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darkenverb(GET DARKER)[I](of aplaceor thesky) tobecomedark: Theskydarkened asthicksmokebillowedfrom theblazingoilwell.燃烧的油井冒出滚滚浓烟，天都黑了。 [I]tobecomedarkordarkerincolour: Thestainson thewallhave darkened andexpanded. [T]to make aplacedark, forexamplebyturningofflights: Close theblindsto darken theroom, andleaveheralone. [T]to make somethingbecomedarkerincolour: Thesunhad darkened hisskin. - In thedistanceI canseethemountainsagainst the darkeningsky.
- The audience'sattentionwasdrawnto thespotlitstageas thehalldarkened.
- Following thestorm, there were manycommunitiesalmosttotallydarkened bypoweroutages.
- Redonionsaresweeter, but they darken thecolorof therisotto.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDarkness & becoming dark - blackness
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dim
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- draw
- inky
- matt
- pitch darkness
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- subdued
- twilight
- umbra
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: darkenverb(GET WORSE OR MORE SERIOUS)[I]tobecomeworseor moreserious: Theeconomicpictureis darkeningrapidly. [T]to make somethingbecomeworseor moreserious: Thisbadnewsdarkened themood. - It was getting late, andmaybebecause he had to get up early forworkin themorning, Mr. Lee'smooddarkened.
- Soon thephrasesused todescribehimbeganto darken.
- Someeconomistshavewarnedthatfallinghousepricescould darken thejobspicture.
- Municipalbonds,consideredsafeinvestments,sanklastweek, darkening the alreadygrimmoodin themarkets.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSerious and unpleasant - abominable
- abominably
- abysmal
- abysmally
- apocalyptic
- fiendish
- fraught
- frightful
- from hellidiom
- fun
- nasty
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- noisome
- not be all fun and gamesidiom
- unutterable
- vile
- woeful
- woefully
- wretchedly
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Worse and worst Making people sad, shocked and upset 变黑，变暗Theskydarkened asthicksmokebillowedfrom theblazingoilwell.燃烧的油井冒出滚滚浓烟，天都黑了。 darken| American Dictionarytobecomeor make somethingdark: [I]Theskydarkenedasthicksmokebillowedfrom therefinery. [T]Shepulleddown theshadesto darken theroom. Examplesofdarkendarken Abdomen almost unicolorous, but darkening gradually towards the margins and posteriorly.From theCambridge English Corpus The wood used internally and externally had originally a deep golden honey colour, which has darkened with time.From theCambridge English Corpus After ecdysis the pupa was pale greenish, but it rapidly hardened and darkened to brown with traces of green coloration under the wings.From theCambridge English Corpus The two male protagonists retreat into a darkened interior, darkened both figuratively and metaphorically.From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the darkened, presumably degenerating, photoreceptors predominantly appeared to consist of principal and accessory cones.From theCambridge English Corpus After the fish had taken the food and had left the rewarded test field, the display was darkened.From theCambridge English Corpus Either it had darkened as he grew older in life, or it was discoloured by some chemical process that occurred in the grave.From theCambridge English Corpus The topsoils were slightly darkened to only a few centimetres and few mineral particles were seen in the necromass, indicating limited pedoturbation.From theCambridge English Corpus The months of negotiations and labour preceding this landmark flight, however, had hardly gone as smoothly as the lift-off from the darkened savannah runway.From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the white spot marking the animal pole often had an irregularly shaped darkened ring of pigment around it.From theCambridge English Corpus Others, however, became disheartened and even disillusioned with organised religion and never darkened a chapel door again.From theCambridge English Corpus Another suggestion was that the dark areas darkened in spring as the known light patches within the dark areas were filled with new dark spots.From theCambridge English Corpus Eyes "dilated and darkened," he transforms himself into a "magnificent fiend," launching his "murderous will" at the image (316).From theCambridge English Corpus Concentrations higher than the optimum and exposure times .18 - 24 h caused decreased germination; rootlets showed stunted growth, tips became brownish or darkened, and hypocotyls were severely shortened.From theCambridge English Corpus He says: a chorus that is part of the action must not be set as polyphony unless the meaning is supposed to be disturbed and the words darkened.From theCambridge English Corpus 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. |