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sunlit

UK/'sʌnlit/US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

Lit up by sunlight

阳光照耀的,洒满阳光的

Root Breakdown

Native English
sunroot
+
litlight, brightness; not heavy
=sunlit

sun + lit (past participle of light) = lit by the sun. lit is the irregular past form of the verb light, so sunlit literally means 'sun-lighted.'

Root light still carries 58 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.sunlit room阳光充足的房间
  • 2.sunlit street阳光照耀的街道
  • 3.sunlit landscape沐浴在阳光中的风景

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    We had breakfast in the sunlit kitchen.

  • 2.

    A sunlit meadow stretched out below the hill.

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