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

• 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。
• I like the light on the ceiling.
  我喜欢天花板上的灯。
• 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。
• The bright moon climbed high in the sky, showering its silvery light on the ground.
  明月高挂，银光泻地。
• Now I begin to see the light on the matter.
  现在我对这事开始有些领会了。
• 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。
• Photographs are made possible by the action of light on paper.
  照片是由光线对底片发生作用而形成的。
• 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。
• 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。
• His appearance threw light on our investigation.
  他的出现为我们的调查提供了线索。