streetlight

IPA/ˈstriːt.laɪt/
IPA/ˈstriːt.laɪt/

streetlight — 名詞

  • streetlightsingular
  • streetlightsplural

1. a tall post with a lamp at the top, placed beside a road or in a public area so

1.名詞A2
釋義

路燈

路旁或公共場所的照明燈具

a tall post with a lamp at the top, placed beside a road or in a public area so that people can see clearly at night

例句

Camille waited under the streetlight for her ride home.

Camille 在路燈下等車回家。

collocation: under + streetlight

The streetlight on Oak Avenue flickered and went dark.

Oak 大道的路燈閃了幾下就熄滅了。

verb collocations: flicker, go dark

常見搭配
  • turn on / off the streetlight
  • streetlight flickers / glows / shines
  • under a streetlight
  • between streetlights
  • tall streetlight
  • dim streetlight
同義詞
  • streetlamp

    slightly more formal or old-fashioned but otherwise identical in meaning

  • lamp post

    technically the pole; often used for the whole fixture in British English

  • light

    generic; works when context makes the meaning clear, e.g. 'the light on the corner'

用法筆記

Commonly used with 'under' to describe position near a streetlight, and with 'turn on/off', 'come on', 'go out' to describe its function. 'Streetlamp' is a less frequent synonym.

常見錯誤

She parked her bike next to the flashlight.
She parked her bike next to the streetlight.
A 'flashlight' is a small hand-held battery light; a 'streetlight' is a tall outdoor post light.
The lamppost was too dim to read by.
The streetlight was too dim to read by.
While 'lamppost' refers to the pole itself, 'streetlight' is the usual word for the whole lighting unit.

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常用片語

  • under the streetlight
  • from one streetlight to the next
  • the glow of a streetlight

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