| 词汇 | lightened |
| 释义 | lightened past simple and past participle oflighten 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 fade frost ghostly lighten muted pale palish 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 fade frost ghostly lighten muted pale palish 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 Examples of lightenedlightened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The tone of parental letters lightened in proportion to these signs of application. Our task, as learners, is much lightened of metacognitive load because these tools have already been constructed for us. The burden, though, is considerably lightened on our approach. And it did, as the tone in the city's media lightened considerably. Some chapters are also lightened a touch, by portraits of the historical heroes of continuum mechanics. This darkened appearance lightened and disappeared during warming, indicating the melting of the ice within the nematode. One possible explanation for this result is the lightened processing load experienced by both groups at the second exposure to the input. 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. I should like to see the taxes on the workers again lightened by a further remission of duties on tea and sugar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The burden of taxation on the workers, taking into account the increase of population which has taken place, has been lightened since 1906. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many ways it may have been too hard and it has been lightened, brightened and expanded nowadays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The restrictions on gas/diesel oil can now be lightened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result our task has been lightened and our ways made more pleasant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was a compromise figure, which lightened the burden on applicants while still preserving the rights of tenants with a substantial interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has lightened the work of the men—and heaven knows they wanted some easement it their labour in the pits! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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