lighten
美音:[´laıtən
]
英音:[´laıtən
]
v.减轻,(使)轻松,(使)发亮,照
难易程度:
lighten为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:lightened 过去分词:lightened 现在分词:lightening 第三人称单数:lightens
近义词, 同义词
be light float rise swim be buoyed up buoy lighten leavenshine glow glitter glister glisten twinkle gleam flare flare up glare beam shimmer glimmer flicker sparkle scintillate coruscate flash blaze be bright reflect daze dazzle bedazzle radiate fulgurate brighten lighten enlighten
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lighten
/'laɪtn; `laɪtn/
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.
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.
lighten
v
[T]
to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has
≠ increase
lighten the load/burden/workload
We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara's workload.
[I and T]
to become brighter or less dark, or to make something brighter etc
≠ darken
As the sky lightened , we were able to see where we were.
[I and T]
if you lighten something such as a mood or atmosphere, or if it lightens, it becomes less sad or serious
lighten the atmosphere/mood/conversation
Nora didn't respond to my attempts to lighten the conversation.
[I]
if someone's face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful
His whole face would lighten when anyone mentioned Nancy.
[I and T]
to reduce the weight of something or become less heavy
lighten up
spoken used to tell someone not to be so serious about something
You need to lighten up a bit.
[T]
to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has
≠ increase
lighten the load/burden/workload
We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara's workload.
[I and T]
to become brighter or less dark, or to make something brighter etc
≠ darken
As the sky lightened , we were able to see where we were.
[I and T]
if you lighten something such as a mood or atmosphere, or if it lightens, it becomes less sad or serious
lighten the atmosphere/mood/conversation
Nora didn't respond to my attempts to lighten the conversation.
[I]
if someone's face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful
His whole face would lighten when anyone mentioned Nancy.
[I and T]
to reduce the weight of something or become less heavy
lighten up
spoken used to tell someone not to be so serious about something
You need to lighten up a bit.
1. So says Dr. Robert S. Eliot, author of a new book titled From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life. He's a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Nebraska.
内布拉斯加大学的临床医学教授、新书《从压力到力量：怎样减轻你的负担并拯救你的生命》的作者罗伯特·S·埃利奥特博士就是这样说的。
2. Lighten up. Once in a staff meeting, one of the most powerful chairmen in the entertainment industry became very angry over tiny problems, scolded each worker and enjoyed making them fear him.
放松。一次在员工会议上，一位娱乐业最有影响的董事长由于一些微不足道的问题大发雷霆，责备每一位员工，为能使员工害怕自己而感到满足。
3. If I had to give advice in two words, it would be "lighten up"!
如果一定要我用两个词说出我建议的话，那就是“放松”！
4. If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you need to lighten up.
对于上述问题，哪怕只有其中一个你给出的是肯定的回答，那么你就需要放松了。
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内布拉斯加大学的临床医学教授、新书《从压力到力量：怎样减轻你的负担并拯救你的生命》的作者罗伯特·S·埃利奥特博士就是这样说的。
2. Lighten up. Once in a staff meeting, one of the most powerful chairmen in the entertainment industry became very angry over tiny problems, scolded each worker and enjoyed making them fear him.
放松。一次在员工会议上，一位娱乐业最有影响的董事长由于一些微不足道的问题大发雷霆，责备每一位员工，为能使员工害怕自己而感到满足。
3. If I had to give advice in two words, it would be "lighten up"!
如果一定要我用两个词说出我建议的话，那就是“放松”！
4. If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you need to lighten up.
对于上述问题，哪怕只有其中一个你给出的是肯定的回答，那么你就需要放松了。
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