lighten

英 ['laɪtn] 美 ['laɪtn]

• v. 使轻松，变得轻松；发亮，变亮；照亮；减轻，变轻；闪电；使变淡

英英释义

Verb:

1. make more cheerful;

   "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
   

2. reduce the weight on; make lighter;

   "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
   

3. become more cheerful;

   "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
   

4. make lighter or brighter;

   "The paint will brighten the room"
   

5. become lighter;

   "The room lightened up"
   

6. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive;

   "relieve the pressure and the stress"
   "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Her heart lightened when she heard the news.
   听到这消息，她轻松了。
2. His face lightened as she apologized.
   她向他道歉时，他喜形于色。
3. A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.
   一支孤烛使黑暗的房间亮了起来。
4. If you want to lighten the weight, had better eat little bread.
   如果你想减轻体重，最好少吃面包。
5. The boat began to lighten, and no fresh wave swamped us.
   船轻点了，风浪也没有再来与我们为难。

经典引文

• This..leaves the audience's mind..not loaded with pity and fear but lightened of them.

  出自： R. G. Collingwood

• No beam of sun lightened the dull blackness of the clouds.

  出自： F. O

词汇搭配

• lighten up 放松

近反义词

【近义词】

• ease 容易
• lessen 减少
• reduce 减少
• relieve 救济
• buoy up 使浮起, 使不下沉, 使...
• lighten up 放松
• alleviate 减轻
• lift 举起
• allay 减轻
• assuage 缓和
• cheer up 高兴起来
• improve 改善
• refresh （使）恢复精神...
• relax 休息
• loosen up 放松肌肉
• brighten 使变亮

【反义词】

• darken 变暗
• weigh down 使 ... 负重担...
• shade 阴影
• dim 暗淡的