lighten
美 [?la?t(?)n]
英 ['la?t(?)n] 
- v.減輕;減輕重量;變成淡色;(使)感到不那么悲傷(或擔(dān)憂、嚴(yán)肅)
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)變亮;照亮;變亮模式
詞形變化
第三人稱單數(shù):lightens 現(xiàn)在分詞:lightening 過去式:lightened 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [t] ~ sth 減輕,減少(工作量、債務(wù)、擔(dān)憂等)to reduce the amount of work, debt, worry, etc. that sb has |
| equipment to lighten the load of domestic work 減輕家務(wù)負(fù)擔(dān)的設(shè)備 |
| The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses. 這些措施將減輕小型企業(yè)的納稅負(fù)擔(dān)。 |
2. | [i][t] (使)變明亮,變成淡色to become or make sth become brighter or lighter in colour |
| The sky began to lighten in the east. 東方開始透亮了。 |
| Use bleach to lighten the wood. 用漂白劑把木材顏色漂淺。 |
3. | [i][t] (使)感到不那么悲傷(或擔(dān)憂、嚴(yán)肅);緩和to feel or make sb feel less sad, worried or serious |
| My mood gradually lightened. 我的心情漸漸好起來。 |
| She told a joke to lighten the atmosphere. 她講了個笑話以緩和氣氛。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth 減輕重量to make sth lighter in weight |
英漢解釋
v. | 4. 使春風(fēng)滿面,使(眼睛)發(fā)亮 |
英英解釋
例句
What started as an attempt to lighten a dark corner of Chinese life has turned into something that looks suspiciously like a witch-hunt.
一個起點為點亮中國生活的一個黑暗角落的努力,變成了看上去可疑的行為,像對人莫須有的政治陷害。
In fact, I think too much, and I should lighten myself of it a little.
事實上我確實想得太多了,我應(yīng)該讓自己放松一點。
But it's summertime, the perfect time of year to lighten things up, and I'm going to encourage you to give this tomato sauce recipe a shot.
現(xiàn)在可是夏天,一年中使事情變輕松最完美的時光,因此我才要鼓勵你們來試一試這個番茄醬配方。
In a city bereft of entertainment, text messaging are all the rage for young Iraqis trying to lighten their lives.
報道說,在(伊拉克)這個毫無樂趣的城市,發(fā)短信成了當(dāng)?shù)?/c>年輕人用來調(diào)節(jié)生活的流行時尚。
Most of his colleagues steer clear of him, except his roommate, Charles, who tries to lighten him up.
除了試圖使他放松一點兒的室友查爾斯之外,他的大部分同事都躲著他。
This feeling of merging with nature allowed me to lighten my mind and to free my heart as if I was going for a dream date.
那種融入自然的感覺,讓我體驗到思維的輕松和心靈的自由,仿佛去赴一個夢想中的約會。
Cream tea seems to lighten the skin color and improve the overall appearance of the complexion.
奶茶能使皮膚光亮、紅潤,并改善皮膚的總體外觀。
The two things that don't go together so well. oh! lighten up. You have been down on him since the beginning.
這兩個東西可不能走一起,-多有激情。你從一開始就對他有歧視。
Remember the old saying, "laugh with you. " So relax, lighten up; do not get things out of proportion.
記住這句話吧,“笑對世界,世界便會同你一起歡笑?!?c>所以
,放松自己,輕松面對;不要小題大做,自尋煩惱。
In a city bereft of entertainment, text messaging and swapping ringtones are all the rage for young Iraqis trying to lighten their lives.
在這個了無生趣的城市,發(fā)短信和互發(fā)手機鈴聲成了伊拉克年輕人用來調(diào)節(jié)生活的流行時尚。
And when they were satisfied with food, they began to lighten the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
他們吃飽了,就把麥子拋在海里,叫船輕一點。
Some complained they had not been able to fire enough rounds to lighten their heavy packs.
一些官兵抱怨說他們沒有辦法進行足夠次數(shù)開火,以減輕他們厚重的彈藥包。
I've used it for a week at night and I love the texture of my aloe goo and not the smell but do you think it can lighten my acne scars?
我一個星期晚上使用,我很喜歡蘆薈黏黏的感覺但不喜歡它的味道,但是你相信這樣可以幫助我減輕我的痘痕嗎?
Realizing it was not her fault, the chairman smiled at her to lighten the atmosphere.
董事長意識到這不是好的過錯,對她笑了笑來緩和氣氛。
Not until he decided to publish his own account of their relationship did the burden begin to lighten.
直到他出版了自己的這本有關(guān)他們關(guān)系的書時,他身上的負(fù)擔(dān)才得以減輕。
If you want to lighten up, you need to select principles, processes, and technologies that make it easy to work that way.
如果您想輕松一些,那么需要選擇使它易于工作的原則、過程和技術(shù)。
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
放輕松。通常我們所實現(xiàn)的成就中,至少有一半是出于運氣。我們沒有人像自己以為的那樣掌控著一切。
" If this were one of my students asking advice, I'd pat him on the back and say, " Lighten up, it's your bedroom.
