searchlight
UK/'sɜːtʃlaɪt/US/'sә:tʃlait/
C2
释义
n.
A powerful lamp that projects a strong, movable beam of light
探照灯
词根拆分
原生英语search + light = 用来搜寻的光——一束强力、可转向的光柱,扫过黑暗以寻找物或人。
词根 light 还连着 58 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
A searchlight swept the sky for the missing plane.
探照灯扫过天空搜寻失踪的飞机。
- 2.
Prison searchlights lit up the yard all night.
监狱的探照灯整夜照亮着院子。