blacken

英 [ˈblækən]

美 [ˈblækən]

v.  (使)变黑; 抹黑; 丑化; 败坏…的名誉

过去分词：blackened　现在分词：blackening　过去式：blackened　第三人称单数：blackens　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14881 / COCA.15212

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变黑
  to make sth black; to become black
  1. Their faces were blackened with soot.
     他们满脸煤灰。
  2. Smoke had blackened the walls.
     烟把墙壁都熏黑了。
• 抹黑；丑化；败坏…的名誉
  to say unpleasant things that give people a bad opinion of sb
  1. He accused the newspaper of trying to blacken his name.
     他指责报纸企图败坏他的名声。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变黑；弄黑；涂黑
  Toblackensomething means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something thatblackensbecomes black or very dark in colour.
  1. The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...
     下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。
  2. You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
     你得把番茄烤到皮变黑为止。
• VERB 诬蔑；玷污；给…抹黑
  If someoneblackensyour character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
  1. He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character...
     他指控他蓄意散布虚假信息以玷污我的人格。
  2. They're trying to blacken our name.
     他们企图败坏我们的名声。

英英释义

verb

• make or become black
  1. The smoke blackened the ceiling
  2. The ceiling blackened
  Synonym:melanizemelanisenigrifyblack
• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  1. The cook blackened the chicken breast
  2. The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
  3. the flames scorched the ceiling
  Synonym:charsearscorch

双语例句

• The Montenegrins suggest that Serbia is now using the Saric affair to blacken Montenegro's name in Brussels.
  黑山共和国称塞尔维亚是在利用萨里奇事件损害黑山在布鲁塞尔的名声。
• Blacken easily with cold bath face?
  用冷水洗脸容易变黑吗？
• Leaves used for black tea ferment for days before they're heated, causing the leaves to blacken and many chemical changes to happen within them.
  而制作红茶的叶子会在被加热之前先进城数日的发酵，导致这些叶子变成黑色，并且在其中发成多种化学反应。
• The candidate's attempt to blacken his opponent's name boomgeranged.
  这位候选人试图涂抹黑对手的名声反受其害。
• Don't blacken his good name by spreading lies.
  不要散播谎言诋毁他的名声。
• The little boy hit her hard enough to blacken her eye.
  那个小男孩给她重重一击，打青了她的眼睛。
• The twilight had begun to whiten what was on high and to blacken all below.
  暮色的残晖正开始把上面的东西变白，下面的东西变黑。
• For the sake of their young, they will blacken the skies, and terrorize rainforest floras.
  为了他们的年轻一代，他们就将天空染黑，恐吓热带雨林。
• French spokesmen took pains not to blacken the image of their country.
  法国的发言人尽量小心以避免损坏他们国家的形象。
• They not only blacken themselves but also the baby.
  他们不仅熏黑了自己，还熏黑了宝宝。