carry a lantern
carry a lantern 表示携带灯笼，强调手持。
He carried a lantern through the dark forest.
他提着灯笼穿过黑暗的森林。
灯笼；提灯
lanterns — plural of lantern
舞台聚光灯；泛光灯；屋顶天窗；采光亭；小穹顶；灯楼；灯笼齿轮；滚柱齿轮；填料函隔环；灯笼环
A case of transparent or translucent material that protects a flame or light and provides illumination.
灯笼；一种由半透明或透明材料制成的外壳,用于保护火焰或灯光以照亮周围。
A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
装在透明保护壳中的灯
light in a transparent protective case
尤指带透镜的金属外壳,用于照亮舞台(如聚光灯、泛光灯)
Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).
置于屋顶上的轻型敞开结构,为室内提供光线和空气
An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
装饰华丽的笼状或开敞室,下方通向其所覆盖的建筑或塔楼
A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
覆盖在较大穹顶上的较小次级穹顶,用于装饰或采光
A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.
灯笼式小齿轮或滚轮
A lantern pinion or trundle wheel.
一种装在填料函内并围绕活塞杆的笼状物,将填料分成两部分并在其间形成容纳蒸汽等的腔室；即灯笼铜套
A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; a lantern brass.
以前铁路警卫或列车员夜间用作信号的灯
A light formerly used as a signal by a railway guard or conductor at night.
用于在其上形成型芯的带孔圆筒
A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
亚里士多德提灯(海胆的咀嚼器)
Aristotle's lantern
She carried a paper lantern during the festival.
她在节日期间提着一盏纸灯笼。
用法提示：灯笼作为名词，表示一种手提照明装置。
The old lantern hung from the ceiling, casting a warm glow.
旧灯笼挂在天花板上，投下温暖的光。
用法提示：灯笼作为名词，指明发光的容器。
We lit a lantern to see in the dark forest.
我们点亮灯笼以便在黑暗的森林中看清路。
用法提示：灯笼作为名词，指提供照明的灯。
carry a lantern 表示携带灯笼，强调手持。
He carried a lantern through the dark forest.
他提着灯笼穿过黑暗的森林。
light a lantern 指点燃灯笼，常用于传统照明场景。
Every evening, she lights the lantern on the porch.
每天晚上，她点亮门廊上的灯笼。
with a lantern 作为伴随状语，描述带着灯笼的状态。
The ghost story was told by a man with a lantern.
这个鬼故事是一个提灯笼的男人讲的。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many lantern on the street.
正确表达There are many lanterns on the street.
英语中可数名词复数需加-s, 而汉语名词没有数的变化, 所以学习者容易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lantern is made by paper.
正确表达The lantern is made of paper.
表示制作材料时应用 'made of', 而非 'made by', 后者表示动作的执行者。
lamp泛指电灯（如台灯、落地灯）；lantern特指有透明防护罩的灯笼或提灯，常用于户外或装饰。
纸灯笼
The children made paper lanterns for the festival.
孩子们为节日制作了纸灯笼。
中国灯笼
Chinese lanterns are often red and round.
中国灯笼通常是红色圆形的。
元宵节
We celebrate the Lantern Festival with beautiful lanterns.
我们挂起美丽的灯笼庆祝元宵节。
灯笼光
The lantern light cast soft shadows on the ground.
灯笼光在地面上投下柔和的影子。
挂着的灯笼
Hanging lanterns adorned the courtyard.
挂着的灯笼装饰了庭院。
灯笼游行
The town held a lantern parade on New Year's Eve.
小镇在除夕举办了灯笼游行。
漂浮的灯笼？
Flynn Rider says this in awe when he first sees the floating lanterns in Disney's Tangled.
在迪士尼的《魔发奇缘》中，弗林·莱德第一次看到漂浮的灯笼时惊讶地说出这句话。
在最明亮的白天，在最黑暗的夜晚，邪恶无法逃脱我的视线。让那些崇拜邪恶力量的人，提防我的力量，绿灯侠之光！
The Green Lantern Corps recites this oath as a symbol of their commitment to fight evil.
绿灯军团背诵这段誓言，作为他们与邪恶战斗的承诺的象征。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.