lighting

Word family  noun light lighter lighting lightness adjective light lighted unlit verb light lighten adverb lightly light

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++light·ing /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ ●●○ S3 noun [uncountable]  LIGHTthe lights that light a room, building, or street, or the quality of the light produced 照明设备；〔照明的〕光线，灯光 Better street lighting might help to reduce crime. 改善街道照明或许有助于减少犯罪。fluorescent/electric lighting Fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs. 使用荧光灯照明比用普通灯泡便宜得多。subdued/dim/soft lighting (=lighting that is not very bright) 柔和的灯光artificial/natural lighting 人工/自然照明

Examples from the Corpus

lighting• Admittedly the décor and lighting help to create the illusion of changing seasons.• Finally, an emergency lighting kit should always be ready in an accessible place, in case of a sudden power failure.• Ideally lighting should be planned and installed before the walls and ceiling are decorated in case any re-wiring is necessary.• Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 old lighting units are being replaced or upgraded with more efficient types.• Housed animals must have sufficient lighting to allow for their inspection at any time.• Classroom teachers who look at the lighting in their classroom may question whether they are able to do anything positive to help.• She hadn't known the lighting would play such an important part.• Diminished revenue was reported on the trams, but increasing profits on the lighting side.• The lighting isn't good for reading.street lighting• Television broadcasting was to be reduced, as were air conditioning, street lighting and floodlit sports events.• It also supplied and maintained the gas street lighting.• Dozens of palm trees are being planted at key intersections, and plans are in the works to improve street lighting.• Examples include street lighting and pollution control.• The most successful of all proposals in the exhibition is to leave the existing building-mounted street lighting alone.• We residents and poll tax payers of Everton have to endure little or no street lighting at all.• Roseau, the capital, had primitive street lighting, no smart shops, and nowhere to post a letter.• The buildings block out the street lighting.

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lighting
light‧ing S3 /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]the lights that light a room, building, or street, or the quality of the light produced:
    Better street lighting might help to reduce crime.
    fluorescent/electric lighting
    Fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs.
    subdued/dim/soft lighting (=lighting that is not very bright)
    artificial/natural lighting

light·ingBrE /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the arrangement or type of light in a place 照明；灯光；布光◆electric/natural lighting 电力／自然照明◆good/poor lighting 照明好／差◆The play had excellent sound and lighting effects. 这出戏剧的音响和灯光效果极佳。🔊🔊the use of electric lights in a place 照明◆the cost of heating and lighting供暖和照明费用◆street lighting街道照明

• The noun light has several different meanings and is used in many phrases. Lighting can only be used to talk about the type of light in a place or how lights are used to achieve a particular effect. 名词 light 有几个不同的含义，可用于许多短语中。lighting 只用以指照明或照明技术：◆the lighting system 照明系统◆the movie's interesting lighting effects 这部电影精彩的灯光效果◆The lighting at the disco was fantastic. 迪斯科舞厅里灯光奇幻。