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词汇 street light
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Definition of street light in English:

street light

(also street lamp)
noun
  • A light illuminating a road, typically mounted on a tall post.

    路灯,街灯

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But why are all my lights off and the street light still on?
    • She looked at her watch using the light of a street lamp.
    • And then she came closer and was lit up by a street light, and Dwayn saw who it was.
    • He was right, of course, and standing there in the dark, with just a street light to light us, I felt a weird desire to get to know him.
    • Residents in Swanley say they are being targeted by car criminals because a street lamp designed to light their cul-de-sac does not work.
    • The only light was from the street light shining in from the outside entrance beaming in through the clear door.
    • A glimmer of light from a street lamp bounced back at him.
    • A single tear ran down her face, shining bright in the hellish sky, reflecting the nauseating light from the street lamp.
    • The combination of the clear shade of rain drops along with the bright white light from the street light in the parking lot beam into my eyes as I sit in the darkness of the car.
    • I walked briskly up the driveway of Sean's house, the street light illuminating me.
    • The cell measures the level of light and sets the street light to come on and go off at fixed levels.
    • The men pursued them, so when Palmer got under the light of a street lamp, he quickly pulled out the gun he was carrying in his backpack.
    • His wallet's in the front, and she takes it over to the kitchen window, so that she can leaf through it by the light from the street lamp across the road.
    • I must have looked odd, sitting there, the light from a street lamp illuminating my pale complexion, my black hair clashing meanly with my skin.
    • As she falls, the street lamp illuminates her face.
    • Even though they were only illuminated by the light from a street lamp, the length of the exposure allowed him to use a tiny aperture and get magnificent depth of field.
    • She was perfectly lit from a street light above her.
    • There was a vague light from a street light overhanging the rear of the house.
    • Stepping into a ring of light provided by a street light, he leaned back against the pole, wanting her to take her time.
    • The defendant parked a lorry overnight on a dual carriageway under a street light with its lights on.
    Synonyms
    lamp, torch, flashlight

Derivatives

  • street lighting

  • nounˈstriːtˌ lʌɪtɪŋ
    • It is also looking into longer term projects such as closed circuit television cameras, street lighting and providing facilities for young people.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Improved street lighting and spy cameras have been installed in Southend as part of a £50,000 scheme to boost safety in the community.
      • It was said the Council charges firms £13,000 a week in rates and they don't get any security or better street lighting or cleaner streets.
      • Wigan council is backing the project, which will also see new street lighting and CCTV cameras installed along the canal towpath through the pier site.
      • Crime-fearing residents in Shipley are calling for street lighting to be introduced on a shadowy footpath to stop it being used as a drug drop-off point.
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