lighten
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UK lighten [sth] vtr: (make less dark)
SC 使变亮 shǐ biàn liàng
TC 使變亮
TC 使變亮
SC 照亮 shǐ biàn liàng，zhào liàng
Opening the curtains lightened the room enough to read.
lighten [sth] vtr: (colour: make paler) (色彩)
SC 调淡，使变淡 tiáo dàn，shǐ biàn dàn
I want to lighten my hair colour a little bit.
lighten [sth] vtr: (make less heavy)
SC 减轻 jiǎn qīng
TC 減輕
TC 減輕
SC 使变轻 jiǎn qīng，shǐ biàn qīng
The cart driver asked the passengers to get off and walk up the hill, to lighten the load for the horse.
lighten [sth] vtr: figurative (make less onerous)
SC 减轻 jiǎn qīng
TC 減輕
TC 減輕
What can I do to lighten your workload?
lighten [sth] vtr: figurative (mood: make less serious)
SC 缓和 huǎn hé
TC 緩和
TC 緩和
Dave's jokes always lighten the atmosphere.
lighten vi: (become less dark)
SC 变亮 biàn liàng
When it began to lighten we saw there were a few clouds.
lighten vi: (become less heavy)
SC 变轻 biàn qīng
SC 减轻 biàn qīng，jiǎn qīng
TC 減輕
TC 減輕
The tank will lighten as the water evaporates.
lighten vi: figurative (mood: become less serious)
SC 变得轻松
TC 變得輕鬆
TC 變得輕鬆
SC 变得愉快
When my daughter looks sad I tickle her until her expression lightens.
lighten up vi phrasal: informal, figurative (be less serious) (非正式用语)
SC 心情变得轻松起来 xīn qíng biàn de qīng sōng qǐ lái
SC 高兴起来 xīn qíng biàn de qīng sōng qǐ lái，gāo xìng qǐ lái
TC 高興起來
TC 高興起來
He should lighten up and not take work so seriously. Lighten up, the situation is not as bad as you think it is!
lighten the mood v expr: figurative (make the atmosphere less solemn)
SC 放松心情