lambent
英 [ˈlæm.bənt]
美 [ˈlæm.bənt]
pest害虫。
infest害虫大批出没于,侵扰。
in在里面,fest即pest害虫。
lamp油灯。
lambent火焰轻轻摇曳的。
hack劈砍。
haggle乱砍,乱劈。
ck变成g,-le动词尾,表示反复。
- lambent
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lambent: see lap
- lambent (adj.)
- 1640s, from figurative use of Latin lambentem (nominative lambens), present participle of lambere "to lick," from PIE root *lab-, indicative of smacking lips or licking (cognates: Greek laptein "to sip, lick," Old English lapian "to lick, lap up, suck;" see lap (v.1)).
- 1. There was a continual play of lambent fire about his eyes.
- 他眼睛里不断地闪现着炯炯的光芒.