"the shedding of light," mid-14c., verbal noun from lighten (v.2). Meaning "alleviation of weight" (literal and figurative) is from 1520s, from lighten (v.1).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The lightening splintered a tree.
閃電把一棵樹劈開了.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. I saw the lightening split the clouds and heard the thunders following.
我看到閃電撕開云層,聽到隨之而來(lái)的雷聲.
來(lái)自英語(yǔ)晨讀30分（高二）
3. Meanwhile, Tito's quick mind had been combing ideas with lightening - like repidity.
這時(shí)候, 蒂托的靈敏頭腦.以閃電那樣的迅速,把許多事情聯(lián)系了起來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Meanwhile, Tito's quick mind had been combining ideas with lightening - like rapidity.
這時(shí)候, 蒂托的靈敏頭腦,以閃電那樣的迅速,把許多事情聯(lián)系了起來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. Their departure looked ominous because lightening hit the tree.