blacken

verb

/ˈblækən/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blacken	/ˈblækən/ /ˈblækən/
he / she / it blackens	/ˈblækənz/ /ˈblækənz/
past simple blackened	/ˈblækənd/ /ˈblækənd/
past participle blackened	/ˈblækənd/ /ˈblækənd/
-ing form blackening	/ˈblækənɪŋ/ /ˈblækənɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] blacken (something) to make something black; to become black（使）变黑
- Their faces were blackened with soot.他们满脸煤灰。
- Smoke had blackened the walls.烟把墙壁都熏黑了。
- rows of blackened teeth一排排发黑的牙齿
- There was a row of brick houses, blackened by smoke.有一排被烟熏黑了的砖房。
- The fruit blackens and spoils rather quickly.水果很快变黑变坏。
[transitive] blacken somebody’s name/reputation/character to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of somebody抹黑；丑化；败坏…的名誉
- He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.他指责报纸企图败坏他的名声。