| 词汇 | lightening |
| 释义 | lightening present 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 lighteninglightening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is in this respect that statics became a lightening path to dynamics. 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. Perhaps, indeed, there were many patrons who welcomed the changing appointment system of the middle of the century, since it brought a lightening of their own burdens. Humor as tension relief0 lightening the heaviness. We favour lightening the tax burden on workers, but the solution does not involve so-called 'environmental taxation' of energy or pollution. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These measures are only a small step in the direction of lightening the burden, though. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Lightening the tax burden on food would make an immediate difference to how much money people had in their pocket. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He accepts that in the schools and for teachers there must be a lightening of the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I take it that we may hope for some lightening of our burden in the not too distant future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the amendment seeks simplification and a lightening of the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was only a plea for lightening the load slightly and not a plea for throwing the whole thing over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be one way of lightening the tremendous burden which depresses commerce, business and industry in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would say a major cause is the higher earning power of the young and the lightening of parental authority that has gone on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lightening of this burden would go a long way towards bringing about the trade revival so anxiously looked for 1y all engaged in industry. 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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