floodlight

/ˈflʌdlaɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflʌdlaɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfləd-ˌlīt/ (ame, mw)

floodlight — noun

  • floodlightsingular
  • floodlightsplural

1. a strong lamp that spreads light across a large outdoor space such as a sports f

1.名詞B2
釋義

a strong lamp that spreads light across a large outdoor space such as a sports field, car park, or building front

例句

Workers switched on the floodlights before the evening football match began.

switch on the floodlights

Safiya checked the garden floodlight after a fox crossed the yard.

同義詞
  • lamp

    a general word for a light-producing device, not specifically one for wide outdoor coverage

  • spotlight

    sends a narrow beam at one target instead of washing a large area with light

  • searchlight

    a more focused and often movable powerful light used to sweep an area

用法筆記

Usually refers to a lamp that covers a broad area rather than a narrow point. It is often used in the plural when several lights are fixed around a stadium, yard, or building.

常見錯誤

❌The crew used spotlights to light the whole car park.
✅The crew used floodlights to light the whole car park.
💡A floodlight covers a wide area; a spotlight is aimed at one smaller point.
❌I put a floodlight in my backpack for the walk home.
✅I put a torch in my backpack for the walk home.
💡A floodlight is usually a larger outdoor light, not a small hand-held one.

floodlight — verb