brightening
present participle ofbrighten
| 单词 | brightening |
| 释义 | brightening present participle ofbrighten brighten verb[IorT] uk/ˈbraɪ.tən/us/ˈbraɪ.t̬ən/brightenverb[I or T](LIGHTER)to (causeto)becomelighter: Theroomwassmallanddark, without so much as arayoflightto brighten thegloom. It wasrainythismorning, butitbrightenedup(= thesunstartedshining)afterlunch. Giving out light
brightenverb[I or T](HAPPIER)to (causeto)becomehappyorfullofhope: Hereyesbrightened when shesawhimentertheroom. There are,however, one or twoitemsof goodnewsto brighten theeconomicpictureabit. Causing pleasure
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Feeling pleasure and happiness Examplesofbrighteningbrightening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Futurebrighteningfor depression treatments. From theCambridge English Corpus Duration discrimination of an interval signaled bybrighteningboth at onset and offset is worse by factor of about 2 than when the onset is brightening and the offset darkening. From theCambridge English Corpus The owners painted the shopping centre pink to try to make people feel that things werebrighteningup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have felt they were bringing happiness to hundreds and thousands of old people steeped in despair and anxiety, andbrighteningtheir days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some hundreds of thousands of working-class homes which are badly in need of improvement andbrightening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe thatbrighteningup the post office will have a psychological effect both on the staff and on the customer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They make a great contribution tobrighteningup the home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite a considerable sum, which will be used in the hospitals for entertaining andbrighteningthe time for the patients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The introduction of the gramophone and gramophone records played a large part inbrighteningthe lives of those children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The trade outlook isbrightening, and as the outlook brightens we must seek to influence expansion into those areas which are in need of work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to congratulate him upon the expenditure of money onbrighteningpost offices and encourage him to go on with the work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything is good enough for a laugh and forbrighteningus up at this time of night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The village pub is making money again; the village shops arebrighteningthemselves up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The generalbrighteningup of the area through lighting undoubtedly helps in crime prevention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to invite him to my constituency to see many offices which require a great deal ofbrightening. 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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