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

• His appearance threw light on our investigation.
  他的出现为我们的调查提供了线索。
• 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 moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields.
  月亮闪耀，田野上洒下幽幽的亮光。
• 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。
• 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。
• You should turn the light on at dark.
  黄昏时你应开灯。
• She left the light on in the bathroom at his request
  她按照他的要求将浴室里的灯开着。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。