lighten
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they lighten | |
| he / she / it lightens | |
| past simple lightened | |
| past participle lightened | |
| -ing form lightening |
- [transitive] lighten something
to reduce the amount of work, debt, worry, etc. that somebody has 减轻，减少（工作量、债务、担忧等） - [intransitive, transitive]
to become or make something become brighter or lighter in colour （使）变明亮，变成淡色 The sky began to lighten in the east. 东方开始透亮了。 - lighten something
Use bleach to lighten the wood. 用漂白剂把木材颜色漂浅。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to feel or make somebody feel less sad, worried or serious （使）感到不那么悲伤（或担忧、严肃）；缓和 - [transitive] lighten something
to make something lighter in weight 减轻…的重量