searchlight
US /ˈsɝːtʃ.laɪt/
UK /ˈsɜːtʃ.laɪt/
名詞
探照燈
a powerful light with a movable beam that can be shone in any direction, used for finding things or people, especially at night
範例:
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The prison guards swept the yard with a powerful searchlight.
獄警用強大的探照燈掃視院子。
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A searchlight cut through the darkness, looking for the escaped prisoner.
一道探照燈劃破黑暗,尋找逃犯。