lightens
英 [ˈlaɪtnz]
美 [ˈlaɪtnz]
v. 减轻,减少(工作量、债务、担忧等); (使)变明亮,变成淡色; (使)感到不那么悲伤(或担忧、严肃); 缓和
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柯林斯词典
- V-ERG (使)发亮;(使)变得明亮;(使)变淡
When somethinglightensor when youlightenit, it becomes less dark in colour.- The sky began to lighten...
天空开始变亮了。 - Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style.
莱斯莉将头发染成了浅色,现在又剪了个短蓬头。
- The sky began to lighten...
- VERB 使缓和;调剂
If someonelightensa situation, they make it less serious or less boring.- Anthony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere...
安东尼觉得有必要缓和一下气氛。 - He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times...
他让这场总体很沉闷的辩论时不时迸出了些火花。 - Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip.
她的生活靠了飞短流长才不那么乏味。
- Anthony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere...
- V-ERG (使)(态度、心情等)变得轻松(或愉快)
If your attitude or moodlightens, or if someone or somethinglightensit, they make you feel more cheerful, happy, and relaxed.- As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened...
他们快到市郊时,埃拉的情绪明显好转。 - The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood.
阳光透过窗户照进来,可是这也不能让他的心情开朗起来。
- As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened...
- VERB 使变轻
If youlightensomething, you make it less heavy.- It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture...
把它放到食品加工器里搅拌是个好主意,因为这样能够使混合物的分量减轻。 - He pulled the lightened sled with all his strength.
他用尽全力拉减轻了重量的雪橇。
- It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture...
- PHRASE 减轻…的负担
If someone or somethinglightensyourburdenor yourload, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you.- The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt...
部长已经说服银行减轻外债负担。 - In sharing this secret you lighten your burden...
和别人分享这个秘密可以减轻自己的负担。 - If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help.
如果你有抚养孩子的责任,可以请他人帮忙以减轻负担。
- The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt...
双语例句
- What a vivid picture it is! It tells us that love is just like an oil lamp in the dark, which lightens people's hearts.
译:这是一幅多么生动的画啊!它告诉我们,爱就像一盏在黑暗中的油灯,它照亮了人们的心灵。 - The gray corresponds to immobility without hope; it tends to despair when it becomes dark and regains little hope when it lightens.
灰色相当于不动没有希望,它往往绝望时,变得黑暗,恢复希望渺茫时减轻。 - Or softly lightens over her face.
在她脸上轻柔地闪耀。 - This is a terrific innovation, as it considerably lightens the deployment burden for the customers that leverage multiple members of the IBM data server family.
这是一次重大的创新,因为它大大减轻了使用多个IBM数据服务器家族成员的用户的部署负担。 - As for color, she lightens it a bit, but just enough to need a heavy-duty conditioner.
她把发色弄浅了一些,但需要一种高效护发素来护理头发。 - It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture
把它放到食品加工器里搅拌是个好主意,因为这样能够使混合物的分量减轻。 - The second book," Britt-Mari Lightens her Heart "was written for girls.
《布丽特&马利亚心情舒畅了》是写给女孩子的。 - He flings away his burden, if he have one, he lightens himself, like a ship in distress; it is too late, the sand is above his knees.
他如有重负则需扔掉,就象遇难的船卸去一切一样,但也已经太迟了,沙已过了他的膝盖。 - His sentence lightens by judge to the life imprisonment.
他的判刑由法官减轻为无期徒刑。 - Luckily, it looks so much better inside the house, at least, there is no that bad smell, and the decoration is pretty good, all this lightens up XiaoLun's bad mood.
还好,屋子里要比外边强的多了,至少那种让人感到恶心的怪味没有了,而且装饰的真的很不错,这让小伦本来糟糕的心情好了许多。