['laɪtn]['laɪtn]
  • v. 使轻松,变得轻松;发亮,变亮;照亮;减轻,变轻;闪电;使变淡
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自 light, 轻的。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I ] 变浅,变淡
      2. 减轻(某人的)负担/压力(等等)
      3. [ T ] 使变淡,使变浅
      4. [ I or T ] (使)心情好转,(使)高兴起来

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I ] 变浅,变淡

      The sky had lightened and there were breaks in the clouds.

      天空变亮了,云也渐渐散开了。

    2. 减轻(某人的)负担/压力(等等)

      Getting a new assistant will lighten (= reduce) the workload considerably.

      配备一名新助手会极大地减轻工作压力。

    3. [ T ] 使变淡,使变浅

      The sun always lightens my hair.

      在阳光下,我的头发颜色总是显得浅些。

    4. [ I or T ] (使)心情好转,(使)高兴起来

      His mood lightened after the phone call.

      他打完电话后情绪好了起来。

      He tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke.

      他想通过讲笑话来缓解一下气氛。

    小知识

    To lighten something is to make it brighter or shine a light on it. You can lighten your dark basement room with plenty of lamps and a coat of white paint.

    Besides “make lighter or illuminate,” another meaning of lighten is “make lighter in weight.” So you can lighten your load by taking all the heavy books out of your backpack. Figuratively, “to lighten” is to be more cheerful or relaxed, as in: “She decided to lighten the somber mood in the room by telling a few of her funniest knock-knock jokes.”

    实用短语

    1. lighten up

      放松,使人感到精神振奋,分批减仓,放轻松

    2. lighten the life

      点亮生命

    3. lighten their financial burden

      减轻他们的经济负担

    4. lighten out

      闪现出

    5. lighten the burden on farmers

      减轻农民负担

    6. lighten the burden on enterprises

      减轻企业负担

    常用短语

    1. lighten up

      放松,不要生气

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自light,轻的。

    反义词

    dim  /  darken  /  shade

    同根词

    词根:light

    adj.

    light轻的;光亮的;容易的

    lightless不发光的;无光的;暗的

    lightsome轻盈的;畅快的;轻率的;明亮的

    adv.

    light轻地

    lightly轻轻地;轻松地;容易地;不费力地

    n.

    light光,光亮;灯

    lighting照明设备,舞台灯光

    lightening孕腹轻松

    lightness轻盈;轻松;明亮;(颜色)浅淡

    lightheartedness无忧无虑;自由自在;轻松愉快

    v.

    lighting照明;点燃(light的ing形式)

    lightening减轻(lighten的ing形式);闪电;发光

    vi.

    light点着;变亮;著火

    vt.

    light照亮;点燃;着火