lightening
present participle oflighten
| 单词 | lightening |
| 释义 | lightening present participle oflighten lighten verb uk/ˈlaɪ.tən/us/ˈlaɪ.t̬ən/lightenverb(BECOME BRIGHT)[I] tobecomelessdark: Theskyhad lightened and there werebreaksin theclouds. Opposite darken Colourless or causing colour to fade
lightenverb(MAKE LESS HEAVY)lightensomeone'sburden, load, etc. to make adifficultsituationorresponsibilityeasier: Getting a newassistantwill lighten(=reduce)theworkloadconsiderably. Making things better
lightenverb(MAKE PALE)[T] to make somethinglighter: Thesunalways lightens myhair. Colourless or causing colour to fade
lightenverb(MAKE/BECOME LESS SERIOUS)[IorT] to (causeto)becomehappierand lessworried: Hismoodlightened after thephonecall. Hetriedto lighten theatmospherebytellingajoke. Causing pleasure
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Reassuring Phrasal verbslightensomethingup lighten up Examplesoflighteninglightening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is in this respect that statics became alighteningpath to dynamics. From theCambridge English Corpus They seem to foreshorten, fields press down on buildings, there is the ambiguous distance, he offers no painterly clues to depth, likelighteningcolour or adding blues towards the horizon. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps, indeed, there were many patrons who welcomed the changing appointment system of the middle of the century, since it brought alighteningof their own burdens. From theCambridge English Corpus Humor as tension relief0lighteningthe heaviness. From theCambridge English Corpus We favourlighteningthe tax burden on workers, but the solution does not involve so-called 'environmental taxation' of energy or pollution. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These measures are only a small step in the direction oflighteningthe burden, though. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Lighteningthe tax burden on food would make an immediate difference to how much money people had in their pocket. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English He accepts that in the schools and for teachers there must be alighteningof the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I take it that we may hope for somelighteningof our burden in the not too distant future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the amendment seeks simplification and alighteningof the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was only a plea forlighteningthe load slightly and not a plea for throwing the whole thing over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be one way oflighteningthe tremendous burden which depresses commerce, business and industry in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would say a major cause is the higher earning power of the young and thelighteningof parental authority that has gone on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Alighteningof this burden would go a long way towards bringing about the trade revival so anxiously looked for 1y all engaged in industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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