| 释义 |
lighten/ˈlaɪtn ||; ˈlaɪtṇ/verb[i,t] 1. to become lighter in weight or to make sth lighter （使）变轻 2. to become or to make sth brighter （使）变得更亮 lightensee ⇨ light 5 ⇨ reduce 2 light·en /`laɪtṇ; ˈlaɪtn/v 1. [t] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has 减少［工作量、债务等］; 缓和［焦虑等］:◇the new computers should lighten our work load. 新的电脑应该能减轻我们的工作负担。 2. [i,t] to become brighter, or make something become brighter （使）变亮，（使）明亮:◇as the sky lightened, we could see the full extent of the damage. 天亮了，我们能看清楚损坏的程度。 3. [t] to reduce the weight of something 减轻［重量］ |