lighten
lighten 英 [ˈlaɪtn] 美 [ˈlaɪtn]
vi. 减轻；发亮 vt. 使照亮；使轻松
进行时:lightening 过去式:lightened 过去分词:lightened 第三人称单数:lightens 名词复数:lightens
- To lighten something is to make it brighter or shine a light on it. You can lighten your dark basement room with plenty of lamps and a coat of white paint.
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- vi. 减轻；发亮
- vt. 使照亮；使轻松
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1. She took one of the parcels from her father to lighten his load.
她从父亲那儿拿过一个包以减轻他的负担。
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2. When you start to believe you have enough and that you are enough, you can lighten up and let go of the stuff.
当您开始相信您拥有的足够了，那么就真的足够了。 您可以减轻和放弃一些东西了。
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3. I told you at the beginning of this article that I needed to lighten up my bike without sacrificing my suspension.
在本文开始的部分，我告诉您我需要在不牺牲自行车避震系统的前提下，减轻自行车的重量。
- lighten (v.1) "to make less heavy, to lighten a load," mid-14c., lighten, lightnen, from light (adj.1) + -en (1). Figuratively "to make cheerful" from c. 1400. Intransitive sense "become less heavy" is from 1720. Related: Lightened; lightening.
- lighten (v.2) "shed light upon, illuminate, make light or bright," early 14c., from light (n.) -en (1). Intransitive meaning "to become brighter" is late 14c.; of faces, expressions, etc., from 1795. Meaning "to flash lightning" is from mid-15c. Related: Lightened; lightening.
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