darken

['dɑ:kən]

v.变暗, 使阴郁, 使变暗

vt.

1. 使变暗; 使变黑; 使加深

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

下雨前厚厚的云层遮暗了天空。

2. 使模糊; 使难懂

3. 使(眼睛)失明

4. 使阴郁, 使不快

The argument darkened her mood.

那场争吵弄得她心情很不愉快。

vi.

1. 变暗; 变黑; 变深

2. 变得模糊; 变得难懂

3. 变得阴郁

His face darkened with anger.

他气得沉下脸来。

词形变化

名词: darkener | 动词过去式: darkened | 动词过去分词: darkened | 动词现在分词: darkening | 动词第三人称单数: darkens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.(使)变黑

blacken  black  shade  shadow  overshadow  black out  smudge  blotch

v.遮掩

cloud  becloud  obscure  obfuscate  obumbrate

v.变暗淡无光

dull  deaden  mat  tone down

v.变黑, 转暗

dim  grow dim  grow dark  dusk

v.使……不乐观

gloom  depress  deject  dishearten  dispirit  discourage  oppress  cast down

v.使(视力)模糊

blind  strike blind

v.阴沉(表情)

look black  

同义参见:

lower  eclipse  smoke  

反义:

vt.vi.变暗; 变模糊

brighten  lighten  illuminate  

反义参见:

lighten  

英英释义

动词 darken:

become dark or darker

become or make darker

同义词：dim

tarnish or stain

make dark or darker

补充

darkendarken英:[ˈdɑ:kən] 美:[ˈdɑrkən]vt. & vi.1.(使)变暗The sky darkens early in winter.冬天天黑得很早。Please darken the blue paint with black paint.请在蓝漆里掺上点黑漆。

例句

1. She had put on her make-up and darkened her eyelashes.她已经化好妆, 涂黑了睫毛。 2. He darkened his hair to hide the grey areas.他将头发染黑, 遮盖那些灰白的地方。 3. Rub in some polish to darken the wood.擦上一些上光剂, 让木头的颜色变深些。 4. Nothing was going to darken his mood today.今天没什么事能扫他的兴。 5. The sky darkened abruptly.天空突然暗了下来。 6. My sunny mood suddenly darkened.我的好心情一下就变得阴郁起来了。 7. Rawley's face darkened again.罗利的脸色又阴沉了下来。 8. Never darken my door again!别再踏进我家一步！ 9. We darkened the room by closing the shutters.我们关上百叶窗，使房间变暗了。 10. Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.降雨之前密云遮满了天空。 11. Uncertainty darkens the future of radio and television.不定因素使无线电和电视的前途黯淡。 12. to darken the colour使颜色加深 13. to darken the green paint使绿油漆的颜色加深 14. She darkened the festivities by her presence.她的出席给这次庆祝活动笼罩上一层阴影。 15. The argument darkened his mood.这场争论使他心情不好。 16. That terrible traffic accident darkened her eyes.那次可怕的交通事故使她双目失明了。 17. The worries darkened her mind.忧虑使她变得木然。 18. to darken someone's reputation(或good name)毁损某人的名誉(或好名声) 19. After sunset, the sky darkened rapidly.日落后，天色很快变黑了。 20. The memory of his childhood darkened with age.随着年岁的增长，他对童年的记忆逐渐淡薄了。 21. Buildings often darken as they get older.建筑物渐渐变旧时其颜色常常变暗。 22. Her face darkened with anger when she heard the bad news.当她听到这个坏消息时，她气得沉下脸来。 23. The old man suddenly darkened.这位老人突然变瞎了。 24. [no obj.]the sky was darkening rapidly.天空很快变暗。 25. [with obj.]darken the eyebrows with black powder.用黑粉将眉毛描黑。 26. [as adj. darkened]a darkened room.暗室。 27. the abuse darkened the rest of their lives.恶习毁坏他们的后半生。 28. [no obj.]his mood darkened.他的情绪阴郁起来。 29. misery darkened her gaze.她的凝视中透出痛苦。 30. The sky suddenly darkened and it started to rain.天色突然变暗，下起雨来了。 31. Clouds darkened the sky.乌云使天空变得黑沉沉的。 32. The hours I spent in the sun darkened [=tanned] my skin.我在太阳下晒了几个小时，把皮肤晒黑了。 33. The sky darkened and it started to rain.天空变暗了，接着开始下雨。 34. Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry.她生气时，脸色发紫。 35. The wood will darken as it ages.木头颜色会随着年头增长变深。 36. The bad news darkened his mood.坏消息使他心情沮丧。 37. The last days of her life were darkened by illness.她生命最后的日子由于疾病而郁郁寡欢。 38. His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.听到那个坏消息后，他的心情变得沮丧。 39. She told him to leave and to never darken her door again. [=to never go to her house/apartment again]她叫他离开，不得再踏进她的家门。 40. He was sitting in a darkened [=dark] corner of the room.他坐在房间黑暗的角落里。 41. a car with darkened [=dark] windows黑色车窗的汽车