ray

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ray /reɪ/ noun [countableC] → re

1 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。

2. TPHPa beam of heat, electricity, or other form of energy 〔热、电或其他能源的〕射线 → cosmic ray , gamma ray , X-ray1

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

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a ray of hope/light etc• Besides, today there had been a ray of hope.• But the Red Or Dead catwalk show offered a ray of hope.• Each time a ray of light passes through a lens it is slightly weakened.• The Government's resignation is a victory, a ray of hope to take into the dark days ahead.• Amid the crushing disappointment of the general election there was a ray of light for the Conservatives.• But only when a ray of light attempts to pierce this darkness does the real, eerie action unroll.

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。

Examples from the Corpus

catch some/a few rays• Clothes, sleeping bags, spare canvas, all were hung up or spread out to catch a few rays of sunshine.

6. HBFa large flat sea fish with a long pointed tail 魟；鳐〔一种体形扁平的大海鱼，尾巴长而尖〕

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ray• If mutagens like cosmic rays are present then all normal mutation rates are boosted.• The first rays of the sun pierced the canopy of leaves above us, and the forest began to wake up.• Use a sunscreen to protect your skin against the sun's harmful rays.• a gun that fires invisible rays• A conventional lens maps each light ray to a particular point on an image plane.• Like the sun's rays, sunbeds accelerate ageing and increase the chances of getting skin cancer.• On a sunny evening you can stay to catch the last of the sun's rays highlighting Scafell's famous buttresses.• the sun's rays

ray of• Rays of light filtered through the pine trees.

Origin ray

1. (1300-1400) Old French rai, from Latin radius; → RADIUS

2. (1300-1400) Old French raie, from Latin raia

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