lighten
- IPA[ˈlʌɪtn]
英式
- make or become lighter or brighter；enlighten spiritually
verb: lighten, 3rd person present: lightens, gerund or present participle: lightening, past tense: lightened, past participle: lightened
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. make or become lighter or brighter the sky began to lighten in the east she had lightened her hair 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ archaic enlighten spiritually now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great fool
- 2. rare flash with lightning it thundered and lightened 同義詞
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈlītn]
美式
- make or become lighter or brighter: the sky began to lighten in the east she had lightened her hair
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈlītn]
美式
- make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity: efforts to lighten the burden of regulation the strain had lightened
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈlʌɪtn]
英式
- make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity: efforts to lighten the burden of regulation the strain had lightened
Oxford Dictionary
