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firelight

/fahyuhr-lahyt/US // ˈfaɪərˌlaɪt //

火光,火光闪闪,火光闪耀,萤火虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the light from a fire, as on a hearth.

Examples

  • He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.

  • She opened the letter by the flickering firelight, which was stronger on the hearthrug than the light of the dim November day.

  • The firelight played on the lace curtains of the baby's bed, as it did on Lady Hartledon's face; a thoughtful face just now.

  • The obscurity lent him courage to keep his eyes fastened as ardently as he liked upon the girl who sat in the firelight.

  • Pretty silver ferns and trees covered the panes and sparkled in the firelight.