along1. to come with or accompany the person speaking etc. Come along with me! 與...一起走，陪同… 一起走2. to progress. How are things coming along? 進展 进展come by to get. How did you come by that black eye? 得到 得到come down to decrease; to become less. Tea has come down in price. 下降 下降come into one's own to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc. He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer. 獲得機會展示自己的才能 获得应有的声誉come off1. to fall off. Her shoe came off. 掉下 掉下2. to turn out (well); to succeed. The gamble didn't come off. 成功 成功come on1. to appear on stage or the screen. They waited for the comedian to come on. 出現在舞台或螢幕上 登台，出场 2. hurry up!. Come on – we'll be late for the party! 快點！ 快点！3. don't be ridiculous!. Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that! 得啦！算了吧！ 得啦！come out1. to become known. The truth finally came out. 被披露 被披露2. to be published. This newspaper comes out once a week. 被發行 被出版3. to strike. The men have come out (on strike). 罷工 罢工4. (of a photograph) to be developed. This photograph has come out very well. (照片)顯像 显像5. to be removed. This dirty mark won't come out. 被去掉 被去掉come round1. (also come around) to visit. Come round and see us soon. 拜訪 拜访2. to regain consciousness. After receiving anesthesia, don't expect to come round for at least twenty minutes. 甦醒過來 苏醒过来come to to regain consciousness. When will he come to after the operation? 甦醒過來 苏醒过来come to light to be discovered. The theft only came to light when the owners returned from holiday. 被發現 显露come upon to meet, find or discover by chance. She came upon a solution to the problem. 偶然遇見或發現 偶遇，偶然发现 come up with to think of; to produce. He's come up with a great idea. 想出，提出 想出，提出 come what may whatever happens. I'll give you my support, come what may! 不管怎樣，無論如何 不管怎样，无论如何 to come (in the) future. in the days to come. 未來 未来
light1 (lait) noun1. the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen. It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room. 光 光2. something which gives light (eg a lamp). Suddenly all the lights went out. 燈 灯3. something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame. Have you got a light for my cigarette? 點火物 点火物4. a way of viewing or regarding. He regarded her action in a favourable light. 見解 见解 adjective1. having light; not dark. The studio was a large, light room. 明亮的 明亮的2. (of a colour) pale; closer to white than black. light green. 淡色的 淡色的 verb – past tense, past participle lit (lit) , ˈlighted – 1. to give light to. The room was lit only by candles. 照亮 照亮2. to (make something) catch fire. She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light. 點燃 点燃ˈlightness noun 光亮 光亮ˈlighten verb to make or become brighter. The white ceiling lightened the room; The sky was lightening. 照亮 照亮ˈlighter noun something used for lighting (a cigarette etc). 打火機 打火机ˈlighting noun a means of providing light. The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see. 照明設備 照明lighthouse noun a building built on rocks, coastline etc with a (flashing) light to guide or warn ships. 燈塔 灯塔ˈlight-year noun the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres). 光年 光年bring to light to reveal or cause to be noticed. The scandal was brought to light by the investigations of a journalist. 顯露，揭露 显露，揭露 come to light to be revealed or discovered. The manuscript came to light in a box of books at an auction. 顯露，出現 暴露in the light of taking into consideration (eg new information). The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries. 考慮到 鉴于，由于，按照 light up1. to begin to give out light. Evening came and the streetlights lit up. 亮起 点着2. to make, be or become full of light. The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke. 照亮 照亮3. to make or become happy. Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face. 使滿面春風，喜形於色 使变得喜悦，使兴奋起来 see the light1. to be born, discovered, produced etc. After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day). 出生，出現，問世 出世，出现，问世 2. to be converted to someone else's point of view etc. 領悟 领悟set light to to cause to begin burning. He set light to the pile of rubbish in his garden. 點燃 点燃come to light
come to lightTo be revealed or exposed. Discrepancies in the yearly budget report only came to light after the auditors began analyzing it. These incriminating documents came to light when they were leaked by a whistleblower.See also: come, lightcome to lightFig. [for something] to become known or to be discovered. Many surprises have come to light since then. Nothing new has come to light since we talked last.See also: come, lightcome to lightBe clearly revealed or exposed, as in New facts about evolution have come to light with the latest fossil discoveries in Africa . Miles Coverdale had this idiom in his translation of the Bible (Ezekiel 16:57): "And before thy wickednesse came to light." [First half of 1500s] See also: come, lightcome to ˈlight become known; be revealed: It recently came to light that he’d been in trouble with the police before.See also: come, lightEncyclopediaSeelightcome to light
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