lighten是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to become less dark -- 變淺，變淡

  • The sky had lightened and there were breaks in the clouds. 天空變亮了，雲也漸漸散開了。

• 1 to make a difficult situation or responsibility easier -- 減輕（某人的）負擔／壓力（等等）

  • Getting a new assistant will lighten (= reduce) the workload considerably. 配備一名新助手會極大地減輕工作壓力。

• 2 to make something lighter -- 使變淡，使變淺

  • The sun always lightens my hair. 在陽光下，我的頭髮顔色總是顯得淺些。

• 3 to (cause to) become happier and less worried -- （使）心情好轉，（使）高興起來

  • His mood lightened after the phone call. 他打完電話後情緒好了起來。

  • He tried to lighten the atmosphere by telling a joke. 他想透過講笑話來緩解一下氣氛。