Lighten
[ 'laɪtn ]
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vt. 使（某物）更明亮;
vi. 点亮;减轻;
💡 词根助记
light光亮+en表动词 → 发亮
📝 例句
Pretty soon it darkened up and begun to thunder and lighten.
一会儿天阴得很黑；紧跟着就是打雷打闪。
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。
When the storm ended the sky lightened.
暴风雨过去后,天空变得明亮了。
The crew threw everything movable overboard to lighten the plane.
为了减轻飞机重量，机上的人员把一切可以移动的东西都扔出机舱。
If you want to lighten the weight, just you little eat bread.
如果你想减轻体重，你就少吃面包。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
lighten
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become lighter in weight （使某物）变轻
lighten a burden, cargo, pack, etc 使负担、 货物、 包装等变轻.
2 (cause sth to) be relieved of care or worry （使某事物）令人放心, 解除忧虑
My mood gradually lightened. 我的心情慢慢轻松起来.
lighten sb's duties 减轻某人的责任.
🔁 扩展释义
*['laitn]vt. 照亮, 点亮, 减轻, 使轻松, 闪出vi. 发亮, 打闪, 变轻【机】 减轻, 照亮, 发光
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I'm not sure. I ought to do some studying, as I've got masses of work to do, but I think I'll be too tired. Maybe I'll just watch the news on television and go to bed early.
还不清楚。我有大量的作业要做，按理我应该学习，但是我想这样一来我会很累的。我可能会看看电视新闻，然后早点上床睡觉。
Hoping you will be caught and called a thief.
希望你被抓住，被人叫做小偷。
I knew that experts from the local museum would soon visit the cave.
我知道本地博物馆的专家会很快到山洞来探访。