darkening
present participle ofdarken
| 单词 | darkening |
| 释义 | darkening present participle ofdarken darken verb uk/ˈdɑː.kən/us/ˈdɑːr.kən/darkenverb(GET DARKER)[I] (of aplaceor thesky) tobecomedark: Theskydarkened asthicksmokebillowedfrom theblazingoilwell. [I] tobecomedarkordarkerincolour: Thestainson thewallhave darkened andexpanded. [T] to make aplacedark, forexamplebyturningofflights: Close theblindsto darken theroom, andleaveheralone. [T] to make somethingbecomedarkerincolour: Thesunhad darkened hisskin.
Darkness & becoming dark
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The qualities of colour darkenverb(GET WORSE OR MORE SERIOUS)[I] tobecomeworseor moreserious: Theeconomicpictureis darkeningrapidly. [T] to make somethingbecomeworseor moreserious: Thisbadnewsdarkened themood.
Serious and unpleasant
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Worse and worst Making people sad, shocked and upset Idiomnot darkensomeone'sdoor Examplesofdarkeningdarkening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Oocytes that had degenerated or those with degenerating signs as indicated bydarkeningcytoplasm were not included. From theCambridge English Corpus There was even some evidence of a 'wave ofdarkening' spreading from the waning polar cap towards the equator. From theCambridge English Corpus The west windows glow in thedarkeningspace, which becomes magical once more. From theCambridge English Corpus Responses of primate visual cortical neurons to stimuli presented by flash, saccade, blink and externaldarkening. From theCambridge English Corpus Abdomen almost unicolorous, butdarkeninggradually towards the margins and posteriorly. From theCambridge English Corpus The chromaticising of musical figures is a shading, tinging ordarkening; the concept mixes sight and sound. From theCambridge English Corpus The percentage of photoreceptors exhibiting suchdarkeningwas also determined for each animal from the same images. From theCambridge English Corpus The tone is lonely anddarkeningbut never blurred or opaque. From theCambridge English Corpus These letters functioned as responses, and participants were instructed to give their responses to the 150 stimuli bydarkeningone of the five ovals, respectively. From theCambridge English Corpus Responses of primate visual cortical neurons to stimuli presented by flash, saccade, blink, and externaldarkening. From theCambridge English Corpus In large cages containing a few individuals a gradualdarkeningof the lighter areas occurred. From theCambridge English Corpus Fichte accepts this, holding that moral error results from the 'darkening' of conscience. From theCambridge English Corpus Duration discrimination of an interval signaled by brightening both at onset and offset is worse by factor of about 2 than when the onset is brightening and the offsetdarkening. From theCambridge English Corpus Why does he not tell the world the good news about his area, instead ofdarkeningits image in such a damaging way? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When processed, the degree ofdarkeningof the film, if any, indicates the level of radiation exposure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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