light upon

英 [laɪt əˈpɒn]

美 [laɪt əˈpɑːn]

（偶然）发现

柯林斯词典

• → see:light on

英英释义

verb

• find unexpectedly
  1. the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
  2. she struck a goldmine
  3. The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  Synonym:fall uponstrikecome uponchance uponcome acrosschance onhappen uponattaindiscover

双语例句

• So now I think of the fire; the steady film of yellow light upon the page of my book; the three chrysanthemums in the round glass bowl on the mantelpiece.
  现在我记起了炉子里的火，一片黄色的火光一动不动地照射在我的书页上；壁炉上圆形玻璃缸里插着三朵菊花。
• On the table stood a dark-lantern with the shutter half open, throwing a brilliant beam of light upon the iron safe, the door of which was ajar.
  桌子上放着一盏熄灭了的提灯，窗板半开，亮光照在半开的保险柜上。
• The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake.
  月亮把它的银光洒在湖上。
• And let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and it was so.
  上帝说，天上要有光体，并要发光在天空、普照在大地上，事就这样成了。
• Her diaries throw a new light upon certain incidents.
  她的日记对一些事件提供了新的解释。
• I attempted to keep the ray of light upon the eye.
  我试图保持的光芒在风眼。
• In fact people are generally supportive of others in extreme circumstances, and every act of kindness plants creates another point of Light upon Earth.
  事实上，在极端情况下人们普遍地给予帮助和支持他人，每一个仁慈行为的植物都创造了另一个光在地球上扎根的点。
• Another window fly up to the sky, with a tremendous sound of noise, window Fried opened, suddenly, the sky, the earth by its light upon as the day the same.
  又一个亮点飞上天空，伴着一声巨大的声响，亮点炸开了，刹那间，天空、大地被它的亮光照得如同白昼一样。
• Can anybody cast light upon how this chair got broken?
  谁能帮助查清这把椅子坏掉的原因呢？
• You have walked among us a spirit, and your shadow has been a light upon our faces.
  你曾是一个在我们中间行走的神灵，你的影儿曾明光似地照亮我们的脸。