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brighten

/ˈbɹaɪtən/ 动词 B2

中文: 使明亮、使快活、变亮

  1. To make bright or brighter in color. (transitive) · We brightened the room with a new coat of paint.
  2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to (transitive)
  3. To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven (figuratively, transitive) · to brighten one’s prospects· Having Mark around the place really brightens things up.
  4. To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up (intransitive) · The sun starts to brighten around this time of the year.· The sky brightened as the storm moved on.
  5. To become brighter or more cheerful in mood (intransitive) · She brightened when I changed the subject.

复数 brighten · He/she/it brightens · 过去式 brightened · 过去分词 brightened · -ing形式 brightening

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动词形式

原形
brighten
He/she/it
brightens
过去式
brightened
过去分词
brightened
-ing形式
brightening

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And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden.
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第7页 · B2
(The jury all brightened up again.)
《Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》,第93页 · B2
“Not at all,” he replied: “they were brightened by the exercise.” A short pause followed this speech, and Mrs.
《Pride and Prejudice》,第38页 · B2
At last he started in his chair, and his eyes brightened.
《The Return of Sherlock Holmes》,第92页 · C1

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