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BNC: 11353 COCA: 8581
lighten
laɪtən ˈlaɪtən
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense lightens, present participle lightening, past tense , past participle lightened
1 V-ERG

（使）發亮；（使）變得明亮；（使）變淡 When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in colour. （使）發亮；（使）變得明亮；（使）變淡

  • The sky began to lighten. [VERB]

    天空開始變亮了。

  • Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style. [VERB noun]

    萊斯莉將頭發染成了淺色，現在又剪了個短蓬頭。

SYN brighten, flash, shine, illuminate
2 VERB

使緩和；調劑 If someone lightens a situation, they make it less serious or less boring. 使緩和；調劑

  • Anthony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere. [VERB noun]

    安東尼覺得有必要緩和一下氣氛。

  • He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times. [VERB noun]

    他讓這場總體很沉悶的辯論時不時迸出了些火花。

  • Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip. [VERB noun]

    她的生活靠了飛短流長才不那麽乏味。

SYN ease, relieve, alleviate, allay
3 V-ERG

（使）（態度、心情等）變得輕鬆（或愉快） If your attitude or mood lightens, or if someone or something lightens it, they make you feel more cheerful, happy, and relaxed. （使）（態度、心情等）變得輕鬆（或愉快）

  • As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened. [VERB]

    他們快到市郊時，埃拉的情緒明顯好轉。

  • The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood. [VERB noun]

    陽光透過窗戶照進來，可是這也不能讓他的心情開朗起來。

4 VERB

使變輕 If you lighten something, you make it less heavy. 使變輕

  • It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture. [VERB noun]

    把它放到食品加工器裏攪拌是個好主意，因爲這樣能夠使混合物的分量減輕。

  • He pulled the lightened sled with all his strength. [VERB-ed]

    他用盡全力拉減輕了重量的雪橇。

SYN make lighter, ease, disburden, reduce in weight
5 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

減輕…的負擔 If someone or something lightens your burden or your load, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you. 減輕…的負擔

  • The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt.

    部長已經說服銀行減輕外債負擔。

  • In sharing this secret you lighten your burden.

    和别人分享這個秘密可以減輕自己的負擔。

  • If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help.

    如果你有撫養孩子的責任，可以請他人幫忙以減輕負擔。

Phrasal verbs:

lighten up
Word Link
Word Linklight ≈ not heavy : lighten, light-headed, light-hearted
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