brighten

英 ['bra?t(?)n] 美['bra?tn]
  • vi. 明亮;變亮;活躍;快樂(lè)高興
  • vt. 使閃亮;使生輝;使快樂(lè)高興
  • n. (Brighten)人名;(英)布賴滕

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?brightens;過(guò)去式:?brightened;過(guò)去分詞:?brightened;現(xiàn)在分詞:?brightening;

英文詞源


brighten (v.)
Old English *beorhtnian "to make bright" (see bright (adj.) + -en (1)). Intransitive sense, "to become brighter," attested from c. 1300. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Brightened; brightening.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Hopefully it will brighten up, or we'll be coming back early.
希望天會(huì)放晴,否則我們就要提早回來(lái)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.
看到他后,她似乎露出點(diǎn)兒喜色。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
遠(yuǎn)方的天空開(kāi)始泛白。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
遠(yuǎn)方的天空開(kāi)始泛白.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. I've brought some flowers to brighten the place up a bit.
我?guī)?lái)一些花,把這里裝點(diǎn)一下.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》