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liàng

灯

dēng

light-up

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释义

动词

在活动上启动灯饰，意味该活动正式展开。

DEFINITION

Verb

Turning on the decorative lights at an event to signify that the event has officially started.

由来
  • 一些节日的亮灯仪式较为庄重，通常由总统、总理、部长、议员等显要人物主持。
  •  常见的节日亮灯仪式及地点包括：
  1. 农历新年在牛车水和新加坡河畔。

  2. 开斋节在芽笼路（Geylang Road）和沈氏道（Sims Avenue）。

  3. 中秋节在牛车水的中秋庆祝活动。

  4. 屠妖节在小印度。

  5. 圣诞节时乌节路（Orchard Road）的街头灯饰则会亮灯。
  • 除了节日，一些组织或机构为了纪念某些活动时，也会举行亮灯仪式来传达特殊的意义。例如，在 2019 新型冠状病毒疫情期间，新加坡某些酒店进行亮灯，向必要服务员工表示感谢及鼓励。2021 年 3 月 23 日，为了纪念世界水日（World Water Day），新加坡多处建筑物亮起了蓝色的灯光。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The light-up ceremony for certain festive days are formal events and the person who officiates it is usually a distinguished figure such as the President, the Prime Minister, a minister, or a Member of Parliament.
  • Regular festive light-up ceremonies and their locations include:
  1. Chinese New Year at Chinatown and the Singapore River.
  2. Hari Raya Puasa at Geylang Road and Sims Avenue.
  3. Mid-Autumn Festival at Chinatown.
  4. Deepavali at Little India.
  5. Street lighting decorations along Orchard Road are lit up for Christmas.
  • Besides festivities, some organisations and institutions hold light-up ceremonies to mark and convey the significance of certain events. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, certain hotels in Singapore held light-up ceremonies to express their gratitude and provide encouragement to essential staff in the service sector. On 23 March 2021, many buildings across Singapore lit up in blue to commemorate World Water Day.
例句

乌节路圣诞街头装饰昨晚正式亮灯，范围扩大，比往年长三成。（《新明日报》，17/11/2019）

SAMPLE SENTENCE
Christmas street decorations along Orchard Road were officially lit up last night, and the area covered by decorations was a 30% increase from previous years. (Shin Min Daily News, 17/11/2019)
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