lightens

英 [ˈlaɪtnz]

美 [ˈlaɪtnz]

v.  减轻，减少(工作量、债务、担忧等); (使)变明亮，变成淡色; (使)感到不那么悲伤(或担忧、严肃); 缓和
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）发亮；（使）变得明亮；（使）变淡
  When somethinglightensor when youlightenit, it becomes less dark in colour.
  1. The sky began to lighten...
     天空开始变亮了。
  2. Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style.
     莱斯莉将头发染成了浅色，现在又剪了个短蓬头。
• VERB 使缓和；调剂
  If someonelightensa situation, they make it less serious or less boring.
  1. Anthony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere...
     安东尼觉得有必要缓和一下气氛。
  2. He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times...
     他让这场总体很沉闷的辩论时不时迸出了些火花。
  3. Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip.
     她的生活靠了飞短流长才不那么乏味。
• V-ERG （使）（态度、心情等）变得轻松（或愉快）
  If your attitude or moodlightens, or if someone or somethinglightensit, they make you feel more cheerful, happy, and relaxed.
  1. As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened...
     他们快到市郊时，埃拉的情绪明显好转。
  2. The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood.
     阳光透过窗户照进来，可是这也不能让他的心情开朗起来。
• VERB 使变轻
  If youlightensomething, you make it less heavy.
  1. It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture...
     把它放到食品加工器里搅拌是个好主意，因为这样能够使混合物的分量减轻。
  2. He pulled the lightened sled with all his strength.
     他用尽全力拉减轻了重量的雪橇。
• PHRASE 减轻…的负担
  If someone or somethinglightensyourburdenor yourload, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you.
  1. The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt...
     部长已经说服银行减轻外债负担。
  2. In sharing this secret you lighten your burden...
     和别人分享这个秘密可以减轻自己的负担。
  3. If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help.
     如果你有抚养孩子的责任，可以请他人帮忙以减轻负担。

双语例句

• When the sun rises the sky lightens.
  太阳一出来天就亮了。
• The tensioning mechanism can automatically adjust the tightness of the caterpillar band, and lightens the work load of workers.
  本实用新型可以自动调节履带松紧度，减轻了工人的工作负担；
• Luckily, it looks so much better inside the house, at least, there is no that bad smell, and the decoration is pretty good, all this lightens up XiaoLun's bad mood.
  还好，屋子里要比外边强的多了，至少那种让人感到恶心的怪味没有了，而且装饰的真的很不错，这让小伦本来糟糕的心情好了许多。
• Can a robot interject a witticism or bon mot that adroitly lightens the mood?
  机器人能像我们一样谈笑风生、妙语连珠地让气氛活跃起来吗？
• Or softly lightens over her face.
  在她脸上轻柔地闪耀。
• What a vivid picture it is! It tells us that love is just like an oil lamp in the dark, which lightens people's hearts.
  译：这是一幅多么生动的画啊！它告诉我们，爱就像一盏在黑暗中的油灯，它照亮了人们的心灵。
• It lightens their eyes and flushes their skin slightly.
  它能使他们的眼睛更明亮，让皮肤泛起淡淡的血色。
• After the rain stops, the sky lightens a little.
  雨停后天亮了一点。
• This lamp lightens the room a bit.
  这灯把小屋又照亮了一点。
• A10% fall in the real now lightens its debt burden, lowering the ratio of net debt to GDP by1.3 percentage points.
  实际债务下降了10%的，这大大减轻了该国的债务复旦，并且使净负债在GDP中占的比率下降了1.3个百分点。