lights
lights — noun
1. the coloured signals at a road crossing — red, amber, and green — that tell driv
the coloured signals at a road crossing — red, amber, and green — that tell drivers and pedestrians when they may go or must stop
Beatriz stopped at the lights and waited for the green signal before turning left.
stopped at the lights — short form of 'traffic lights'
The lights at the junction near the hospital stopped working during the morning rush.
Joshua saw the lights change to amber and decided he had time to cross.
Nadia cycled through three sets of lights on her way to the train station.
The driver behind Esme beeped his horn when she did not move as the lights turned green.
- traffic signals
more formal, used in official documents and legal contexts
- stop lights
common in American English, slightly more informal
文法句型
stop at the lights
wait at the lights
the lights change
the lights turn green/red
用法筆記
This is the everyday short form of 'traffic lights'. Always plural: you say 'the lights are red', never ✗ 'the light is red' for a traffic signal.
常見錯誤
2. the lungs removed from a slaughtered animal, typically cooked and eaten as part
the lungs removed from a slaughtered animal, typically cooked and eaten as part of a traditional dish
The butcher wrapped the lamb's lights in brown paper and handed them to Baraka.
lamb's lights — animal name + lights for food context
Defne's grandmother made a thick stew with lights, carrots, and pearl barley.
At the farmers' market, Ayesha spotted a tray of lights beside the liver and kidneys.
The old recipe book said to soak the lights in salted water for two hours before cooking.
Andrew had never tasted lights before and felt uneasy about the soft, spongy texture.
文法句型
[animal]'s lights
lights stew
cook the lights
用法筆記
Always plural and treated as uncountable. Most often seen with a preceding animal name (lamb's lights, pig's lights) or in recipe and butchery contexts. Rare in everyday conversation outside traditional cooking.