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skylight

/skahy-lahyt/US // ˈskaɪˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈskaɪˌlaɪt) //

天窗,凌霄阁,凌霄宝殿,凌霄花

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
    • : the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.
    • : Meteorology. the diffuse light from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.

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Examples

  • The sun ducked under the hill, and I cooked dinner in the spacious kitchen with the twilight peeking through the open skylight.

  • This work established honeybees as models for animal behavior, and showed that the bees use polarized skylight to orient themselves.

  • Construction on the building’s skylights continues, but it is expected to open for visitors in June, Feldman said.

  • A skylight and two windows allow natural light in for added ventilation.

  • In life, José Saramago refused to see his once-rejected book Skylight published.

  • He was not originally so uninhibited, however, as can now be seen in his “lost” novel, Skylight.

  • Every morning an old jackdaw perched on a chimney outside our skylight, and entertained us with his chatter.

  • Beyond the skylight rose the bright brass funnel of the cabin chimney, and the winch, by means of which the lantern was hoisted.

  • The studio was lit by two windows on the street and a great, slanting skylight overhead.

  • The skylight was open in deference to the first warmth of the spring, as March went out like a lamb.

  • And then came a glimpse of thought, of imagination, like the sight of a soaring eagle through a staircase skylight.