英语词汇“brighten”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brightenbrighten /ˈbraɪt˺n/ verb

VERB TABLE

brighten

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	brighten
	he, she, it	brightens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	brightened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have brightened
	he, she, it	has brightened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had brightened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will brighten
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have brightened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am brightening
	he, she, it	is brightening
	you, we, they	are brightening
Past	I, he, she, it	was brightening
	you, we, they	were brightening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been brightening
	he, she, it	has been brightening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been brightening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be brightening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been brightening

COLLOCATIONS► brightened my day

Your letter really brightened my day.

1[transitive] (also brighten something ↔ up) to make something more attractive by adding something colorful to it: Fireworks brightened the sky. New curtains would brighten up the room.2[intransitive, transitive] to become more successful or positive, or make something do this: The political situation has brightened in recent months.3[intransitive, transitive] (also brighten something ↔ up) to become happier or more excited, or make someone else feel like this: Julie brightened up at the thought of visiting home. Your letter really brightened my day.4[intransitive] to become brighter in color, or to shine with more light: brighten the sky5[intransitive] (also brighten up) if the weather brightens or brightens up, the sun starts to shine a little and there are fewer clouds