Wordiyosearchlight
🇬🇧 UK/'sɜːtʃlaɪt/🇺🇸 US/'sә:tʃlait/
C2
Definitions
n.
A powerful lamp with a reflector that projects a bright, directed beam of light.
探照灯；探照灯光
v.
To scan or sweep an area as if with a searchlight.
用探照灯扫射
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsearchlightother
=searchlight
Common Collocations
- 1.searchlight beam探照灯光束
- 2.sweep a searchlight扫射探照灯
- 3.powerful searchlight强力探照灯
- 4.[searchlight tower]探照灯塔
Example Sentences
- 1.
The prison searchlight swept across the yard every few seconds throughout the night.
- 2.
Rescue teams used powerful searchlights to scan the mountainside for the missing hikers.
- 3.
The film premiere was announced by bright searchlights crisscrossing the night sky.