brighten
brighten 英 [ˈbraɪtn] 美 [ˈbraɪtn]
v. 使明亮；使生辉；使快乐高兴
进行时:brightening 过去式:brightened 过去分词:brightened 第三人称单数:brightens 名词复数:brightens
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- v. 使明亮；使生辉；使快乐高兴
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1. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
远方的天空开始泛白。
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2. Her eyes brightened.
她的眼睛亮了起来。
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3. He brightened up at their words of encouragement.
听到他们鼓励的话，他高兴起来。
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4. A smile brightened her face.
她的脸上露出了笑容。
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5. A personal letter will usually brighten up a person's day.
一封私人来信往往就能使人一天心情愉快。
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6. Fresh flowers will brighten up any room in the house.
鲜花会使屋里的任何房间都亮丽生色。
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7. According to the forecast, it should brighten up later.
根据天气预报，晚一点天应该会转晴。
- brighten (v.) Old English *beorhtnian "to make bright" (see bright (adj.) + -en (1)). Intransitive sense, "to become brighter," attested from c. 1300. Figurative use "dispel gloom from, cheer" is from 1590s. Related: Brightened; brightening. The simple verb bright (Old English byrhtan "be bright," geberhtan "make bright") was in Middle English, often in figurative senses "cleanse, purify; clarify, explain," but has become obsolete.
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