lighten

v. 使輕松，變得輕松；發(fā)亮，變亮；照亮；減輕，變輕；閃電；使變淡

英語翻譯

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\\\"

造句

用作動(dòng)詞(v.)

Her heart lightened when she heard the news.
聽到這消息，她輕松了。
His face lightened as she apologized.
她向他道歉時(shí)，他喜形于色。
A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.
一支孤燭使黑暗的房間亮了起來。
If you want to lighten the weight, had better eat little bread.
如果你想減輕體重，最好少吃面包。
The boat began to lighten, and no fresh wave swamped us.
船輕點(diǎn)了，風(fēng)浪也沒有再來與我們?yōu)殡y。

常用短語

組詞

This..leaves the audience\\\'s mind..not loaded with pity and fear but lightened of them.
出自：R. G. Collingwood
No beam of sun lightened the dull blackness of the clouds.
出自：F. O

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