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

• 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 light on the lighthouse suddenly went out.
  灯塔上的灯突然灭了。
• His appearance threw light on our investigation.
  他的出现为我们的调查提供了线索。
• Now I begin to see the light on the matter.
  现在我对这事开始有些领会了。
• Buy a dimmer switch and keep the light on low, or switch it off altogether
  买一个调光开关，把灯光调暗，或者干脆把灯关掉。
• The light on his head is inspired by the lights on London's iconic black taxis.
  灵感来自伦敦标志性的黑色出租车上的灯光在他头上的光。
• Your investigation has thrown light on this question.
  你们的调查使得这个问题弄清楚了。
• She left the light on in the bathroom at his request
  她按照他的要求将浴室里的灯开着。
• 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。
• This book sheds new light on the role of the CIA.
  这本书使人们对中央情报局扮演的角色有了进一步的了解。