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unlit

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·lit /ˌʌnˈlɪt◂/ adjective  DARKdark because there are no lights 未被照明的,未点亮的 an unlit stairway 未亮灯的楼梯
Examples from the Corpus
unlitWithin minutes the crowd had dispersed, leaving the frontage of the Theater an der Wien unlit and deserted.The path was unlit, and she needed a torch to find her way.Too many bright lights can create a glaring contrast between the lit and unlit areas.One day the fire remained unlit because every member of the Hauxwell family was stricken with flu and unable to move.Behind the gasoline pumps the unlit garage stood like a huge black shadow.an unlit parking lotThe horrific attack happened in Middlesbrough as the victim was walking along an unlit path.One of them, doubtless the Substitute Prosecutor, was on his feet, playing with an unlit pipe.Carefully, she descended into an unknown, unlit room.Heart thudding uncomfortably in my chest, I ran up the unlit stone stairs of the tenement.
un·lit adjectiveChineseSyllable
lights because there are dark no Corpus


unlit
unlit /ˌʌnˈlɪt◂/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: light, lighter, lighting, lightness; adjective: light, lighted, unlit; verb: light, lighten; adverb: lightly, light
dark because there are no lights:
    an unlit stairway


unlitBrE /ˌʌnˈlɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈlɪt/ 🔊 adjectivedark because there are no lights or the lights are not switched on 黑暗的;无灯光的an unlit passage无灯光的通道not yet burning 未点燃的an unlit cigarette未点燃的香烟 OPP lighted