/əˈlaɪt ||; əˈlaɪt/adj on fire; burning 着火；燃烧着: A cigarette set the petrol alight.香烟点燃了汽油。Alight can only be used after a noun, but you can use burning before a noun The whole building was alight.a burning building. alight 只能用于名词后，名词前可以用 burning：The whole building was alight. 整幢建筑物都着火了。a burning building 燃烧着的建筑物。
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/əˈlaɪt ||; əˈlaɪt/verb [I] (written 书面语)alight (from sth) to get off a bus, train, etc 下车