light upon

英 [laɪt əˈpɒn]

美 [laɪt əˈpɑːn]

（偶然）发现

柯林斯词典

• → see:light on

英英释义

verb

• find unexpectedly
  1. the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
  2. she struck a goldmine
  3. The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  Synonym:fall uponstrikecome uponchance uponcome acrosschance onhappen uponattaindiscover

双语例句

• I attempted to keep the ray of light upon the eye.
  我试图保持的光芒在风眼。
• The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake.
  月亮把它的银光洒在湖上。
• The outbreak of financial crisis in Asia has thrown light upon the problems existing in overseas Chinese businesses.
  东南亚金融危机的爆发，暴露出了华人企业经营中存在的一些问题。
• In fact people are generally supportive of others in extreme circumstances, and every act of kindness plants creates another point of Light upon Earth.
  事实上，在极端情况下人们普遍地给予帮助和支持他人，每一个仁慈行为的植物都创造了另一个光在地球上扎根的点。
• Whom would they discern there, with the red eastern light upon his brow?
  他们会依稀看到那里站着一个人，额上映着东方的红光，那会是谁呢？
• A bright sun poured a flood crystal light upon a greensward.
  明朗的太阳向一块草地洒下一片水晶般璀璨的阳光。
• And to_day when by chance I light upon them and see thy signature, I find they have lain scattered in the dust mixed with the memory of joys and sorrows of my trivial days forgotten.
  今天我与它们邂逅，看到了你的印记，发现它们与我那些被遗忘的平凡日子里的欢乐和忧愁的记忆混杂，散落在尘埃中。
• Their findings cast much light upon the burial customs of the Indian tribes of that area.
  他们的发现有助于人们理解这个地区印地安部落的葬礼风俗。
• Holy water, shed a light upon my life.
  圣水，流淌的光芒融入于我的生命。
• Can anybody cast light upon how this chair got broken?
  谁能帮助查清这把椅子坏掉的原因呢？