| 词汇 | brighten |
| 释义 | brighten verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈbraɪ.tən/ us /ˈbraɪ.t̬ən/ brightenverb[I or T] (LIGHTER)If the weather brightens, it becomes lighter and less cloudy, with more sun: The day will start cloudy but brighten later. brighten up It was rainy this morning, but it brightened up (= the sun started shining) after lunch.今天早晨下雨，但午饭后天晴了。 to make a place lighter or more colourful: The room was small and dark, without so much as a ray of light to brighten the gloom.房间窄小昏暗，连一丝光线也没有。 brighten something upI used a large red rug to brighten up my living room. Describing good weather anticyclone be set fairidiom bone dryidiom brighten up calm clear clemency clement cloudless fair fine glorious gloriously mild mildness set summery sun shower sunny temperate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Giving out light The qualities of colour brightenverb[I or T] (HAPPIER)to seem happy or happier, or more full of hope than before: Her eyes brightened when she saw him enter the room.当她看见他进入房间时，眼睛一亮。 brighten up Alex brightened up when he heard the word "dinner". to make someone feel or make a situation seem happier or more full of hope: There are, however, one or two items of good news to brighten the economic picture a bit.然而，总会有一两条好消息让人对经济前景有些希望。 brighten someone/something upSeeing her always brightens up my day. I hoped these flowers might brighten you up. Feeling pleasure and happiness (as) pleased as Punchidiom ASMR be dancing in the streetsidiom be floating on airidiom be full of the joys of springidiom cheery chipper chirpily chirpy chuffed gruntled happily happy camper happy placeidiom jaunty shining sunnily swooning swooningly swoony You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Causing pleasure brighten | American Dictionarybrighten verb[ I/T ] us/ˈbrɑɪ·tən/ brightenverb[I/T] (GET LIGHTER)to become or make something lighter: [ I ]The lights dimmed, then brightened. [ M ]Betty painted the room white to brighten it up. brightenverb[I/T] (BE HAPPY)to become or make someone happy or hopeful: [ T ]Her presence brightens my days. [ I ]Anna’s face brightened at the thought of a vacation. Examples of brightenbrighten Future brightening for depression treatments. Many old people have had their lives brightened by visits which are paid to them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The owners painted the shopping centre pink to try to make people feel that things were brightening up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our predecessors did this from time to time as the outlook brightened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have felt they were bringing happiness to hundreds and thousands of old people steeped in despair and anxiety, and brightening their days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The dormitories have been redecorated and the shelter where people wait for admission has been cleaned and brightened up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whitewash goes on, the canteen cook gets instructions, the board room is polished, the boys are brightened up and everybody is on his toes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some hundreds of thousands of working-class homes which are badly in need of improvement and brightening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He sparkles and brightens in front of his contemporaries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that brightening up the post office will have a psychological effect both on the staff and on the customer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They make a great contribution to brightening up the home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were all brightened and cheered and almost inspired by it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The introduction of the gramophone and gramophone records played a large part in brightening the lives of those children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trade outlook is brightening, and as the outlook brightens we must seek to influence expansion into those areas which are in need of work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The habits and the customs of the people now are of such a nature that their homes have been brightened and cheered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of brighten 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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