gaslight是什么意思？

gaslight

英[ˈgæslaɪt] 美[ˈɡæsˌlaɪt]

• n. 煤气灯光，煤气灯；

复数：gaslights;

例句

• He sat staring at the yellow, singing gaslight. 他坐在那里,眼睛直望着那煤气灯唧唧低吟的黄色火焰.
• In the gaslight she looked paler than ever. 在煤气灯光下她显得比以往任何时候都苍白。
• He would show his collection by gaslight. 他会在煤气灯光下展示他的收藏品。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  煤气灯
  A gaslight is a lamp that produces light by burning gas.
  例句
  The gaslights in the passage would be on, turned low. 走廊里的煤气灯应该是开着的，调得比较暗。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas