lighter
n. 打火機; 點火器; 點火者; 駁船
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.
這隻箱子較那隻箱子輕.
I bought a new cigarette lighter and it broke; now I'm £10 out of pocket.
我買了新打火機,可是它壞了, 這下白花了十英鎊.
They jettisoned big boxes to make the bus lighter.
他們拋棄公共汽車上的貨物,使車減輕重量.
Though death befalls all men alike , it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
人固有一死, 或重於泰山,或輕於鴻毛.
The owner's name marked on this cigarette lighter has been filed away by the thief.
打火機上主人的名字已被這個賊銼掉了.