Word · Frequency #16311
searchlights
探照灯
searchlights is the plural of searchlight.
a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
- 1.
A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
一种可向任意方向投射明亮光束的光源,通常用于军事。
- 2.
a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
带有反射器的光源,投射出定向光束
- 3.
The light from the above source.
上述光源发出的光。
一种可向任意方向投射明亮光束的光源,通常用于军事。；带有反射器的光源,投射出定向光束；上述光源发出的光。
In use
The guard swept the yard with a searchlight, looking for any sign of movement.
Two searchlights crossed the sky above the prison walls.
A searchlight on the rescue boat helped us find the swimmers in the dark.
a searchlight
searchlight 是可数名词，指探照灯本身。
The rescue team turned on a searchlight to locate the stranded climber.
救援队打开了探照灯以定位被困的登山者。
searchlights
searchlights 是 searchlight 的复数形式。
The searchlights swept across the night sky during the air show.
飞行表演期间，探照灯扫过夜空。
searchlight + noun
searchlight 可作定语修饰名词，如 beam、tower 等。
Connections
Collocations
- searchlight beam
- 探照灯光束
- The searchlight beam cut through the night sky.探照灯光束划破了夜空。
- searchlight operator
- 探照灯操作员
- The searchlight operator found the missing hiker on the cliff.探照灯操作员在悬崖上找到了失踪的徒步者。
- under the searchlight
- 在探照灯照射下
- The boat was caught under the searchlight.那艘船被探照灯照了个正着。
- sweep the searchlight
- 用探照灯扫过
- The police swept the searchlight across the warehouse.警察用探照灯扫过仓库。
- searchlight glare
- 探照灯的刺眼光芒
- The searchlight glare blinded the pilot momentarily.探照灯的刺眼光芒让飞行员一时失明。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象搜救队在黑夜中“search”（搜寻）时举起一盏“light”（灯），这就是探照灯 searchlight。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事、航空、户外作业、影视拍摄 通常指带反射镜、能向特定方向射出光束的强光灯，多用于军事、航空、户外作业或影视拍摄等需要远距离照明的场合；日常口语中较少出现。
Grammar Note
searchlights
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -light 结尾，重读音节都包含 /laɪt/，与 searchlight 的 /laɪt/ 押韵。注意 searchlight 中的 search 读 /sɝtʃ/，也不要读出 gh 的音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.