lightenest

['lait?n]
vt.
照亮；點亮；使明亮：
Several candles lightened the darkness of the basement.
幾支蠟燭照亮了黑暗的地下室。
將(顏料等)調淡；使(顏料等)更淡：
The painter lightened the red paint with white.
油漆匠用白漆把紅漆調淡。
閃現；閃電般的發出 (與 out 或 forth 連用)：
“Happy birthday” lightened out on the wall when I opened my eyes.
當我睜開眼睛時，“生日快樂”的字樣閃現在墻上。
[古語]啟蒙；啟發；開導：
Only the mighty God has the power on this dark land to lighten it.
只有萬能的上帝才有能力在這個愚昧的國土上教化它。
vi.
變亮；發亮：
The sky lightened after the severe storm.
狂風暴雨之后天空變亮了。
(臉)露出喜色；開朗起來：
Her face lightened at the sight of her friend.
一看到朋友她便面露喜色。
燈閃；(發)閃光；閃電般閃出：
It thundered and lightened that stormy night.
那個暴風雨之夜雷電交加。
(顏料等)變淡
[古語]閃爍；閃光；明亮
lighten2
['lait?n]
vt.
使輕，減輕…的重量；減輕…的負荷：
She took one of the parcels from her father to lighten his load.
她從父親那兒拿過一個包以減輕他的負擔。
They lightened the ship.
他們減少了船的載重。
緩和：
His humorous remark lightened the tense atmosphere.
他的一番幽默的話緩和了緊張氣氛。
使快樂；使高興；使輕松愉快：
The news lightened his mood.
這個消息使他的情緒輕松起來。
vi.
變輕；(負擔等)減輕：
As the war debt lightened, the economy of the country developed quickly.
由于戰爭負債減輕，這個國家的經濟很快發展起來。
變輕松，變輕快，變得愉快；振作；變得緩和；(煩悶、沉悶感等)減輕：
His heart lightened after he had solved the problem.
解決問題之后，他的心情變得輕松了。
近義詞:
relieve