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

• I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.
  我过去常常是外表看上去轻松愉快，而内心却怒火中烧。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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 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 new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
  新的方法提供了一个答案，并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。
• 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。
• That information may cast light on the mystery.
  那项情报可能有助于查明那件疑案。
• 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。