brighten
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UK brighten [sth] vtr: (make brighter)
SC 使明亮 shǐ míng liàng
SC 使亮起来 shǐ míng liàng，shǐ liàng qǐ lái
A coat of fresh paint would help to brighten the room.
刷上一层新油漆，有助于提亮房间。
brighten [sth] vtr: figurative (make more cheerful)
SC 使...明亮
I took my mother some flowers to brighten her hospital room.
brighten vi: (become brighter)
SC 变亮 biàn liàng
SC 亮起来 biàn liàng，liàng qǐ lái
As the day brightened, more blossoms began to open.
brighten vi: figurative (person: cheer up) (人)
SC 打起精神，高兴起来 dǎ qǐ jīng shén ，gāo xìng qǐ lái
TC 高興起來
TC 高興起來
She brightened as we read her the news about her grandchildren.
brighten up vi phrasal: informal (weather: improve, get sunnier)
SC 放晴 fàng qíng
The weather was cloudy in the morning, but it has brightened up now.
早晨是多云天气，但是现在天亮起来了。
brighten [sth] up, brighten up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (make cheerfully attractive)
SC 使...明亮起来
SC 使...明快
Some colourful curtains and cushion covers will brighten this room up.
brighten [sth] up, brighten up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (make more cheerful)
SC 让...愉快起来
SC 让...高兴起来
That wonderful news has brightened up my week.
brighten up vi phrasal: figurative (become more cheerful)
SC 使快活起来 shǐ kuài huó qǐ lái
My day brightened up when a letter arrived from my son.
当收到儿子的来信，我的一天都快乐起来。
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