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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whom would they discern there, with the red eastern light upon his brow?
  他们会依稀看到那里站着一个人，额上映着东方的红光，那会是谁呢？
• 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。
• Since nine of the thirty-three VicePresidents became president, the poll also sheds light upon their capabilities.
  既然三十三位副总统之中九位成了总统，民意测验也对他们的能力有了表示。
• 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。
• Their findings cast much light upon the burial customs of the Indian tribes of that area.
  他们的发现有助于人们理解这个地区印地安部落的葬礼风俗。
• In fact people are generally supportive of others in extreme circumstances, and every act of kindness plants creates another point of Light upon Earth.
  事实上，在极端情况下人们普遍地给予帮助和支持他人，每一个仁慈行为的植物都创造了另一个光在地球上扎根的点。
• The moon threw its silvery light upon the lake.
  月亮把它的银光洒在湖上。