Lighten
[ 'laɪtn ]
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vt. 使（某物）更明亮;
vi. 点亮;减轻;
💡 词根助记
light光亮+en表动词 → 发亮
📝 例句
Pretty soon it darkened up and begun to thunder and lighten.
一会儿天阴得很黑；紧跟着就是打雷打闪。
The boat began to lighten, and no fresh wave swamped us.
船轻点了，风浪也没有再来与我们为难。
When the storm ended the sky lightened.
暴风雨过去后,天空变得明亮了。
The crew threw everything movable overboard to lighten the plane.
为了减轻飞机重量，机上的人员把一切可以移动的东西都扔出机舱。
If you want to lighten the weight, just you little eat bread.
如果你想减轻体重，你就少吃面包。
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🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
lighten
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become lighter in weight （使某物）变轻
lighten a burden, cargo, pack, etc 使负担、 货物、 包装等变轻.
2 (cause sth to) be relieved of care or worry （使某事物）令人放心, 解除忧虑
My mood gradually lightened. 我的心情慢慢轻松起来.
lighten sb's duties 减轻某人的责任.
🔁 扩展释义
*['laitn]vt. 照亮, 点亮, 减轻, 使轻松, 闪出vi. 发亮, 打闪, 变轻【机】 减轻, 照亮, 发光
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Bison were killed for their meat, while their fur provided warm clothing during cold winters.
他们杀野牛，吃野牛肉，用野牛毛皮制成冬季御寒的衣服。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.
他花了不少时间把长长的橡胶管接到铺设在码头周围的空气供应管上，最后他终于把它们连接起来，工作因而进展得更快。
In September 1888 at the age of 19, he sailed to England and after three years' study became a lawyer.
1888年9月，他19岁时乘船去了英国，并在3年的学习之后成为一名律师。