Brighten
[ 'braɪtn ]
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vt.& vi. （使）发亮;（使）生色;（使）生辉;（使）快乐;
💡 词根助记
bright明亮的 + en 使变成... → 明亮；变亮；活跃
📝 例句
These flowers brighten the classroom.
这些花使教室生辉。
The sky brightened after the storm.
暴风雨过后天空明亮起来了。
Her presence greatly brightened up the evening party.
她的出席使晚会大为活跃。
Sunlight brightened the room.
阳光使房间明亮起来。
Ruth's face brightened.
鲁丝脸上露出喜色。
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📖 牛津释义
brighten
v[I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (cause sth/sb to) become brighter, more cheerful or more hopeful （使某人[某事物]）焕发光彩, 更愉快, 更有希望
The sky/weather is brightening. 天空[天气]转晴.
He brightened (up) when he heard the good news. 他听到这个好消息时喜形於色.
Flowers brighten (up) a room. 房间里有了花显得满室生辉.
🔁 扩展释义
*['braitn]vi. 变亮, 活跃vt. 使生辉, 使快活
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The apartment is spacious, bright and clean.
这个公寓宽敞、明亮、干净。
We must work out some plan to increase our sales.
我们必须制定一些计划来提高销售成绩。
Because of this, we kept looking back, wondering if we were leaving a trail of oil and petrol behind us.
因此，我们不时地掉过头，怀疑车后是否留下了机油和汽油的痕迹。