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lighten¹/ˈlaɪtn//ˈlaɪtn/ ★★★★v. - lightens
- lightening
- lightened
- lightened
vt- ① 使光明;使亮
- The candles lightened the room.那些蜡烛使房间明亮。
- ② 使…色变淡[浅];使…的阴影变薄
- Constant exposure to the sun had lightened my hair.经常晒太阳使我的头发颜色变淡。
- ③ 使(容光)焕发;使(眼睛)发亮;使面有喜色;使春风满面
- A smile lightened her face.她笑逐颜开。
vi- ③[以it为主词]闪电
- It thundered and lightened in the distance.远处打雷又闪电。
同义词- brightenvt./vi.使明亮
- illuminatevt./vi.照亮
- light upvt./vi.使亮
lighten²/ˈlaɪtn//ˈlaɪtn/ ★★★★v. - lightens
- lightening
- lightened
- lightened
vt- ① 使变轻;缓和;减轻;使高兴;使轻松
- lighten the load减轻负荷
- lighten taxes减轻税赋
- The good news lightened her heart.那项好消息使她心情轻松。
vi- ① (船等)变轻;(心情)变轻松
- My heart lightened at his joke.听他说笑话,我的心情变轻松了。
- The atmosphere lightened.气氛变得轻松了。
同义词- abatevt./vi.减少
- alleviatevt./vi.使轻松
- easevt./vi.减轻
- inspirevt./vi.激励
- lessenvt./vi.减少
- make lightervt./vi.使变轻
- reducevt./vi.减少
- relievevt./vi.减轻
反义词- depressvt./vi.使沮丧
- heightenvt./vi.增强
- increasevt./vi.增加
- intensifyvt./vi.加强
- oppressvt./vi.压制
- weigh downvt./vi.使沈重
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