transcription, транскрипция: [ əlaɪt ]
( alights, alighting, alighted)
1.
If something is alight , it is burning.
Several buildings were set alight...
= ablaze
ADJ : v n ADJ , v-link ADJ
2.
If someone’s eyes are alight or if their face is alight , the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness. ( LITERARY )
She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness.
ADJ : v-link ADJ , oft ADJ with n
3.
If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there. ( LITERARY )
A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
VERB : V prep / adv
4.
When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a journey. ( FORMAL )
= get off
VERB