| 词汇 | lighten |
| 释义 | lighten verb uk /ˈlaɪ.tən/ us /ˈlaɪ.t̬ən/ lightenverb (BECOME BRIGHT)[ I ] to become less dark: 变浅，变淡 The sky had lightened and there were breaks in the clouds.天空变亮了，云也渐渐散开了。 Opposite darken Colourless or causing colour to fade ashen-faced bleach colourlessly depigmentation discoloration discolour drably frost ghostly light muted pale palish sober sombre subdued washed out washy weather weathered lightenverb (MAKE LESS HEAVY)lighten someone's burden, load, etc. to make a difficult situation or responsibility easier: 减轻（某人的）负担／压力（等等） Getting a new assistant will lighten (= reduce) the workload considerably.配备一名新助手会极大地减轻工作压力。 lightenverb (MAKE PALE)[ T ] to make something lighter: 使变淡，使变浅 The sun always lightens my hair.在阳光下，我的头发颜色总是显得浅些。 Colourless or causing colour to fade ashen-faced bleach colourlessly depigmentation discoloration discolour drably frost ghostly light muted pale palish sober sombre subdued washed out washy weather weathered lightenverb (MAKE/BECOME LESS SERIOUS)[ I or T ] to (cause to) become happier and less worried: （使）心情好转，（使）高兴起来 His mood lightened after the phone call.他打完电话后情绪好了起来。 He tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke.他想通过讲笑话来缓解一下气氛。 Causing pleasure agreeable agreeableness agreeably all things to all peopleidiom attractive delightfully distraction diverting divertingly do someone's heart goodidiom homey indulgent indulgently jovial jovially sensuous sensuously serendipitous sweeten swooning You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Reassuring Phrasal verbslighten something up lighten up lighten | American Dictionarylighten verb[ T ] us/ˈlɑɪ·tən/ lightenverb[T] (MAKE NOT SERIOUS)to make someone or become happier and less anxious: Being with friends lightened her mood. lightenverb[T] (MAKE NOT HEAVY)to reduce the weight of something: He lost 30 pounds to lighten the burden on his knee. To lighten is also to make an amount of work or a responsibility less heavy: To lighten the load, he decided to divide the job between two people. Phrasal verblighten up Examples of lightenlighten Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access to arable land. The burden, though, is considerably lightened on our approach. Our task, as learners, is much lightened of metacognitive load because these tools have already been constructed for us. Viking warships were perfectly designed for lightening fast raids and ambushes and were fearsome in aspect. In comparison, cheerfulness lightens the voice, and is likely to be reflected in a smiling expression. They seem to foreshorten, fields press down on buildings, there is the ambiguous distance, he offers no painterly clues to depth, like lightening colour or adding blues towards the horizon. The cognitive load involved in keeping track of the sequence of events may be lightened when other cues are present which generally correlate with different times. The divide between input and output controls lightens the tension between local autonomy and state control and aims to capture the outlined ambiguity in education policy. Explaining math: gesturing lightens the load. The translation requirements are considerably lightened. I trust that this review has helped at least somewhat to lighten that load. His anecdotes lighten the tone of what might be considered more turgid information on rail and road construction, flight paths, plane types and federal regulation. To lighten the presentation of results, we just kept the four-item variable combining both genders. The tone of parental letters lightened in proportion to these signs of application. Explaining math : gesturing lightens the load. See all examples of lighten These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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