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by starlight
“by starlight”表示方式，意为“依靠/借助星光”。starlight 在此通常不加冠词。
They found their way home by starlight.
他们借着星光找到了回家的路。
星光
starlights — plural of starlight
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星光
the light of the stars
They found their way home by starlight.
他们借着星光找到了回家的路。
星光；恒星发出的光
Light emitted from stars.
星光
the light of the stars
We sat on the hill and watched the stars, enjoying the soft starlight.
我们坐在小山上看着星星，享受着柔和的星光。
The path was barely visible in the starlight, so we walked carefully.
小径在星光下几乎看不见，所以我们小心地走着。
The sky was clear, and the lake reflected the bright starlight.
天空晴朗，湖面反射着明亮的星光。
“by starlight”表示方式，意为“依靠/借助星光”。starlight 在此通常不加冠词。
They found their way home by starlight.
他们借着星光找到了回家的路。
“in the starlight”指“在星光下”，常用来描写景物或环境。
The lake shimmered in the starlight.
湖面在星光下闪闪发光。
starlight 是不可数名词，there be 句型中谓语动词用单数。
There was enough starlight to read the sign.
有足够的星光可以看清那块标牌。
Not this
I saw a starlight in the clear night.
Use this
I saw starlight in the clear night.
starlight 表示“星光”时是不可数名词，前面不能直接用不定冠词 a。
Not this
The starlights are very bright tonight.
Use this
The stars are very bright tonight.
starlight 指星星发出的“光”，而不是星星本身；要说“星星明亮”应用 stars。
Not this
The night sky is starlight.
Use this
The night sky is starlit.
starlight 是名词，不能作表语形容词；表达“布满星光/被星光映照”要用 starlit。
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在星光下
We walked home under the starlight.
我们在星光下走回家。
星光之夜
It was a clear starlight night.
那是一个晴朗的星光之夜。
柔和的星光
The garden was lit by soft starlight.
花园被柔和的星光照亮。
水面上的星光
We watched the starlight on the lake.
我们看着湖面上的星光。
暗淡的星光
Pale starlight filtered through the trees.
暗淡的星光透过树林洒下。
我们跳着舞，跳着舞，仿佛我们是由星光构成的。（泰勒·斯威夫特《Starlight》）
The couple danced in the starlight, just like the Taylor Swift song says.
这对恋人就像泰勒·斯威夫特歌里唱的那样，在星光下跳舞。
星光，我会没事的。（缪斯乐队《Starlight》）
He looked up at the starlight and felt hope, remembering the Muse song.
他抬头看着星光，想起缪斯乐队的歌，心中涌起希望。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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star（星）+ light（光）拼在一起就是starlight，想象夜晚抬头看到星星发出的光。
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary description、everyday speech 该词通常用于诗歌或文学描写，在日常口语中也并不少见，但语气偏柔和或带有浪漫色彩。
这些词都与 starlight 的第二音节 /laɪt/ 押韵：night /naɪt/, bright /braɪt/, right /raɪt/, sight /saɪt/, flight /flaɪt/, delight /dɪˈlaɪt/。注意：starlit /ˈstɑrlɪt/ 拼写相近，但读音是短音 /ɪ/，与 /aɪ/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.