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单词 lighten
释义

lighten

​verb
UK /ˈlaɪt(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
lighten up phrasal verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theylighten
he/she/itlightens
present participlelightening
past tenselightened
past participlelightened
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1

    lighten

    or

    lighten up

    intransitive/transitive if a situation or someone’s mood lightens, or if someone or something lightens it, it becomes more relaxed

    Gina tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be, or to become calm and stop worrying
    calm down
    relax
    wind down
    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone less nervous or upset
    soothe
    comfort
    reassure
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to become brighter or lighter in colour, or to make something brighter or lighter in colour

    The skies lightened and the rain stopped.

    Synonyms and related words
    To become a different colour
    blacken
    bleach
    bleed
    Synonyms and related words
    To change the colour of something
    colour
    paint
    dye
  3. 3
    transitive to reduce an amount of work

    We need to hire someone else to lighten the workload.

    Synonyms and related words
    To reduce something
    cut back
    cut down
    reduce
  4. 4
    intransitive/transitive to become less heavy, or to make something less heavy
    Synonyms and related words
    To change consistency - general words
    atomise
    atomize
    bake
phrasal verbs
lighten up

lighten

​verb
US /ˈlaɪt(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
lighten up phrasal verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theylighten
he/she/itlightens
present participlelightening
past tenselightened
past participlelightened
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1

    lighten

    or

    lighten up

    intransitive/transitive if a situation or someone’s mood lightens, or if someone or something lightens it, it becomes more relaxed

    Gina tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be, or to become calm and stop worrying
    chillax
    calm down
    relax
    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone less nervous or upset
    soothe
    comfort
    reassure
  2. 2
    transitive to reduce an amount of work

    We need to hire someone else to lighten the workload.

    Synonyms and related words
    To reduce something
    cut back
    reduce
    shrivel
  3. 3
    intransitive/transitive to become brighter or lighter in color, or to make something brighter or lighter in color

    The skies lightened and the rain stopped.

    Synonyms and related words
    To become a different color
    blacken
    bleach
    bleed
    Synonyms and related words
    To change the color of something
    paint
    color
    dye
  4. 4
    intransitive/transitive to become less heavy, or to make something less heavy
    Synonyms and related words
    To change consistency - general words
    atomize
    bake
    boil
phrasal verbs
lighten up
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