Word · Frequency #23915
sunbeam
阳光;日光
a ray of sunlight
- 1.
A ray of sunlight; especially, a demarcated, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
阳光的光线;尤指一道界限分明、狭窄且(相对于周围光线)强烈的阳光(例如通过尘埃颗粒间衍射而显现)。
- 2.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
各种 Curetis 属的灰蝶科蝴蝶。
- 3.
Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
各种 Aglaeactis 属的蜂鸟。
阳光的光线;尤指一道界限分明、狭窄且(相对于周围光线)强烈的阳光(例如通过尘埃颗粒间衍射而显现)。;各种 Curetis 属的灰蝶科蝴蝶。;各种 Aglaeactis 属的蜂鸟。;阳光
In use
A sunbeam came through the window and lit up the dust in the air.
The cat stretched out in a warm sunbeam on the floor.
She watched sunbeams dance on the surface of the lake.
a sunbeam + verb
sunbeam 是可数名词,表示“一缕阳光”,常用单数加冠词 a。
A sunbeam fell across the floor.
一束阳光照在地板上。
in the sunbeam
表示“在阳光里”时,常用介词 in。
Dust floated in the sunbeam.
灰尘在阳光中飘浮。
sunbeams + verb
描述阳光照射时,常用 stream、shine 等动词。
Sunbeams streamed through the clouds.
Connections
Collocations
- golden sunbeam
- 金色的阳光;金色光线
- A golden sunbeam fell across the old wooden floor.一道金色的阳光落在旧木地板上。
- morning sunbeams
- 清晨的阳光
- Morning sunbeams streamed through the curtains.清晨的阳光透过窗帘射了进来。
- catch the sunbeam
- 捕捉阳光;迎向阳光
- The little cat moved to catch the sunbeam on the sofa.小猫挪到沙发上,想捕捉那一缕阳光。
- dance in the sunbeams
- 在阳光中起舞
- Dust motes danced in the sunbeams coming through the window.尘埃在透过窗户射进来的阳光中飞舞。
Synonyms
- ray
- 光线;射线 · ray比sunbeam常用,可泛指各种光源的光线;需加of sunlight才能专指阳光。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
太阳(sun)发出的一束光线(beam),连在一起就是sunbeam。记住:不是整片阳光,而是“一束”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:自然光线描写、文学性文本 该词属于中性词,既不过于正式也不俚俗,但比较常见于书面或文学性描写中;日常口语里通常会说 sunlight 或 ray of sunshine,使用 sunbeam 时多带有一定的画面感。
Pronunciation & Spelling
beam、gleam、cream、dream、seam 都以 -eam 结尾,读 /iːm/,与 sunbeam 中非重读的 -beam 部分读音相同;但它们并不和 sunbeam 整体押韵,因为 sunbeam 的重音在第一个音节 sun- 上(/ˈsʌnbiːm/)。留意 sunbeam 的结尾是 /biːm/,不是 bean 的 /biːn/。
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.