English translation for "lighten"

[ 'laitn ] 
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。

Example Sentences:

	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。
	3.	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。
	7.	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。
	8.	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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