lantern
【传统灯笼】
"Lantern" 是一个名词,指一种可以提供光源的设备,通常由一个灯泡、火焰或其他光源组成,并且有一个容器或框架保护光源,便于携带或挂起。Lantern 通常用于室外活动、旅行、应急照明或节庆装饰等场合。
1. 传统灯笼:
- "Lantern" 最常指的是用纸、金属或玻璃做成的灯笼,内有油灯、蜡烛或灯泡。它通常用于提供光照,特别是在电力不方便的地方。
- 例如:
- They used lanterns to light the path during the night hike.
(他们在夜间徒步旅行时使用灯笼照亮道路。) - The lantern cast a soft glow in the dark room.
(灯笼在黑暗的房间里发出柔和的光。)
- They used lanterns to light the path during the night hike.
2. 节庆装饰:
- "Lantern" 还可以用作装饰物,尤其在节庆或特殊场合上,常用于照亮或装饰街道、屋子或公共场所,像中秋节的灯笼。
- 例如:
- During the festival, the streets were lined with colorful lanterns.
(节日期间,街道上挂满了五彩斑斓的灯笼。) - Children carried lanterns as they paraded through the town.
(孩子们提着灯笼,在城镇中游行。)
- During the festival, the streets were lined with colorful lanterns.
3. 比喻用法:
- "Lantern" 也可以用来象征指引或照亮的东西,象征指引方向或启发的力量。
- 例如:
- Her words were a lantern in the dark times of my life.
(她的话语是我生活中黑暗时光中的一盏明灯。)
- Her words were a lantern in the dark times of my life.
常见搭配:
- Oil lantern:用油灯作为光源的灯笼。
- Paper lantern:用纸做的灯笼,通常较为轻便。
- Lantern festival:灯笼节,通常是一个庆祝活动,尤其在东亚文化中很常见。
例句:
- They used a lantern to read in the tent during their camping trip.
(他们在露营旅行时用灯笼在帐篷里读书。) - The lanterns were hung up to celebrate the holiday.
(灯笼被挂起来庆祝节日。)
总结:
"Lantern" 通常指的是一种可携带的照明设备,传统上由灯泡、火焰或其他光源构成,常见于节庆装饰、旅行或应急照明场景。它既可以是实用的光源,也常常具有装饰性和象征意义。