单词 |
lighten |
例句 |
lighten verb | verb 1 verb 1.•the first touch of dawn lightened the sky:make lighter, make brighter, brighten, light up, illuminate, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate | literary illumine, illume. ANT darken. 2.•he used lemon juice to lighten his hair:whiten, make whiter, bleach, blanch, make paler. ANT darken. 2 verb 1.•lightening the burden of taxation:make lighter, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, ease | alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, palliate, assuage. ANT increase, intensify. 2.•his smile lightened her spirits:cheer (up), brighten, gladden, hearten, perk up, lift, enliven, boost, buoy (up), uplift, revive, restore, revitalize. ANT depress. |
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