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| 1 | brighten I to start to have more colour or light 发亮；发光 | The sky slowly brightened. 天慢慢地亮起来。 | | | 1a | T to give something more colour or light 使鲜艳；使明亮 | | Light colours brighten a dark room. 浅色使阴暗的房间明亮起来。 | | |
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| 2 | brighten I to start looking or feeling happier 开颜；高兴 | She frowned anxiously, then suddenly her face brightened. 她忧虑地皱着眉头，然后突然脸上露出喜色。 | | | 2a | to make someone feel happier 使某人高兴 | | |
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| - | ˌbrighten ˈup |
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| 1 | I/T brighten 1 | You could brighten up that skirt with a red blouse. 你穿件红色罩衫可以使那条裙子鲜亮生色。 | | I think the sky’ s brightening up. 我想天色在亮起来。 | |
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| 2 | I/T brighten 2 | Sarah brightened up considerably as she thought of Emily’ s words. 萨拉想起埃米莉的话就非常高兴。 | |
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| 3 | I if the weather brightens up , it becomes sunnier 变得阳光灿烂；变得晴朗 |
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