| 单词 | lighten |
| 释义 | lighten (laɪtən ) Word forms: lightens , lightening , lightened 1. verb When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in colour. The sky began to lighten. [VERB] Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style. [VERB noun] Synonyms: brighten, flash, shine, illuminate 2. verb If someone lightens a situation, they make it less serious or less boring. Anthony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere. [VERB noun] He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times. [VERB noun] Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ease, relieve, alleviate, allay 3. verb If your attitude or mood lightens, or if someone or something lightens it, they make you feel more cheerful, happy, and relaxed. As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened. [VERB] The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood. [VERB noun] 4. verb If you lighten something, you make it less heavy. It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture. [VERB noun] He pulled the lightened sled with all his strength. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: make lighter, ease, disburden, reduce in weight 5. lighten sb's burden phrase [VERB inflects] If someone or something lightens your burden or your load, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you. The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt. In sharing this secret you lighten your burden. If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help. Phrasal verbs: lighten up phrasal verb If someone tells you to lighten up, they think you should be less serious and make an effort to be more relaxed and happy. Come on, this is a party. Lighten up. [VERB PARTICLE] Collocations: lighten the load It's intense but also has a few laughs to lighten the load, thank goodness. Times, Sunday Times They did try to lighten the load as well, of course. The Sun For the home secretary in particular it would lighten the load. Times, Sunday Times On some it falls more heavily than on others, but all must feel its weight, and only the spring sunshine seems to lighten the load. Times, Sunday Times You need to lighten their load because they will be under pressure, with all sorts of demands on them. The Sun Friends at 4word have stepped in to fill in my 'gaps'; and lighten my workload. Christianity Today This allows them to know the optimal time to push them in training and when to lighten their workloads. Times,Sunday Times This gives the less-experienced person a valuable apprenticeship, lightens the workload of each person, and keeps the class going even when one teacher can't make it. Christianity Today Brown had lightened his workload to compensate for his advanced age. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 变淡指色彩 Japanese: 明るくする/明るくなる |
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