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

• You were given light not to make you comfortable but to share that light upon receiving it.
  你得到亮光，不是要令你感到自在，而是要你马上和人分享。
• And let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and it was so.
  上帝说，天上要有光体，并要发光在天空、普照在大地上，事就这样成了。
• The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake.
  月亮把它的银光洒在湖上。
• Under the town walls, parchment lanterns had been lit above the stalls, throwing pools of colored light upon the cobbled path.
  在镇墙之下，羊皮灯笼悬于栅栏之上在石子小径上投下片许彩色的灯光。
• Another window fly up to the sky, with a tremendous sound of noise, window Fried opened, suddenly, the sky, the earth by its light upon as the day the same.
  又一个亮点飞上天空，伴着一声巨大的声响，亮点炸开了，刹那间，天空、大地被它的亮光照得如同白昼一样。
• I do not know why they come up with this point, but do you think we can really throw light upon it?
  我不知道为什么有人会想出这种问题，你觉得你能真正分清楚吗？
• The production of a work of art throws light upon the mystery of humanity.
  一件艺术品的产生往往可以说明人性的神秘。
• So now I think of the fire; the steady film of yellow light upon the page of my book; the three chrysanthemums in the round glass bowl on the mantelpiece.
  现在我记起了炉子里的火，一片黄色的火光一动不动地照射在我的书页上；壁炉上圆形玻璃缸里插着三朵菊花。
• The object color that we see is the top that the light source light upon object and conversion becomes the sense of vision color that the glint light enters the our eye.
  我们看到的物体颜色是光源照射到它的上面时，转化成反射光进入我们眼睛的视觉色彩。
• 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。