A floodlight is a very strong lamp that throws light over a wide outdoor space at night, the way water covers a field. Stadiums, sports grounds, and the fronts of big buildings use them so people can play, watch, or see the walls after dark. You often see them in groups, high on tall poles.

A floodlightfloodlight is是 a very strong lamp一種非常強的燈 that throws light over a wide outdoor space at night在晚上把光灑滿一大片戶外空間, the way water covers a field就像水淹過一片田那樣。Stadiums體育場, sports grounds運動場, and the fronts of big buildings還有大樓的外牆 use them都會用它們 so people can play好讓人們能打球, watch觀賞, or see the walls或看見牆面 after dark在天黑之後。You often see them你常常看到它們 in groups一組一組地, high on tall poles裝在高高的燈柱上。

The word is also a verb: workers floodlight a pitch. When the lamps are on, the place is floodlit — that is the usual describing word.

The word這個字 is also也可以 a verb當動詞: workers工人 floodlight a pitchfloodlight一個球場。When the lamps are on當燈亮著的時候, the place is那個地方是 floodlitfloodlit — that is這是 the usual describing word常用的形容詞形式。

The flood here is not river water. It is the picture of something spreading out and covering everything.

The flood here這裡的flood is不是 not river water河水。It is它是 the picture of那種畫面 something spreading out and covering everything東西擴散開來、把一切都蓋住。

These lights are harsher and wider than a street lamp or a torch. If a match is under floodlights, it is an evening game.

These lights這種燈 are比 harsher and wider更刺眼、照得更廣 than a street lamp or a torch路燈或手電筒。If a match如果一場比賽 is是 under floodlightsunder floodlights, it is那就是 an evening game一場晚上進行的比賽。