lighten

lightenlightenD.J.:[ˈlaitn]K.K.:[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。

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lighten1['laitən]vt.1.■照亮；点亮；使明亮：Several candles lightened the darkness of the basement.几支蜡烛照亮了黑暗的地下室。2.■将(颜料等)调淡；使(颜料等)更淡：The painter lightened the red paint with white.油漆匠用白漆把红漆调淡。3.■闪现；闪电般的发出 (与 out 或 forth 连用)：“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。4.■[古语]启蒙；启发；开导：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。vi.1.■变亮；发亮：The sky lightened after the severe storm.狂风暴雨之后天空变亮了。2.■(脸)露出喜色；开朗起来：Her face lightened at the sight of her friend.一看到朋友她便面露喜色。3.■灯闪；(发)闪光；闪电般闪出：It thundered and lightened that stormy night.那个暴风雨之夜雷电交加。4.■(颜料等)变淡5.■[古语]闪烁；闪光；明亮 lighten2['laitən]vt.1.■使轻，减轻…的重量；减轻…的负荷：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。They lightened the ship.他们减少了船的载重。2.■缓和：His humorous remark lightened the tense atmosphere.他的一番幽默的话缓和了紧张气氛。3.■使快乐；使高兴；使轻松愉快：The news lightened his mood.这个消息使他的情绪轻松起来。vi.1.■变轻；(负担等)减轻：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。2.■变轻松，变轻快，变得愉快；振作；变得缓和；(烦闷、沉闷感等)减轻：His heart lightened after he had solved the problem.解决问题之后，他的心情变得轻松了。近义词relieve

lightenlighten[ˈlaitn]vt.1.■发光, 照亮, 点亮, 使光明2.■弄明白, 启发3.■使春风满面4.■使(绘画)色调轻柔明朗

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词性变化lighten[ˈlaitn]vi.1.■发亮, 变亮2.■打闪It thundered and lightened.雷电交作。