"searchlight" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 探照灯

Definition

探照灯是一种具有强烈集中光束的灯，常用于夜间搜寻或照亮物体，例如在紧急、安保或表演时使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于户外、大型场合，如安保、救援、军事或演出照明。不是普通家用电器。“探照灯光束”等表达常见，有时比喻为集中关注。

Examples

The searchlight lit up the night sky.

**探照灯**照亮了夜空。

A police searchlight scanned the dark water for boats.

警察的**探照灯**在黑暗的水面上寻找船只。

They used a searchlight to find the missing child in the woods.

他们用**探照灯**在树林里寻找失踪的孩子。

You could see the searchlight from miles away during the festival.

在节日期间，几英里外都能看到**探照灯**。

Someone swung the searchlight across the field, looking for movement.

有人拿着**探照灯**在田野上来回照，看有没有动静。

When the alarm sounded, the guards turned on the searchlights immediately.

警报响起时，警卫们立刻打开了**探照灯**。