torchlight
UK/'tɔːtʃlaɪt/US/'tɒ:tʃlait/
C2
Definitions
n.
Light produced by a torch or flashlight
火炬光；手电筒的光
Root Breakdown
Native Englishtorch + light (the 'brightness' sense of light) = the light a torch gives off.
Root light still carries 58 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.torchlight procession火炬游行
- 2.by torchlight借着火炬／手电筒的光
- 3.torchlight parade火炬巡游
- 4.[torchlight vigil]烛光（火炬）守夜
Example Sentences
- 1.
They explored the cave by torchlight, the beams dancing on the walls.
- 2.
A torchlight procession wound slowly up the hillside.