参考词典中lighten的常规释义:
基本释义
- vt. 加亮,照亮,点亮,减轻,使轻松,闪出
vi. 发亮,打闪,变轻
词形变化
- 时 态:light·ened, light·en·ing, light·ens
参考例句
- Or softly lightens on her face.
或者散布淡淡的光辉。 - The white wallpaper lightened the room.
白色的壁纸使得房间明亮。 - More lamps will lighten the gloomy room.
多点几盏灯会照亮那间阴暗的房间。 - She is always trying to get her husband to lighten up.
她总是尽力使丈夫心情轻松愉快。
- Or softly lightens on her face.
英英解释
7个动词解释
- make more cheerful
[同] buoy up, lighten, lighten up
[反] weigh down, weigh on
[例]- the conversation lightened me up a bit
- reduce the weight on; make lighter
[例]- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
show all ... (
7
)
- become more cheerful
[同] buoy up, lighten, lighten up
[例]- after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
- make lighter or brighter
[同] brighten, lighten, lighten up
[反] darken
[例]- The paint will brighten the room
- become brighter
[同] brighten, lighten
[反] darken
[例]- The sky brightened
- become lighter
[同] lighten, lighten up
[例]- The room lightened up
- alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
[同] lighten, relieve
[例]- relieve the pressure and the stress
- lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
less ...点击查看……- make more cheerful