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a shaft of light + verb (e.g., fell, shone, appeared)
A shaft of light fell through the broken window.
一束光透过破窗射了进来。
光束；光柱
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光束；光柱
a column of light
A shaft of light fell through the broken window.
一束光透过破窗射了进来。
常指如从灯塔、窗户等射入的一束光
相关中文义项：光束；光柱
a column of light (as from a beacon)
The morning sun sent a shaft of light through the narrow window.
早晨的阳光穿过狭窄的窗户投下一束光。
A single shaft of light fell on the old piano in the dark room.
一束光落在黑暗房间里的旧钢琴上。
Dust danced in the shafts of light coming from the attic window.
灰尘在从阁楼窗户射进来的光柱中飞舞。
A shaft of light fell through the broken window.
一束光透过破窗射了进来。
He noticed a shaft of light coming from the basement.
他注意到一束光从地下室射出来。
The dust particles danced in a shaft of light.
尘埃在一束光中飞舞。
Not this
A light shaft illuminated the room.
Use this
A shaft of light illuminated the room.
中文学习者可能误将'光柱'按汉语语序表达为'a light shaft'，但英语固定搭配是'shaft of light'，应使用名词+of+名词结构。
Not this
The cave had several shafts of lights.
Use this
The cave had several shafts of light.
中文学习者可能将'light'误用作可数名词而加复数，但在此短语中'light'指光线，为不可数名词，应用单数形式。
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