lighten

['laitn]

v.令人放心, 容光焕发, 变亮, 变轻

vi.

1. 变亮; 发亮

When the storm ended the sky lightened.

暴风雨过去后, 天空变得明亮了。

2. 打闪电

vt.

1. 使光明, 照亮

More lamps will lighten the gloomy room.

多点几盏灯会照亮那间阴暗的房间。

2. 使变淡

The painter lightened the color with white.

油漆工用白色调淡颜色。

3. 闪电般发出[(+out/forth)]

词形变化

动词过去式: lightened | 动词过去分词: lightened | 动词现在分词: lightening | 动词第三人称单数: lightens |

词义辨析

反义:

vt.vi.照亮; 发亮

darken  dim  shade  

英英释义

动词 lighten:

make more cheerful

同义词：lighten up, buoy up

reduce the weight on; make lighter

become more cheerful

同义词：lighten up, buoy up

make lighter or brighter

同义词：brighten, lighten up

become brighter

同义词：brighten

become lighter

同义词：lighten up

alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

同义词：relieve

补充

lightenlighten英:[ˈlaitn] 美:[ˈlaɪtn]vt.1.使(某物)更明亮vi.1.变得更光明The sky began to lighten after the storm.暴风雨后天空开始放晴。

例句

1. After the rain stopped, the sky lightened a little.雨停后, 天空变得亮了一些。 2. As we approached the city, her mood began to lighten.当我们接近城市时, 她的心情开始变得轻松起来。 3. She was asked to lighten her hair for a TV series.为拍一部电视连续剧, 她被要求将头发染成浅色。 4. Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style.莱斯莉把她的头发染成浅色, 现在还剪成了短的卷羽发型。 5. He pulled the lightened sled.他拉着变轻了的雪橇。 6. You can lighten the mixture by adding egg white.你可以通过加入蛋清使搅拌物变稀软。 7. It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture.用食品处理机搅拌是个好主意, 因为这样可以让搅拌物变稀软。 8. The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood.阳光透过窗户照进来, 但是却一点儿也没有让他愉快起来。 9. Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip.她的生活因为一些传闻而变得轻松些。 10. He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times.有时, 他试图让通常死气沉沉的讨论变得更有意思一点。 11. Tony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere.托尼觉得有必要活跃一下气氛。 12. In sharing this secret you lighten your burden.把这个秘密说出来, 你就能减轻自己的负担。 13. If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help.如果你对孩子们负责, 就请别人来帮忙以减轻负担。 14. By doing this you are lightening the load of hospital doctors.这样做你就能减轻医生的负担。 15. Several candles lightened the darkness of the basement.几支蜡烛照亮了黑暗的地下室。 16. The painter lightened the red paint with white.油漆匠用白漆把红漆调淡。 17. “Happy birthday” lightened out on the wall when I opened my eyes.当我睁开眼睛时，“生日快乐”的字样闪现在墙上。 18. Only the mighty God has the power on this dark land to lighten it.只有万能的上帝才有能力在这个愚昧的国土上教化它。 19. The sky lightened after the severe storm.狂风暴雨之后天空变亮了。 20. Her face lightened at the sight of her friend.一看到朋友她便面露喜色。 21. It thundered and lightened that stormy night.那个暴风雨之夜雷电交加。 22. She took one of the parcels from her father to lighten his load.她从父亲那儿拿过一个包以减轻他的负担。 23. They lightened the ship.他们减少了船的载重。 24. His humorous remark lightened the tense atmosphere.他的一番幽默的话缓和了紧张气氛。 25. The news lightened his mood.这个消息使他的情绪轻松起来。 26. As the war debt lightened, the economy of the country developed quickly.由于战争负债减轻，这个国家的经济很快发展起来。 27. His heart lightened after he had solved the problem.解决问题之后，他的心情变得轻松了。 28. [with obj.]efforts to lighten the burden of regulation.减轻调控工作负担的尝试。 29. [no obj.]the strain had lightened.压力已经减轻了。 30. [with obj.]she attempted a joke to lighten the atmosphere.她试图通过开玩笑让气氛轻松起来。 31. [no obj.]Robbie felt her spirits lighten a little.罗比觉得她的情绪轻松了一点儿。 32. [no obj.]the sky began to lighten in the east.东方的天空开始发亮了。 33. [with obj.]she had lightened her hair.她已经把头发弄亮了些。 34. now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great fool.汝大愚矣，愿主多多开导。 35. it thundered and lightened.电闪雷鸣。 36. She tried several dyes to lighten her hair.她试用过多种染发剂，想把头发染成浅色。 37. He turned on a few lamps to lighten (up) the room.他开了几盏灯照亮房间。 38. The sky lightened [=brightened] as the clouds began to move away but darkened again when the clouds returned.天空随着云彩的移动时亮时暗。 39. a hair/skin lightener [=a chemical or dye used to make a person's hair or skin less dark]头发漂白剂；皮肤增白剂 40. lighten a burden减轻负担 41. Others helped out and lightened his load.其他人来帮忙，减轻了他的负担。 42. lightening her duties around the house减轻她的家务负担 43. His workload has lightened in recent weeks.最近几周他的工作量减轻了。 44. He told a few jokes in an attempt to lighten her mood.他讲了几个笑话，试图让她放松心情。 45. lighten the atmosphere/conversation缓和气氛；使谈话轻松 46. Her somber mood gradually lightened [=brightened] as the weather improved.随着天气的好转，她郁闷的情绪逐渐好了起来。 47. The wind lightened a bit.风小了一点。 48. He really needs to lighten up and relax a little.他真的需要放松心情，轻松一点。 49. lighten up (a bit) and enjoy yourself!放松点，好好享受一下！