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单词 freshen
释义 fresh·en
\ˈfreshən\ verb
(freshened ; freshened ; freshening \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; freshens)
intransitive verb
1. : to grow or become fresh: as
 a. of wind : to increase in strength : grow more brisk
  < the wind freshened from the north quarter >
 b. : to become fresh in appearance : become brighter, more vivid, or stronger in color or vitality
  < the flowers freshened after a good watering and some warm weather >
  < at the compliment, the young girl's face freshened >
 c. of water : to lose saltiness
  < the water freshens quickly as one moves upstream from the sea >
2.
 a. of a cow or other milch animal : to come into milk
 b. : to give birth to young
3. : to wash the hands and face, take a shower, put on clean clothes, or perform other operations designed to improve one's appearance or encourage a sense of well-being — usually used with up
 < went back to the hotel to freshen up before going out to dinner >
 < went to her room to freshen after the long night and day journey — James Reynolds >
transitive verb
1. : to make fresh: as
 a. : to separate (as water) from saline ingredients : make less salty
  < freshen salt fish >
 b. : to make fresher, newer, or more interesting in appearance or constitution : make brighter, more vivid, or stronger in color or vitality — sometimes used with up; also : refresh, revive
  < like a wind of morning rising from the sea, it stirred his hair and freshened him — R.O.Bowen >
  < in season pink and white dogwood freshen the scene — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
  < the sun departed, leaving the soothing fingers of the darkness to freshen up the herbage and cool down the hot sands — Myrtle R. White >
  < crews of painters are now freshening up several of the buildings — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
  < the gown that she wore … was very old, though some attempt had been made to freshen it — Edith Sitwell >
 c. : to give (tissues) a fresh raw surface (as by scraping fibrous tissue from a fracture site) especially to promote union and healing
 d. : to improve (a stale drink) by adding fresh matter
  < poured some more coffee in the cup to freshen it >
  < freshen the highball with more ice >
2. : to put (as oysters or clams) in fresher water
3.
 a. : to relieve (as a rope) by change of place or position where friction causes wear
 b. : shift, redistribute
  < freshen a ship's ballast >
4. : to improve the appearance or restore or increase the sense of well-being of (oneself) by freshening — usually used with up
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