lighten 音標拼音: [l'ɑɪtən]
vt . 加亮,照亮,點亮,減輕,使輕松,閃出
vi . 發亮,打閃,變輕
加亮,照亮,點亮,減輕,使輕松,閃出發亮,打閃,變輕
lighten v 1 :
make more cheerful ; "
the conversation lightened me up a bit " [
synonym : {
lighten }, {
lighten up }, {
buoy up }] [
ant : {
weigh down }, {
weigh on }]
2 :
reduce the weight on ;
make lighter ; "
she lightened the load on the tired donkey "
3 :
become more cheerful ; "
after a glass of wine ,
he lightened up a bit " [
synonym : {
lighten }, {
lighten up }, {
buoy up }]
4 :
make lighter or brighter ; "
The paint will brighten the room "
[
synonym : {
brighten }, {
lighten up }, {
lighten }] [
ant : {
darken }]
5 :
become lighter ; "
The room lightened up " [
synonym : {
lighten },
{
lighten up }] [
ant : {
darken }]
6 :
alleviate or remove (
pressure or stress )
or make less oppressive ; "
relieve the pressure and the stress "; "
lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents " [
synonym :
{
relieve }, {
lighten }]
Lighten \
Light "
en \,
v .
t . [
See {
Light }
to illuminate .]
1 .
To make light or clear ;
to light ;
to illuminate ;
as ,
to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas ;
to lighten the streets . [
In this sense less common than light .]
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A key of fire ran all along the shore ,
And lightened all the river with a blaze . --
Dryden .
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2 .
To illuminate with knowledge ;
to enlighten . [
In this sense less common than enlighten .]
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Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray . --
Sir J .
Davies .
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3 .
To emit or disclose in ,
or as in ,
lightning ;
to flash out ,
like lightning .
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His eye . . .
lightens forth Controlling majesty . --
Shak .
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4 .
To free from trouble and fill with joy .
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They looked unto him ,
and were lightened . --
Ps .
xxxiv .
5 .
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Lighten \
Light "
en \ (
l [
imac ]
t "'
n ),
v .
i . [
See {
Light }
to alight .]
To descend ;
to light .
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O Lord ,
let thy mercy lighten upon us . --
Book of Common Prayer [
Eng .
Ed .].
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Lighten \
Light "
en \ (
l [
imac ]
t "'
n ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Lightened } (
l [
imac ]
t "'
nd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Lightening }.]
[
OE .
lightenen .
See {
Light }
to kindle ,
illuminate .]
1 .
To burst forth or dart ,
as lightning ;
to shine with ,
or like ,
lightning ;
to display a flash or flashes of lightning ;
to flash .
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This dreadful night ,
That thunders ,
lightens ,
opens graves ,
and roars As doth the lion . --
Shak .
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2 .
To grow lighter ;
to become less dark or lowering ;
to brighten ;
to clear ,
as the sky .
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Lighten \
Light "
en \,
v .
t . [
See {
Light }
not heavy .]
1 .
To make lighter ,
or less heavy ;
to reduce in weight ;
to relieve of part of a load or burden ;
as ,
to lighten a ship by unloading ;
to lighten a load or burden .
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2 .
To make less burdensome or afflictive ;
to alleviate ;
as ,
to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief .
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3 .
To cheer ;
to exhilarate .
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Lightens my humor with his merry jests . --
Shak .
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98 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lighten ":
abate ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
attenuate ,
bank the fire ,
be light ,
beacon ,
blunt ,
break ,
brighten ,
brighten up ,
chasten ,
cheer up ,
constrain ,
control ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dawn ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
dilute ,
diminish ,
disburden ,
disembarrass ,
disencumber ,
downplay ,
dull ,
ease ,
enlighten ,
extenuate ,
flood with light ,
floodlight ,
gladden ,
grow bright ,
grow light ,
have little weight ,
highlight ,
illume ,
illuminate ,
illumine ,
irradiate ,
keep within bounds ,
kick the beam ,
lay ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
light ,
light up ,
luminate ,
make light ,
make lighter ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
mollify ,
obtund ,
off -
load ,
overshine ,
palliate ,
play down ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
reduce weight ,
relieve ,
relume ,
relumine ,
restrain ,
set at ease ,
shed light upon ,
shine ,
shine upon ,
slacken ,
slow down ,
smile ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
spotlight ,
stifle ,
subdue ,
suppress ,
tame ,
temper ,
thin ,
throw light upon ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
unballast ,
unburden ,
underplay ,
unfreight ,
unlade ,
unload ,
weaken ,
weigh lightly
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