Lighter
['laɪtə] or ['laɪtɚ]
解释:
(noun.) a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; 'do you have a light?'.
(verb.) transport in a flatbottom boat.
录入:里基--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.
(n.) A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery.
(v. t.) To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship.
手打:凯西
例句:
- These fine sunny days began to make me ashamed of my winter merino, so I have furbished up a lighter garment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Their bodies were smaller and lighter in color, and their fingers and toes bore the rudiments of nails, which were entirely lacking among the males. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- The tiny yeast plants multiply and continue to make alcohol and gas, and in consequence, the dough becomes lighter and lighter. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- But perhaps it may grow lighter as we go. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- When the gas holder is full it is buoyed up by the lighter gas, and occupies an elevated position, and as its supply is used up, the gas holder settles down into the water. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- A greater quantity of some things may be eaten than of others, some being of lighter digestion than others. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- There were black, deep blue, lighter blue, green, purple, red, yellow, white, and other colours or shades of colours. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- Listen, he put the lighter down and stood holding his rifle. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Another and cheaper product experimented with is the pith of the cornstalk, which is much lighter than the cocoanut fiber and serves the same purpose. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- But there later came a reaction in favor of lighter guns and quick firers. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Gradually the blade of the scythe was made lighter, the handle was lengthened, and fingers added to collect the grain and carry it to the end of the stroke. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Chairs, lounges and lighter furniture were thus made from bent pieces of wood with very few joints, having a neat and attractive appearance, and possessing great strength. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- In a little while, it will weigh lighter than any feather. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Looking across it in the darkness, lighter here in the open from the starlight, he saw the dark bulks of the picketed horses. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn gray and cold. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- There were a few lighters and barges, but none of the great merchantmen such as ply the upper air between the cities of the outer world. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
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