lighten / ˈlaɪt n /

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lighten2 个定义

v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten: The sky lightened after the storm.
  2. to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features: Her face lightened when she heard the good news.
  3. to flash as or like lightning: It thundered and lightened for hours.
  4. Archaic. to shine, gleam, or be bright: steel blades lightening in the sun.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to give light to; illuminate: A full moon lightened the road.
  2. to brighten: A large smile lightened his face.
  3. to make lighter or less dark: Add white to lighten the paint.

lighten 近义词

v. 动词 verb

illuminate

v. 动词 verb

reduce weight, load

v. 动词 verb

cheer up; inspire

更多lighten例句

  1. She wanted to present the survivors’ stories together to lighten the individual burden of illustrating the human toll of sexual violence and the resilience of survivors.
  2. Perhaps we can lighten the burden by acknowledging what parents around us are experiencing and maybe even find ways to support them where we can.
  3. Over 200 million people use Snapchat Lenses every day, some of them to lighten their skin tone.
  4. In the winter, the club even offers a freight-hauling service so you can lighten your load on the ski in.
  5. In her time as a model, Joleen Mitton has experienced firsthand photographers’ desire to lighten her skin tone, as well as offensive comments made in her direction.
  6. Doane tweeted, “the film does make fun of Wannabe Berean unimaginative Christians who need to lighten up.”
  7. Jazz lovers who had taken exception to the previous bashing were told to lighten up, and stop complaining.
  8. As mourning time progressed and the emotional strain began to subside, the black hues began to lighten.
  9. “That sound is a requirement for renting a car in Costa Rica,” Mugianis jokes to lighten the mood.
  10. Of course, I am aware that this is a simply a video game and critics would say I should lighten up.
  11. Thou art the help of Christians; lighten our tribulations, and help us with motherly intercession at the throne of thy divine Son.
  12. Obviously, the very least they could do, was to try by all means in their power, to lighten the burden they had laid upon her.
  13. Pretty soon it darkened up, and begun to thunder and lighten; so the birds was right about it.
  14. Elvedon was rather like that, though the present tenants have managed to lighten it a good deal.
  15. If the rollways could be definitely cleared once, the work would lighten all along the line.