| 词汇 | see the light (of day) |
| 释义 | see the light (of day)see the light (of day) a) PUBLICIZE/MAKE KNOWNif an object sees the light of day, it is taken from the place where it has been hidden, and becomes publicly known 公开，问世，发表 Some of these documents will probably never see the light of day. 这些文件中有一部分也许永远也不会公开。 b) EXISTif a law, decision etc sees the light of day, it comes into existence for the first time 〔法律、决定等〕出台，颁布 Examples from the Corpus see the light (of day)• I can see the light under Marie's door, but there's no noise or nothing.• From two blocks away you can see the light radiating up into the sky.• On a clear night, you could see the lights of Saigon.• I saw the light widening in the window, but I could not make myself get up.• Get to the back of the drawers and cupboards - areas which don't often see the light of day.• But at least none of them saw the light of print - until today's souvenir edition.• I never sold a garment or got an order from this source, I wonder if they saw the light of day.• He say if you afraid of the truth to get back in the shadows cause you never will see the light. → see the light (of day) at light1(10) |
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