| 词汇 | blackening |
| 释义 | blackening present participle ofblacken 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 blacken clutter clutter something up contaminate defile dirty mark mess mix mix someone/something up muddle muddle something up muss pollute polluter recontaminate soil stain tarnish the polluter pays principleidiom 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。 Examples of blackeningblackening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But in the converse case of chromatic test fields, susceptibility to blackening has been reported to vary with wavelength. 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 That article seemed to smack of the same sort of thing, hushing this up, blackening these men and getting rid of this awkward situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 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 We recognise the difficulties caused, and the blackening of the countryside which spoils the appearance of it for at least a short period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet this calculated lie blackening this man's character has been used on three occasions in correspondence with me to justify a refusal to reinstate him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tar also damages the mouth by rotting and blackening teeth, damaging gums, and desensitizing taste buds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Also, during normal operation of such lamps, tungsten boils off the surface of the filament and condenses on the bulb glass, blackening it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The researchers did this by temporarily blackening the head colour of red males and mating them with red and black-headed females. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When exposed to air, radium reacts violently with it, forming radium nitride, which causes blackening of this white metal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though the floor of the container was damaged, there was no blackening or pitting of it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was suggested that the decomposition of organic matter (carbon) in the mineral was responsible for its blackening upon heating. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also reported, among the old women, blackening the body with a kind of earth which gives a lustre like black lead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Room temperature blackening for stainless steel occurs via auto-catalytic reaction of copper-selenide depositing on the stainless steel surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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