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brightener

/brahyt-n-er/US // ˈbraɪt n ər //

增亮剂,亮光剂,光亮剂,增光剂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that brightens.
    • : a chemical or other agent used to increase brightness, as one added to toothpaste or detergent to intensify the cleansing or bleaching process.

Examples

  • Of the specialty detergents, I’ve used Assos extensively, and find that it does an excellent job on synthetics, especially for preserving color, since it has optical brighteners.

  • That epoch, to which I have looked forward as the brightener of my every view upon earth—how is it now clouded!'

  • But chaperonage was far from the whole destiny of a Brightener.

  • Mine was to gird my loins at Lucille's and Redfern's, in order to become a Brightener.

  • But I felt that my reputation as a Brightener was at stake, with Terry's hopes.

  • Gille Machree, "brightener of my heart;" the name of one of Gerald Griffin's sweetest songs.