sun ♦︎ sunlight ♦︎ sunshine ♦︎ daylight ♦︎ natural lightThese are all words for the light and/or heat which allows you to see or makes you feel hot during the day.這些詞均表示陽光、日光。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in sun / sunlight / sunshine / daylight / natural light◆bright sun / sunlight / sunshine / daylight◆hot / direct / brilliant / morning / afternoon / spring / summer / autumn / winter sun / sunlight / sunshine◆to emerge into the sun / sunlight / sunshine / daylight◆the sun / sunlight / sunshine / daylight floods (into) a place◆the sun / sunlight / daylight filters through sth◆a ray / beam of sunlight / sunshine■sun (usually the sun通常作the sun) [singular, uncountable] the light and heat from the sun太陽的光和熱;陽光;日光◆This room gets the sun in the mornings.這間屋子上午有陽光照進來。◆We did our best to keep out of the sun.我們盡量避開陽光照射。◆They're having a winter break in the sun(= in a place that is warm and sunny).他們正在陽光充足的地方度寒假。◆ (especially BrE) Her face had obviously caught the sun(= become red or brown).她的臉明顯曬黑了。OPPshade ⇨ darkness■sunlight [uncountable] the light from the sun陽光;日光◆The room was lit by a shaft of bright sunlight from the open shutter.一束明亮的陽光透過打開的百葉窗照進了這間屋子。◆The colour will fade if exposed to strong sunlight.這種顔色暴露於強烈的陽光下會退色。 see also light ⇨ lightnoun1■sunshine [uncountable] (approving) the light and heat from the sun太陽的光和熱;陽光;日光◆We had two weeks of glorious sunshine.我們享受了兩周的明媚陽光。◆The snow was melting in the warm spring sunshine.在春天和煦的陽光下積雪開始融化。NOTE辨析 Sun or sunshine?Sunshine is always a good thing; it is possible to have too much sun. * sunshine總是好的,而sun卻有可能指過多的光和熱◆It's too hot in the sun.在陽光下太熱。◆It's too hot in the sunshine.■daylight [uncountable] the light that comes from the sun during the day日光◆The robbery occurred in broad daylight(= in the clear light of day, when it is easy to see).那次搶劫案是在光天化日下發生的。◆They left before daylight(= before the sun had risen).他們天亮前就走了。 see also light ⇨ lightnoun1■natural light[uncountable] the light that comes from the sun during the day日光◆High windows provide maximum natural light.高窗戶采光效果最好。 see also light ⇨ lightnoun1NOTE辨析 Sunlight, daylight or natural light?Sunlight is always bright and pleasant and usually warm; daylight and natural light may be used when the light is less bright because of clouds: they just mean that there is enough light from the sun to be able to see. Daylight is often contrasted with darkness and the daylight hours are contrasted with the hours of darkness. * sunlight總是明亮、令人愉快,而且通常溫暖;daylight和natural light卻可能因空中有雲而不太明亮,僅指能讓人看清物體的天光。daylight常與darkness相對,daylight hours與hours of darkness相對◆The street looks very different in daylight(= compared with how it looks at night).這條大街白天顯得很不一樣。Natural light is often contrasted with artificial light, for example from a lamp. * natural light常與artificial light相對,例如燈光◆The building was designed to make the most of the natural light(= instead of using electric lights).該建築物設計成能最大限度地利用自然光。