streetlight
UK/'strit,laɪt/US/'stri:tlait/
C2
Definitions
n.
A lamp on a pole that lights a public street
街灯；路灯
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstreet + light (the 'lamp' sense of light) = a light that illuminates a street.
Root light still carries 58 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.streetlight flickers路灯闪烁
- 2.under the streetlight在路灯下
- 3.[broken streetlight]坏掉的路灯
- 4.streetlight pole路灯灯柱
Example Sentences
- 1.
The streetlight outside my window flickers all night.
- 2.
They kissed under the streetlight before saying goodbye.