词汇 | throw a light/shadow |
释义 | throw a light/shadowthrow a light/shadow SENDDARKto make light or shadow fall on a particular place 投下光线/影子 The trees threw long, dark shadows across the cornfield. 树木在玉米地里投下长长的、黑乎乎的影子。 Examples from the Corpus throw a light/shadow• But the flames were growing higher, throwing light, casting dancing shadows.• The role of premises is to throw light on a subject; the role of evidences is to give weight to it.• Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.• Fossils do throw light on the history of the lateral line and tail.• He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.• Where once they flew in such flocks that they threw shadows over the earth, they now survive in a few straggling colonies.• Begin from a fighting stance, perhaps by throwing a light snap punch into the opponent's face from the front hand.• Understanding the nature and activities of such organisations helped throw light upon issues of town identity and representation. → throw a light/shadow at throw1(19) |
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