brighten
英 [ˈbraɪ.tən]
美 [ˈbraɪ.t̬ən]
- vi. 明亮；变亮；活跃；快乐高兴
- vt. 使闪亮；使生辉；使快乐高兴
- n. (Brighten)人名；(英)布赖滕
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记忆方法
将“brighten”分解为“bri”和“ighten”。想象“bri”如同一束明亮的光，而“ighten”意味着照亮、加亮。整个单词就像是在描述一束光亮起来，使周围变得明亮，因此记忆为“使...变明亮”。
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英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. Hopefully it will brighten up, or we'll be coming back early.
- 希望天会放晴，否则我们就要提早回来。
- 2. Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.
- 看到他后，她似乎露出点儿喜色。
- 3. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
- 远方的天空开始泛白。
- 4. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
- 远方的天空开始泛白.
- 5. I've brought some flowers to brighten the place up a bit.
- 我带来一些花,把这里装点一下.