英语词典 · 单词释义
brighten
英 ['braɪt(ə)n] 美 ['braɪtn]
这里集中整理“brighten”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- 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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词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
第三人称单数: brightens;过去式: brightened;过去分词: brightened;现在分词: brightening;
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.
- 看到他后，她似乎露出点儿喜色。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
- 远方的天空开始泛白。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.
- 远方的天空开始泛白.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》