lighten 的英语意思
lightenlighten /ˈlaɪtn/ verb 
查看全部语言翻译1[transitive] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has减轻某人的工作量、忧虑、债务等 OPP increaselighten the load/burden/workload
We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara’s workload.我们应该再雇一名秘书来减轻芭芭拉的工作量。2[intransitive, transitive] to become brighter or less dark, or to make something brighter etc变得更明亮或不那么暗，或使某物更明亮等 OPP darken: As the sky lightened, we were able to see where we were.随着天色渐亮，我们得以看清自己身在何处。3[intransitive, transitive] if you lighten something such as a mood or atmosphere, or if it lightens, it becomes less sad or serious使某种气氛或氛围（如情绪或气氛）变得不那么悲伤或严肃，或（气氛）自然变得轻松lighten the atmosphere/mood/conversation Nora didn’t respond to my attempts to lighten the conversation.诺拉对我试图活跃谈话气氛的努力没有任何回应。4[intransitive] if someone’s face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful如果某人的面部表情变得轻松，他们开始看起来更加愉快: His whole face would lighten when anyone mentioned Nancy.每当有人提到南希，他整张脸都会亮起来。5[intransitive, transitive] to reduce the weight of something, or to become less heavy减轻某物的重量，或变得不那么重6lighten up spoken口语 used to tell someone not to be so serious about something用于告诉某人不要对某事太认真: You need to lighten up a bit.你需要放轻松一点。
查看全部语言翻译1[transitive] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has减轻某人的工作量、忧虑、债务等 OPP increaselighten the load/burden/workload We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara’s workload.我们应该再雇一名秘书来减轻芭芭拉的工作量。2[intransitive, transitive] to become brighter or less dark, or to make something brighter etc变得更明亮或不那么暗，或使某物更明亮等 OPP darken: As the sky lightened, we were able to see where we were.随着天色渐亮，我们得以看清自己身在何处。3[intransitive, transitive] if you lighten something such as a mood or atmosphere, or if it lightens, it becomes less sad or serious使某种气氛或氛围（如情绪或气氛）变得不那么悲伤或严肃，或（气氛）自然变得轻松lighten the atmosphere/mood/conversation Nora didn’t respond to my attempts to lighten the conversation.诺拉对我试图活跃谈话气氛的努力没有任何回应。4[intransitive] if someone’s face or expression lightens, they begin to look more cheerful如果某人的面部表情变得轻松，他们开始看起来更加愉快: His whole face would lighten when anyone mentioned Nancy.每当有人提到南希，他整张脸都会亮起来。5[intransitive, transitive] to reduce the weight of something, or to become less heavy减轻某物的重量，或变得不那么重6lighten up spoken口语 used to tell someone not to be so serious about something用于告诉某人不要对某事太认真: You need to lighten up a bit.你需要放轻松一点。