catch alight

英 美
  • vt.燃烧(着火)
  • alight v.落下;走下;偶然发现adj.燃烧的;(因激动或幸福而脸上或眼睛)发亮的;明亮的
  • catch v.赶上;抓住;捕捉;领会n.捕捉;捕获物;陷阱
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. On the night of November 5th, throughout Britain, bonfires are set alight, effigies are burned, and fireworks are set off.
      在十一月五日的晚上,整个英国都会点起篝火,燃烧肖像,也会发放烟花。
    2. On a rubbish dump in a Soviet military training ground near Magdeburg, the officers poured petrol over the cases and set them alight.
      在马格德堡苏军训练基地的一处垃圾存放点,几位克格勃军官将汽油浇到箱子上后放火燃烧。