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。
✅ 同义词
🔴 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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Yes, I'm sorry about that. I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out. So I got angry and started shouting at you.
是的，那件事我很抱歉。我想我们只是对于外出计划有误解罢了，不过没能外出我很失望。所以我就生气了，开始冲你大喊大叫。
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking
作一名好的倾听者，决不只是“用耳朵听”。“目”字的意思是，你说话时我应当看着你，这是尊重对方的表现。换句话说，当我们在一起谈话时，我不应当看电视，也不应当越过你的肩膀瞅着别人。
The circle dance meant that food was near.
圆圈舞表示食物在附近。