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单词 lighten
释义
lighten
verb
uk
/ˈlaɪ.tən/us
/ˈlaɪ.t̬ən/

lightenverb(BECOME BRIGHT)

[I]
tobecomelessdark:
变浅，变淡
Theskyhad lightened and there werebreaksin theclouds.天空变亮了，云也渐渐散开了。
Opposite
darken
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Colourless or causing colour to fade
  • bleach
  • colourless
  • discoloration
  • discolour
  • discoloured
  • drab
  • drably
  • drabness
  • dull
  • faded
  • frost
  • light
  • muted
  • pale
  • paleness
  • pre-faded
  • sober
  • sombre
  • washed out
  • weather
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lightenverb(MAKE LESS HEAVY)

lightensomeone'sburden, load, etc.
to make adifficultsituationorresponsibilityeasier:
减轻（某人的）负担／压力（等等）
Getting a newassistantwill lighten(=reduce)theworkloadconsiderably.配备一名新助手会极大地减轻工作压力。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • relieve
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • sharpen
  • tonic
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lightenverb(MAKE PALE)

[T]
to make somethinglighter:
使变淡，使变浅
Thesunalways lightens myhair.在阳光下，我的头发颜色总是显得浅些。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Colourless or causing colour to fade
  • bleach
  • colourless
  • discoloration
  • discolour
  • discoloured
  • drab
  • drably
  • drabness
  • dull
  • faded
  • frost
  • light
  • muted
  • pale
  • paleness
  • pre-faded
  • sober
  • sombre
  • washed out
  • weather
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lightenverb(MAKE/BECOME LESS SERIOUS)

[IorT]
to (causeto)becomehappierand lessworried:
（使）心情好转，（使）高兴起来
Hismoodlightened after thephonecall.他打完电话后情绪好了起来。
Hetriedto lighten theatmospherebytellingajoke.他想通过讲笑话来缓解一下气氛。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing pleasure
  • agreeable
  • agreeableness
  • agreeably
  • all things to all peopleidiom
  • attractive
  • deliciously
  • delight
  • delightful
  • delightfully
  • distraction
  • homely
  • homey
  • indulgent
  • indulgently
  • jovial
  • sensual
  • sensuous
  • sensuously
  • serendipitous
  • sweeten
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Phrasal verbs

lightensomethingup
lighten up
(Definition oflightenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lighten| American Dictionary

lighten
verb[T]
us
/ˈlɑɪ·tən/

lightenverb[T](MAKE NOT SERIOUS)

to make someone orbecomehappierand lessanxious:
Being withfriendslightened hermood.

lightenverb[T](MAKE NOT HEAVY)

toreducetheweightof something:
Helost30poundsto lighten theburdenon hisknee.
To lighten is also to make anamountofworkor aresponsibilitylessheavy:
To lighten theload, hedecidedtodividethejobbetween twopeople.

Phrasal verb

lighten up
(Definition oflightenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflighten

lighten
Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access to arable land.
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The burden, though, is considerably lightened on our approach.
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Our task, as learners, is much lightened of metacognitive load because these tools have already been constructed for us.
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Viking warships were perfectly designed for lightening fast raids and ambushes and were fearsome in aspect.
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In comparison, cheerfulness lightens the voice, and is likely to be reflected in a smiling expression.
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They seem to foreshorten, fields press down on buildings, there is the ambiguous distance, he offers no painterly clues to depth, like lightening colour or adding blues towards the horizon.
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The cognitive load involved in keeping track of the sequence of events may be lightened when other cues are present which generally correlate with different times.
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The divide between input and output controls lightens the tension between local autonomy and state control and aims to capture the outlined ambiguity in education policy.
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Explaining math: gesturing lightens the load.
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The translation requirements are considerably lightened.
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I trust that this review has helped at least somewhat tolightenthat load.
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His anecdoteslightenthe tone of what might be considered more turgid information on rail and road construction, flight paths, plane types and federal regulation.
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Tolightenthe presentation of results, we just kept the four-item variable combining both genders.
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The tone of parental letters lightened in proportion to these signs of application.
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Explaining math : gesturing lightens the load.
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