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汉语拼音：méi qì dēng

一种带喷嘴或有一组出气口的装置，通过它放出可燃气体并燃烧。

1. 本生灯的通称。

   老舍 《骆驼祥子》十三：“ 刘姑娘 正和 祥子 在煤气灯底下说话呢，大家彼此点了点头。”亦作“ 煤汽灯 ”。 许杰 《台下的喜剧》：“台上点着一盏新式的煤汽灯。”参见“ 本生灯 ”。

• It seemed as if he thought a while, for now he arose and turned the gas out, standing calmly in the blackness, hidden from view.

  看样子他好像思考了一会儿，因为这时他又爬了起来，关掉了煤气灯，镇静地站在黑暗之中，谁也看不见他。

• Now he walked back, leaving the lights ablaze, and feeling as if the flat were empty.

  这时他走了回来，让那些煤气灯继续亮着，感觉这套公寓像是空洞洞的。

• Lighting the gas, he sat down, preparing to wait a little while.

  他点亮煤气灯，坐了下来，准备等一小会儿。

• "What! " said Carrie, lighting the gas and searching for her clothes.

  “什么！”嘉莉说。她点亮煤气灯，找衣服穿。

• Where the staircase curved upward the clerk's desk and offices had been located, all done in hardwood and ornamented by novel gas-fixtures.

  楼梯拐弯的地方，就是帐房的写字台和办公室的所在，全是硬木做的隔板，并且有新式的煤气灯装饰着。

• About half past eight I passed by an absurd little theatre, with great flaring gas-jets and gaudy play bills.

  大约八点半的时候，我从一家可笑的小剧场前走过，那儿有点光亮的煤气灯和俗艳的海报。

• When he prematurely announced that he'd come up with the bulb, stock in gaslight companies took a dive.

  当他过早地宣布他能弄出这么个灯泡时，煤气灯公司的股价立马一落千丈。

• The gas light went a little lower; someone started to unload coal; CATS could be heard on the back fences.

  煤气灯的光稍微暗了一点，有人开始撤煤火；还可以听到后院篱笆那儿的猫叫声。

• The explosion in the mine was triggered off by a careless miner who lit a match looking for his gas light.

  矿井的爆炸是一个大意的矿工点着火柴寻找煤气灯而引发的。