lightens

英 [ˈlaɪtnz]

美 [ˈlaɪtnz]

v.  减轻，减少(工作量、债务、担忧等); (使)变明亮，变成淡色; (使)感到不那么悲伤(或担忧、严肃); 缓和
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）发亮；（使）变得明亮；（使）变淡
  When somethinglightensor when youlightenit, it becomes less dark in colour.
  1. The sky began to lighten...
     天空开始变亮了。
  2. Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style.
     莱斯莉将头发染成了浅色，现在又剪了个短蓬头。
• VERB 使缓和；调剂
  If someonelightensa situation, they make it less serious or less boring.
  1. Anthony felt the need to lighten the atmosphere...
     安东尼觉得有必要缓和一下气氛。
  2. He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times...
     他让这场总体很沉闷的辩论时不时迸出了些火花。
  3. Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip.
     她的生活靠了飞短流长才不那么乏味。
• V-ERG （使）（态度、心情等）变得轻松（或愉快）
  If your attitude or moodlightens, or if someone or somethinglightensit, they make you feel more cheerful, happy, and relaxed.
  1. As they approached the outskirts of the city, Ella's mood visibly lightened...
     他们快到市郊时，埃拉的情绪明显好转。
  2. The sun was streaming in through the window, yet it did nothing to lighten his mood.
     阳光透过窗户照进来，可是这也不能让他的心情开朗起来。
• VERB 使变轻
  If youlightensomething, you make it less heavy.
  1. It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture...
     把它放到食品加工器里搅拌是个好主意，因为这样能够使混合物的分量减轻。
  2. He pulled the lightened sled with all his strength.
     他用尽全力拉减轻了重量的雪橇。
• PHRASE 减轻…的负担
  If someone or somethinglightensyourburdenor yourload, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you.
  1. The minister has persuaded the banks to lighten the burden of the foreign debt...
     部长已经说服银行减轻外债负担。
  2. In sharing this secret you lighten your burden...
     和别人分享这个秘密可以减轻自己的负担。
  3. If you are responsible for children, lighten the load by asking others to help.
     如果你有抚养孩子的责任，可以请他人帮忙以减轻负担。

双语例句

• A10% fall in the real now lightens its debt burden, lowering the ratio of net debt to GDP by1.3 percentage points.
  实际债务下降了10%的，这大大减轻了该国的债务复旦，并且使净负债在GDP中占的比率下降了1.3个百分点。
• It lightens their eyes and flushes their skin slightly.
  它能使他们的眼睛更明亮，让皮肤泛起淡淡的血色。
• No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
  减轻他人负担的人在这世界没有一个是无用的。
• That lightens over the heart.
  照亮了心灵上空。
• After the rain stops, the sky lightens a little.
  雨停后天亮了一点。
• This is a terrific innovation, as it considerably lightens the deployment burden for the customers that leverage multiple members of the IBM data server family.
  这是一次重大的创新，因为它大大减轻了使用多个IBM数据服务器家族成员的用户的部署负担。
• His sentence lightens by judge to the life imprisonment.
  他的判刑由法官减轻为无期徒刑。
• No man is useless in this world who lightens the burden of someone else.& C.Dickens.
  在这个世界上能为别人减轻负担的人都是有用的。&C。狄更斯。
• Or softly lightens over her face.
  在她脸上轻柔地闪耀。
• The tensioning mechanism can automatically adjust the tightness of the caterpillar band, and lightens the work load of workers.
  本实用新型可以自动调节履带松紧度，减轻了工人的工作负担；