如果是我的學(xué)生,我會拍著他的背說,‘輕松些,這是你的臥室。
'It was a good time to lighten up in the art market and take on real estate at a favorable price, ' he said.
他說,在藝術(shù)品市場減持、同時以好價格買房,眼下正逢其時。
By the time the sky began to lighten the sound of drums had faded away, though warhorns were heard thrice more, each time a little closer.
當(dāng)天空開始泛白,鼓聲也漸漸消失,但是戰(zhàn)號聲又吹響了三次,一次比一次接近。
Taking more vitamins than the body needs does not make it function better any more than overfilling the oil-lamp makes it lighten better.
攝入的維生素超過了身體所需要的量并不能使身體更好地發(fā)揮作用,就像往油燈里倒入過多的油不能使其更亮一樣。
He had a dream, let us above the head of the sun during the day and night, he really lighten our lives.
他曾經(jīng)的一個夢想,讓我們的頭部太陽上述白天和黑夜,他真正減輕我們的生活。
It was as if the city, in the heat of the afternoon, had exhausted itself, only to lighten with the setting sun.
好像城市被下午的烈陽曬得筋疲力盡了,只有到太陽落山的時候,才活躍起來。
For most of us it takes quite a bit of time, so doing even a few each evening can lighten the load.
對于我們大多數(shù)人而言這需要花一點時間的,所以就算每天寫那么一點也是好的。
The judges said in their ruling that the fact that he was president was no reason to lighten the sentence.
法官說,在他們的判決中,卡察夫曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任總統(tǒng)并不能成為減輕刑期的理由。
If your picture is quite dark you will need to lighten it a little.
如果你的照片效果很暗,你應(yīng)該稍微調(diào)亮一點。
We then add some details and lighten parts of the cloud, which are probably not sufficiently thick enough to create the deepest shadow.
然后我們給它添加更多的細(xì)節(jié),并加亮部分不太厚的云彩,因為它們不足以產(chǎn)生如此深的陰影。
Simultaneously, however, Madrid were also trying to offload player to lighten the payroll.
在這個時候,皇馬也在努力賣出或者租借掉一些隊員,來減輕薪金壓力。
So, parents, lighten up . The stakes have been vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness .
所以,家長們,放松些吧。獎金被大大地夸大了。在某種程度上,我們可以使我們愛出風(fēng)頭的想法更趨合理。
Lighten up. Joke about whatever annoys you, and if you can manage it, laugh about it with that person, or poke fun at your own reaction.
對任何給你煩惱的事情開玩笑,如果可以處理,那么和“那個人”一起大笑,或者,把“自己的反應(yīng)”拿來開玩笑。
They try to lighten their load but conclude that they have to leave one person behind.
他們試圖減輕負(fù)載,但最終的結(jié)論是有一個人不得不留下來。
GE has also found a way to lighten metal components, including some for engines, by "printing" rather than forging them.
通用電氣還發(fā)明了一種減輕金屬部件重量的方法,這也適用于發(fā)動機一些零部件,通過“印刷”實現(xiàn)而不是傳統(tǒng)的鍛造法。
I got up early and went to bed late, grasp myself and never lighten up.
我都在為了夢想而起早趕晚,把握自己不再松散。
So relax a little more and lighten up a bit. It can do wonders for your mood and as an extension of that; your life.
因此放松一些,高興一點,這能給你的情緒帶來奇跡,并且繼而使你的生活產(chǎn)生奇跡。
To lighten up the atmosphere, SH jokingly said "in this case, am i better (than the substitute)? " , making everyone laughed.
為化解當(dāng)場氣氛,承憲還開玩笑說“這樣看來,我(比起替身演員)駕駛摩托車沒有更好嗎?”引起大家地笑聲…
You wink gently, I also wink, lighten the night of rain all over the sky stars.
你輕輕眨一眨,我也眨一眨,點亮夜雨滿天繁星。
We weselves too record we notes on tapes so as to frequently Listen to you easier, to deepen we impression or to lighten we burden of .
更勝一籌的做法是把記事本錄成音,那樣咱們沒去外國國家國家疑題聽一聽來加深印相和減輕記憶負(fù)擔(dān)。
THL began talking to the banks and bondholders about how to lighten Simmons's debt load, and put the company up for sale.
THL當(dāng)時就開始和各銀行股東商談怎樣減輕公司債務(wù)負(fù)擔(dān),再次把公司推上了出售的境地。
Grooving in the skirt of coke drum is able to lighten the stiffness impact on the skirt and reduce the thermal stress on its fillet weld.
在焦炭塔裙座上開設(shè)柔性槽能夠減輕裙座剛度影響,降低裙座角焊縫處熱應(yīng)力。
The world had just begun to lighten, and the tall grass rustled softly in the wind.
周圍的一切開始變亮,高高的草叢在風(fēng)中沙沙作響。