light upon

英 [laɪt əˈpɒn]

美 [laɪt əˈpɑːn]

（偶然）发现

柯林斯词典

• → see:light on

英英释义

verb

• find unexpectedly
  1. the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
  2. she struck a goldmine
  3. The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  Synonym:fall uponstrikecome uponchance uponcome acrosschance onhappen uponattaindiscover

双语例句

• This information throws light upon the mystery of the President's death.
  这消息给弄清总统神秘之死提供了线索。
• Stevenson, biblical archaeology is an area of archaeology which throws light upon our understanding of the Bible.
  约翰·史蒂文森：圣经考古学是考古学领域的一缕阳光，由此我们对圣经的理解更为开阔。
• Compared with definition of tax-avoidance in tax economics, the definition of tax-avoidance in theory of tax law sheds light upon the essence of tax-avoidance, so the possibility of tax-avoidance regulating by law which aimed at all kinds of tax-avoidance is provided.
  摘要与避税的经济学定义相比，避税的税法学定义揭示了避税的本质，为针对所有型态的避税行为的法律规制提供了可能。
• And let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and it was so.
  上帝说，天上要有光体，并要发光在天空、普照在大地上，事就这样成了。
• I read all the books I could find that threw light upon these matters.
  我阅读了所有能找到的能解释这些事情的书籍。
• On the table stood a dark-lantern with the shutter half open, throwing a brilliant beam of light upon the iron safe, the door of which was ajar.
  桌子上放着一盏熄灭了的提灯，窗板半开，亮光照在半开的保险柜上。
• I have only one reason to write novels, and that is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it.
  我写小说只有一个理由。那就是使个人灵魂的尊严彰显，使它呈现光彩。
• You were given light not to make you comfortable but to share that light upon receiving it.
  你得到亮光，不是要令你感到自在，而是要你马上和人分享。
• The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake.
  月亮把它的银光洒在湖上。
• Her diaries throw a new light upon certain incidents.
  她的日记对一些事件提供了新的解释。