lighter
n. 打火机; 点火器; 点火者; 驳船
A lighter is a small device that produces a flame which you can use to light cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;
3. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
1. transport in a flatbottom boat
The box is lighter than that one.
这只箱子较那只箱子轻.
I bought a new cigarette lighter and it broke; now I'm £10 out of pocket.
我买了新打火机,可是它坏了, 这下白花了十英镑.
They jettisoned big boxes to make the bus lighter.
他们抛弃公共汽车上的货物,使车减轻重量.
Though death befalls all men alike , it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
人固有一死, 或重于泰山,或轻于鸿毛.
The owner's name marked on this cigarette lighter has been filed away by the thief.
打火机上主人的名字已被这个贼锉掉了.