“灯火熄灭”常见的英文表达有 "the lights go out" 或 "the lights are extinguished"。
"the lights go out" 是更口语化、常用的表达,描述灯光自然熄灭或断电等情况。例如:Suddenly, the lights went out in the whole building.(突然,整栋楼的灯都灭了。)
"the lights are extinguished" 相对更正式、书面一些,常用于描述有意识地将灯熄灭的动作,或在一些文学性、正式语境中使用。例如:After the performance, all the lights in the theater were extinguished.(演出结束后,剧院里所有的灯都被熄灭了 。 )