| 词汇 | blacken |
| 释义 | blacken verb[ I or Tusually passive ] uk /ˈblæk.ən/ us /ˈblæk.ən/ blackenverb[I or T usually passive] (BECOME/MAKE BLACK)to become black or to make something become black, for example because of dirt or smoke: 使…变成黑色 The folds of the curtains were blackened with dirt.窗帘褶被尘土弄得黑乎乎的。 The buildings were blackened by explosions. Copper pots dangle over a blackened hearth. The sky suddenly blackened. to make fire or damage with fire burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours. burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel. burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public. blazeBush fires blazed across the county. smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out. scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown. to make food black on the outside by cooking it in a very hot pan, usually after covering it in oil or butter and herbs or spices, or to become black in this way: The blackened catfish is topped with mushrooms and served over spinach. My girlfriend ordered the blackened prawns. Leave the pan on a high heat so that the chicken blackens. The earth along the river bank is blackened by thousands of years of cooking fires. The images show lungs blackened from cigarette smoking. The wires caught fire and blackened the wall. During this process the paprika caramelizes and blackens. We welcomed him with one of the best summer meals, a blackened steak salad. Blackened fish tacos: three tacos stuffed with blackened whitefish, rice, cheese, and spicy salsa. I wasn't sure how they go about blackening the food, so I didn't order it. Making things dirty & untidy clutter clutter something up contaminate dirty disarrange foul mess mix someone/something up muddle muddle something up muddy muss pollute polluter recontaminate soil stain tarnish the polluter pays principleidiom throw something into disarray You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preparing food using heat Cookery terms blackenverb[I or T usually passive] (SPOIL)blacken someone's name/image/reputation to make someone have a bad reputation: 败坏…的名声（形象，声誉等） The financial crash blackened the image of bankers.金融崩溃破坏了银行家的形象。 blacken | American Dictionaryblacken verb[ T ] us/ˈblæk·ən/ to make something black: For miles around, trees were blackened by the fire. Examples of blackenblacken Each of the other two bore a flower, once red but now blackened. He talked about blackening the reputation of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely this is one of the darkest of all the shadows that blackens the face of man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Landowners would not have been anxious to see their land spoiled and the air in the neighbourhood blackened by collieries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am pleased to say that the blackened panoramas in some of the coal fields have disappeared. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Doctors and scientists are often unfairly blackened when we talk about scientific experimentation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The carer finds more items blackened by burning in the kitchen each time she goes round. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other unhealthy results of smoking included blackened smokers' lungs and rotten teeth. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He cannot help their case, but he takes a delight in blackening the faces of his own countrymen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall be guilty of the basest perfidy that ever blackened a people's fame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they are third parties who are blackened as a result of others' actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You turned our perfumed garden into a blackened potato patch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much paper was blackened with much ink by learned gentlemen financiers and bankers, telling us why the wholesale prices went up or down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a blackening picture which must cause the gravest anxiety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are more blackened ruins and there is more hunger as the third winter of the war approaches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of blacken 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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