读音

/ˈlaɪtn/

释义

• 动词:
  • 使变轻；减轻：例如 “Exercising regularly can lighten your load and improve your mood.”
  • 减轻（颜色）；提亮：例如 “Adding a touch of white paint can lighten the shade of blue.”
  • 加快；轻松处理：例如 “Let me help you with that; it will lighten your workload.”

短语

• “lighten up” 意为放松，别那么严肃：例如 “You need to lighten up – it’s just a joke!”
• “to lighten one’s burden” 意为缓解负担：例如 “Her friends helped her lighten her burden during a difficult time.”

例句

• 动词: “The new diet has helped me lighten my physical weight.”
• 动词: “A few jokes helped to lighten the atmosphere during the meeting.”
• 动词: “She asked him to lighten her load by taking on some of her responsibilities.”

同义词

• brighten
• alleviate
• ease
• cheer
• lighten up (as in to become less serious)