Phrase
beam of light
noun
光束;光柱
- 1.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
光束;光柱
光线;光束
In use
A narrow beam of light shone through the crack in the door.
The photographer used a beam of light to highlight the subject's face.
In the dark room, a single beam of light from the window illuminated the dust particles.
a beam of light + verb
A beam of light shone through the window.
一束光透过窗户照射进来。
verb + a beam of light
The flashlight emitted a narrow beam of light.
手电筒发出了一束狭窄的光。
a beam of light + prepositional phrase
常用于描述光源或方向。
A beam of light from the lighthouse guided the ships.
灯塔的一束光引导了船只。
Common mistakes
I saw a beam light.I saw a beam of light.
汉语中“一束光”常被直译为“a beam light”,但英语中须使用介词“of”连接“beam”和“light”,构成固定短语“beam of light”。
Two beam of lights are coming from the window.Two beams of light are coming from the window.
数量词修饰时,“beam”应变为复数“beams”,而“light”为不可数名词,不能加“s”。错误在于未将“beam”变复数,却错误地将“light”复数化。
Connections
Confusing words
- ray of light
- 光线,射线 · beam of light 强调更粗更集中的光束,ray of light 一般指从光源放射的细线或射线
- light beam
- 光束 · light beam 与 beam of light 同义,但语序不同;后者更常用在科学或技术语境
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