lighten是什么意思

2024-01-21 03:40:17

lighten

美[laɪtn] 英[laɪtn]

v. 使轻松，变得轻松；发亮，变亮；照亮；减轻，变轻；闪电；使变淡

过去式：lightened 过去分词：lightened 现在分词：lightening 第三人称单数：lightens

近义词：ease，lessen，reduce，relieve，buoyup，lightenup，alleviate，lift，allay，assuage，cheerup，improve，refresh，relax，loosenup，brighten，darken，weighdown，shade，dim，

英英释义

Verb

make more cheerful;
"the conversation lightened me up a bit"
reduce the weight on; make lighter;
"she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
become more cheerful;
"after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
make lighter or brighter;
"The paint will brighten the room"
become lighter;
"The room lightened up"
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive;
"relieve the pressure and the stress" "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

例句

用作动词(v.)

Her heart lightened when she heard the news.听到这消息，她轻松了。
His face lightened as she apologized.她向他道歉时，他喜形于色。
A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.一支孤烛使黑暗的房间亮了起来。
If you want to lighten the weight, had better eat little bread.如果你想减轻体重，最好少吃面包。
The boat began to lighten, and no fresh wave swamped us.船轻点了，风浪也没有再来与我们为难。

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