ray
Word family adjectiverayedraylessnounrayletray
ray /reɪ/ ●○○ noun [countableC] → re1 LIGHTa straight narrow beam of light from the sun or moon 〔太阳或月亮的〕光线;光束 The room darkened as a cloud hid the sun’s rays. 一朵云挡住了阳光,房间暗了下来。
ray of Rays of light filtered through the trees. 一束束光线透过树丛照射下来。
3 a ray of hope/light etc HOPEsomething that provides a small amount of hope or happiness in a difficult situation 一线希望/光明等 a treatment that offers a ray of hope for cancer sufferers 给癌症患者一线希望的治疗方法
4. a ray of sunshine GOOD/EXCELLENTsomeone who is happy and makes a difficult situation seem better 〔困境中〕带来安慰的人 5 catch some/a few rays informal to sit or lie in the sun 晒晒太阳 Let’s go out and catch a few rays. 我们出去晒晒太阳吧。
Origin ray 1. (1300-1400) Old French rai, from
Latin radius;
→ RADIUS 2. (1300-1400) Old French raie, from Latin raia