vt. 1.照亮，点亮；点火。 2.弄明白，启发。 3.使春风满面，使(眼睛)发亮。 4.使(绘画)色调轻柔明朗。 vi. 1.发亮，变亮。 2.打闪。 短语和例子 A full moon lightened our path. 一轮明月照亮了我们的道路。 It thundered and lightened. 雷电交作。 vt. 1.减轻(负担)；缓和，减少。 2.使轻松，使高兴。 vi. 变轻，变轻松，舒畅起来。 lighten a ship of her cargo 减轻船载。
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents" 同义词：relieve,
become lighter; "The room lightened up" 同义词：lighten up,
make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" 同义词：brighten, lighten up,
become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" 同义词：lighten up, buoy up,
reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" 同义词：lighten up, buoy up,
例句与用法
1.
The moon lightened the courtyard . 月亮照得院子里挺明快。
2.
He seemed to be learning and his mood lightened . 他好象入了门，情绪也开朗多了。
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The lightening splintered a tree . 闪电把一棵树劈开了。
4.
He tries to lighten his lectures with an occasional witticism . 他有时想用俏皮话使课堂活跃。
5.
Drouet's face lightened . 杜洛埃笑逐颜开。
6.
Pretty soon it darkened up and begun to thunder and lighten . 一会儿天阴得很黑；紧跟着就是打雷打闪。
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When a flash of lightening shatters the dark, the radio crackles . 当闪电划破夜空时，收音机嘎嘎作响。
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We ought to be proud of her here-she lightens up the old place . 她在这儿我们应该感到骄傲--她使这块旧地生光了。
9.
Their departure looked ominous because lightening hit the tree . 因为闪电打倒树木，所以他们的离去看起来不太吉利。
10.
Her heart was lightened when she returned from victoria after seeing him off . 当她把他送走后从维多利亚返回时，她的心轻松了。
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